A Russian whistleblower who helped uncover a €171 million money laundering scam may have died after eating a bowl of poisoned vegetable soup, a UK inquest has heard. Billionaire Alexander... read more →
Francois Fillon refuses to quit French presidential race despite facing fake jobs corruption charges
Centre-right candidate Francois Fillon has refused to pull out of the French presidential election race after confirming he will be charged over claims he paid his wife hundreds of thousands... read more →
Treason charges brought by Russia against a senior Kaspersky Lab executive and two state security officers are linked to claims the men passed state secrets to US companies, it has... read more →
British MPs yesterday passed a bill that would allow UK authorities to seize the assets of foreign officials suspected of human rights abuses. Inspired by the memory of Russian lawyer... read more →
A court in Austria yesterday approved the extradition of Ukrainian businessman Dmitry Firtash to the US, where he is wanted for questioning over allegations of bribery and corruption. The ruling... read more →
Islamist extremist groups such as Daesh and Boko Haram will not be beaten until western governments tackle the corruption that allows them to recruit new members and thrive, according to... read more →
Hundreds of migrants this morning stormed a fence separating Spain’s North African Ceuta enclave from Morocco. CCTC footage showed the would-be asylum seekers wielding clubs and shears as they broke... read more →
Politicians in Romania have agreed to hold a national referendum on corruption after days of mass protests over government plans to decriminalise some corruption offences. Hundreds of thousands of people... read more →
Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny has been handed a five-year suspended jail term after being convicted of embezzlement. The sentence means Navalny, leader of Russia’s Progress Party, will be unable... read more →
The Romanian government has ditched an emergency decree that campaigners said would have decimalised a number of corruption offences and allowed scores of allegedly crooked politicians to escape prosecution for... read more →
