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Nunzia De Girolamo. Photo courtesy of giornalettismo.com Italy minister resigns amid abuse of power, corruption probes Italy's Agriculture Minister resigned amid allegations of abuse of power over the appointment of staff in the public healthcare system.
27 января 2014
 Photo courtesy of nnm.ru British corrupts minors in Kazakhstan's Uralsk A British man is charged with corruption of minors and lewd behavior in Uralsk in western Kazakhstan.
20 января 2014
Spanish prince's star rises as monarchy stumbles As Spain's royal family reels from scandals and its elderly king leans on crutches after numerous operations, one figure is standing tall, offering the monarchy hope: heir apparent Prince Felipe.
14 января 2014
FIFA head of security Ralf Mutschke. ©Reuters/Michael Buholzer Football: FIFA's policeman vows match-fixing won't ruin World Cup FIFA corruption-buster Ralf Mutschke has warned that soccer's world governing body will do all in its power to ensure that match-fixing by mafia gangs does not ruin the 2014 World Cup.
13 января 2014
Turkey PM says 'favours' retrial of coup plot officers Turkey's embattled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday he would favour retrials for hundreds of military officers jailed for coup-plotting.
06 января 2014
The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan. ©Danial Okasov One more Agriculture Ministry diplomat arrested over bribery in Kazakhstan Agency for Fighting Economic and Corruption Crimes (Financial Police) has arrested the Head of Cattle Breeding Department of Agriculture Ministry of Kazakhstan.
31 декабря 2013
Turkey 'takes $100 billion hit' from political turmoil The political crisis engulfing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost the economy $100 billion, a top official said Monday, as financial markets rebounded after days in freefall.
31 декабря 2013
©Reuters/Jason Lee China holds ex-security chief's colleague over graft A former close colleague of China's ex-chief of internal security Zhou Yongkang is under investigation for "law and discipline violations", authorities have announced, stepping up anti-corruption inquiries another notch.
31 декабря 2013
India anti-graft hero takes subway to swearing-in Anti-corruption champion Arvind Kejriwal Saturday rode the subway to his swearing-in ceremony as the chief minister of Delhi, in what supporters hope will be a watershed moment in the country's graft-ridden politics.
28 декабря 2013
Turkey's scandal-hit ministers resign Turkey's economy and interior ministers, ensnared in a vast corruption scandal that has roiled the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, resigned.
25 декабря 2013
Kazakhstan Minister of Agriculture Asylzhan Mamytbekov. Tengrinews.kz file photo Kazakhstan Minister of Agriculture to resign if Umiryayev found guilty Kazakhstan Minister of Agriculture Asylzhan Mamytbekov is ready to resign in case Vice-Minister of Agriculture Muslim Umiryayev is guilty.
24 декабря 2013
Muslim Umiryayev. Photo courtesy of  PrimeMinister.kz Intermediary of Vice-Minister bribe case has millions of dollars in his bank accounts The intermediary who gave the bribe to Muslim Umiryayev, Vice-Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, has millions of US dollars in his bank accounts.
23 декабря 2013
Scandal-hit Turkey PM presses police purge Turkish prosecutors have begun charging some of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's closest allies in a huge graft scandal he has responded to with a spectacular purge of the police.
21 декабря 2013
©Reuters/Roy Madhur China's graft crackdown hits watches, luxury market Luxury watch sales fell in the key Chinese market this year in the face of a crackdown on corruption and extravagance, a global consultancy said.
19 декабря 2013
The Deputy Chairman of the Agency on Fight Against Economic and Corruption Crimes Andrey Lukin. Photo © Marat Abilov Kazakhstan Financial Police spends $162,000 to reward 100 for info about corruption The Financial Police of Kazakhstan has paid over $160 thousand in rewards for reporting corruption crimes to 100 Kazakhstan nationals.
13 декабря 2013
©Reuters Kazakhstan Financial Police insists on capping cash-outs Kazakhstan Agency for Fighting Economic and Corruption Crimes (the Financial Police) is calling the Government to introduce restrictions for cash withdrawals.
13 декабря 2013
Environmentalists hail China's banquet ban on shark fin Environmentalists hailed Monday a Chinese government ban on serving shark's fin, bird's nest soup and other wild animal products at official functions, saying it will set a precedent that will help protect endangered species.
10 декабря 2013
Photo courtesy of scmp .com China anti-corruption activist beaten by police: lawyers A Chinese anti-corruption activist put on trial in what campaign groups say is a crackdown on dissent was beaten by police while in detention, lawyers said Thursday.
05 декабря 2013
Kazakhstan 7 notches down in the Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 Kazakhstan shares its 140th place with Honduras, Laos and Uganda.
05 декабря 2013
Guo Youming, vice governor of the central province of Hubei.©Reuters/China Stringer Network China puts another senior official under investigation China has placed a provincial vice governor under investigation, officials said, the latest senior official to fall in a highly-publicised anti-graft campaign under the country's new leadership.
28 ноября 2013

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