Corruption

China province says graft probes leaves 300 jobs empty

A sweeping graft probe in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi has left the government with almos...

Mar 24, 2015 07:23 AM EDT

Petrobras scandal prosecutors seek tougher anti-corruption laws

Prosecutors who uncovered Brazil's biggest corruption case called on Friday for tougher prison sente...

Mar 21, 2015 08:47 AM EDT

Brazil government backers take to streets ahead of Sunday protests

Pro-government labor unions and social activists staged demonstrations across Brazil on Friday in su...

Mar 14, 2015 11:46 AM EDT

Mind your manners, Venezuela tells U.S. official Jacobson

Venezuela's top diplomat called a senior U.S. official "petulant" and ill-mannered on Wednesday in r...

Mar 11, 2015 06:28 PM EDT

U.S. declares Venezuela a national security threat, sanctions top officials

The United States on Monday declared Venezuela a national security threat and ordered sanctions agai...

Mar 09, 2015 06:57 PM EDT

China to implement new anti-graft law

China plans to enact specific legislation to fight corruption, the head of the country's parliament ...

Mar 08, 2015 10:41 AM EDT

GSK sacks 110 China staff in wake of drug bribery case: sources

Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L), which was fined 3 billion yuan ($479 million) in China last year ...

Mar 07, 2015 07:02 AM EST

Top Brazilian politicians investigated in Petrobras scandal

Brazil's Supreme Court will investigate the speakers of both houses of Congress and 32 other sitting...

Mar 07, 2015 06:44 AM EST

China investigates second top officer for graft - sources

China is investigating a second former top military officer on suspicion of corruption, two independ...

Mar 03, 2015 09:28 AM EST

Russian opposition leader Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow

Boris Nemtsov, a Russian opposition politician and former deputy prime minister who was an outspoken...

Feb 27, 2015 06:55 PM EST

Petrobras scandal about to hit Brazil's political class

Brazil's top prosecutor is expected to file charges in coming days against politicians implicated in...

Feb 25, 2015 06:02 PM EST

Brazilian companies push for deal to minimize Petrobras scandal

Some of the companies caught up in a massive corruption scandal at state-run oil firm Petrobras are ...

Feb 21, 2015 06:32 AM EST

Mexico's top auditor sees consensus for new anti-graft court

Mexico's top auditor is optimistic the country can address a crisis of confidence in its institution...

Feb 20, 2015 07:46 AM EST

A year after revolution, Ukraine struggles with old hang-ups

The former power company executive yanked up his trouser leg to show the electronic bracelet round h...

Feb 18, 2015 10:03 PM EST

Top officials close rank around Argentina's embattled president

Top government officials rallied behind Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez on Saturday after a...

Feb 15, 2015 06:17 AM EST

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