TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A massive demonstration was held for the 35th night in a row in Albania’s capital on Saturday, with protesters calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, the temporary replacement of his government, constitutional reform and an end to corruption. Media images showed tens of thousands of people marching along … Read more
A number of senior politicians have been detained in a wave of arrests. For more than two decades, corruption has been a serious issue in Iraq. The oil-rich nation has consistently been ranked as one of the most corrupt in the world. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list But this week, its new … Read more
101 East goes undercover to expose the playbook of Myanmar’s notorious scam industry. Southeast Asia’s cyberscam industry has trafficked at least 300,000 people from more than 60 countries, and stolen trillions of dollars from victims across the world. In this global exclusive, 101 East exposes how the industry is run with impunity. This two-year investigation … Read more
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko was detained while attempting to cross the border, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said on Feb. 15. “Today, while crossing the border, NABU detectives detained a former energy minister as part of the Midas case,” the bureau … Read more
Norway’s former PM charged with gross corruption over Epstein links BBC Ex-Prime Minister of Norway Charged With Corruption Linked to Epstein The New York Times Compromised peace? Oslo Accords figure deeply linked to Epstein network Al Jazeera The Epstein files are sullying Norway’s squeaky-clean image The Economist Council of Europe strips former head of immunity over Epstein probe Reuters Source … Read more
101 East investigates rampant alleged corruption in flood-control projects in one of Asia’s most typhoon-prone countries. In the Philippines, a massive corruption scandal is triggering street protests and putting pressure on the government of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The population’s increasing exposure to typhoons, floods and rising sea-levels has seen the government allocate $9.5bn of taxpayer … Read more
Bags of cash and a gold toilet: the corruption crisis engulfing Zelenskyy’s government Financial Times Zelensky’s Image Is Stained as Corruption Inquiry Shakes His Inner Circle The New York Times Ukraine scrambles to limit damage from blockbuster corruption scandal politico.eu Once a shadowy dealmaker, one-time Zelenskyy associate is accused in Ukrainian corruption scandal AP News Energy scandal spells trouble … Read more
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Saturday detained the mayor of an Istanbul district, along with 47 other officials, over allegations of corruption, as part of a widening crackdown on the country’s main opposition party. The state-run Anadolu Agency said the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office ordered the detentions in connection with an investigation into … Read more
Sceptics wonder whether ‘Diella’, depicted as a woman in traditional folk costume, will herself be ‘corrupted’. Published On 12 Sep 202512 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has put an artificial intelligence-generated “minister” in charge of tackling corruption in his new cabinet. Diella, which means … Read more
Martin Vizcarra will become the fifth Peruvian ex-president jailed in recent years amid period of political turbulence. A judge in the South American nation of Peru has ordered the country’s ex-president, Martin Vizcarra, to be held in pre-trial detention over bribery allegations. In a hearing on Wednesday, Judge Jorge Chavez ordered Vizcarra jailed for five … Read more