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 →
Norway’s security service has claimed several of the country’s major institutions have been targeted by suspected state-sponsored Russian hackers. Politiets Sikkerhetstjeneste (PST) official Arne Christian Haugstoyl told Norway's TV2 a... read more →
Britain’s Defence Secretary has accused Russia of “weaponising misinformation” through cyber warfare in a bid to destabilise western democracies. During a speech at St Andrews University in Scotland last night,... read more →
Hundreds of thousands of Romanians last night took to the streets to protest against a government decree they say will water down anti-corruption laws and allow politicians to commit crime... read more →
