Pussy Riot member arrested at Moscow women's rights demoA member of punk protest group Pussy Riot and a fellow activist were arrested at a demonstration in Moscow demanding better conditions for women held in Russian prisons.
13 June 2015
No reason to probe Brazil in FIFA scandal: RousseffThere is no reason Brazil's hosting of last year's World Cup should be probed as part of the FIFA scandal, President Dilma Rousseff insisted in an interview.
09 June 2015
Despite FIFA charges Warner still beloved in TrinidadHe is a key figure caught up in the middle of football's biggest corruption scandal. But indicted former FIFA vice president Jack Warner is still a wildly popular.
FIFA claims innocence in $10 million transferFIFA admitted that it had processed a $10 million payment from South Africa to a disgraced football official but denied that the world body's secretary general Jerome Valcke was involved.
Blatter defends corruption actions ahead of FIFA voteFIFA leader Sepp Blatter defended his actions battling corruption ahead of a vote to decide on whether he remains as president of football's beleaguered world body.
29 May 2015
S.Africa ex-president denies FIFA World Cup bribe claimsSouth Africa's former president Thabo Mbeki joined government officials in denying allegations that the country paid bribes to secure the right to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
29 May 2015
UN puts tie-ups with FIFA under scrutinyThe United Nations is taking a close look at its partnerships with FIFA following allegations of widespread corruption at football's world governing body.
US sidesteps Putin accusation of meddling in FIFA electionUS diplomats avoided a clash of words with Moscow on the corruption scandal shaking FIFA after Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Washington of trying to block the re-election of football boss Sepp Blatter.