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©Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon Nearly 17,000 punished in China over 'frugality' rules: Xinhua Nearly 17,000 people have been punished for flouting the Chinese Communist Party's "frugality" guidelines, state media said Monday, in the latest sign of efforts to clamp down on corruption.
18 ноября 2013
©Reuters/Jon Woo China official suspended over $115,000 pig trotter tab A Chinese Communist Party official has been suspended after running up unpaid bills of $115,000 at a speciality pig trotter restaurant.
28 октября 2013
Ji Jianye. Photo courtesy of wantchinatimes.com Mayor of Chinese city of Nanjing fired for corruption The mayor of the Chinese city of Nanjing has been removed from his post for corruption, state media said Saturday, the latest official to fall foul of a crackdown on graft.
19 октября 2013
©Yaroslav Radlovskiy Kazakhstan joins International Anti-Corruption Academy agreement Kazakhstan has joined the IACA by signing the Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization.
16 октября 2013
Venezuela debates special powers for Maduro Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pressed lawmakers Tuesday for special powers to fight corruption, in a move his rivals fear will lead to them being persecuted for political purposes.
09 октября 2013
China official sacked for extravagant wedding: media A low-ranking official in Beijing was sacked for hosting a lavish wedding banquet, Chinese state media said, becoming the latest target of a high-profile official crackdown on corruption and waste.
09 октября 2013
Bo trial shows obedience is the goal for Beijing: analysts The conviction of disgraced top politician Bo Xilai was less about eradicating ubiquitous corruption in China and more about warning Communist Party cadres to stay loyal to the new leadership or suffer the consequences.
23 сентября 2013
Photo courtesy of torange-fr.com China graft fight goes higher, and more political China's anti-corruption campaign is ensnaring ever more senior figures, with speculation now swirling about the powerful former security tsar.
03 сентября 2013
Brazil's top diplomat resigns over row with Bolivia Brazil's foreign minister resigned Monday over soaring tensions with La Paz after Brazilian diplomats spirited away a Bolivian opposition senator wanted for corruption.
27 августа 2013
Bo claims to wear 50-year-old underwear at trial Fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai attempted to counter accounts of his family's luxury lifestyle Monday by telling his corruption trial his underwear was five decades old.
27 августа 2013
Bo's crimes 'extremely serious': China prosecutors The crimes of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai were "extremely serious", prosecutors said Monday as his bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power trial began moving into its final stages.
26 августа 2013
Facebook rallies thousands to Philippines graft protest Tens of thousands of people gathered in a central Manila park on Monday to protest against embedded corruption in the Philippine political system after a rallying call on Facebook and Twitter.
26 августа 2013
Even stupid Chinese officials don't discuss graft by phone: Bo Fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai Saturday launched a scathing attack on a key witness in his corruption trial, saying even the most stupid official knows not to discuss bribery where they can be overheard.
24 августа 2013
Egypt court orders Mubarak freed as Islamists detained An Egyptian court ordered ex-president Hosni Mubarak freed while he stands trial accused of corruption and killing protesters.
22 августа 2013
Photo courtesy of topnews.in Indonesia anti-graft body arrests energy watchdog chief Indonesia's anti-corruption agency has arrested the head of the country's upstream oil and gas regulator over allegations of bribery.
14 августа 2013
Lawmakers to grill Spain PM on corruption scandal Lawmakers will grill Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Thursday demanding he explain himself over a corruption scandal that has sparked calls for him to quit.
01 августа 2013
Photo courtesy of dreamstime.com US 'concerned' over detention of Chinese lawyer The United States on Thursday called on China to release a human rights lawyer who has campaigned against government corruption.
19 июля 2013
Spanish PM refuses to resign in corruption scandal Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Monday refused to resign over a corruption scandal rocking his government as it fights to rescue the eurozone's fourth-biggest economy from an economic crisis.
16 июля 2013
Funeral of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. ©RIA NOVOSTI Russia to issue verdict in trial of late Magnitsky A Russian court is expected to convict a dead man on Thursday, completing the posthumous trial of whistleblowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
11 июля 2013
Photo courtesy of nnm.ru Scepticism over corrupt China minister's punishment China's Communist authorities are touting a suspended death sentence for an ex-minister as proof new leaders are serious about their avowed corruption crackdown.
11 июля 2013

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