Slovak businessman Marian Kocner, accused of assassination of journalist Jan Kuciak, was acquitted
A panel of judges in Slovakia has acquitted a businessman accused of masterminding the 2018 murders of investigative journalist Jan…
Tag: corruption
Balkans, Central Europe Failing to Prevent MPs’ Corruption – GRECO
New report by Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body says several countries in these regions are taking very little action to…
No Joke: Police Probe Russian Comedian Who Skewered Putin, Christianity
At a stand-up performance in St. Petersburg last year, 25-year-old Aleksandr Dolgopolov mocked Christians, Belarusians, and most of all himself.…
Donald Trump Jr. Went to Mongolia, Got Special Treatment From the Government and Killed an Endangered Sheep
The rocky highlands of Central Asia, in a remote region of Western Mongolia, are home to a plummeting population of…
Corruption trial for Assad uncle begins in Paris
The uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad avoided court on Monday with the 82-year-old's lawyers saying he was too ill…
Ericsson to pay over $1 billion to resolve U.S. corruption probes
Swedish mobile telecoms company Ericsson (ERICb.ST) has agreed to pay over $1 billion to resolve probes into corruption, including the…
U.S. Officials Did Not Tell The Truth About War In Afghanistan – Washington Post Reports
A report from the Washington Post chronicles "a secret history" of the war in Afghanistan: "U.S. officials constantly said they…
Corruption is cancer that undermines dignity – pope
Vatican City, December 9 - Corruption is a cancer that undermines personal dignity, Pope Francis said on the International day…
Russian Billionaire Deripaska Stripped of Cyprus Passport
Cyprus has stripped Kremlin-friendly Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska and two other Russian nationals of Cypriot passports after admitting flaws in…
Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel PM charged with corruption
Israel's attorney general has charged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three…