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U.S. Slips Out of Top 20 in Global Corruption Index
By Casey Quackenbush
Jacob Zuma Is Gone. Here's What South Africa Has to Do Next
By Aryn Baker / Cape Town
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What to Know About Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Journalist Killed By a Car Bomb in Malta
She was a thorn in the side of the Maltese government
By Billy Perrigo
October 17, 2017
Samsung Heir Lee Jae-yong Jailed for Corruption
The billionaire heir-apparent to South Korean electronics giant Samsung has been jailed for five years as part of a whopping corruption scandal that also prompted the impeachment of the East Asian nation’s former President Park...
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
August 25, 2017
Japan's Abe on the Ropes Over Favoritism Scandal
Despite his denial of impropriety, his approval rating has dipped to just 26%
By Charlie Campbell
July 25, 2017
Hong Kong Former Leader Jailed For Misconduct
Donald Tsang was sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment on a misconduct charge
By Kevin Lui / Hong Kong
February 22, 2017
How to Make College More Affordable
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
January 23, 2017
Huge Protests Continue Against South Korea's Leader
What began as a rally against South Korea's President Park Geun-hye has morphed into a general indictment of a nation's social ills
By Charlie Campbell / Seoul
November 28, 2016
Brazil's Former President Lula Rejects Graft Charges
He says he intends to fully cooperate with prosecutors
By Dominique Rowe
September 16, 2016
Police Raid Maldivian Newspaper After Corruption Allegations
The
Maldives Independent
reports that it is facing allegations of a "conspiracy to overthrow the elected government"
By TIME Staff
September 8, 2016
Former Brazilian Presidents to Boycott Rio Ceremony
Both Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor, Lula da Silva, are under fire for alleged corruption
By Rishi Iyengar
July 26, 2016
Argentinian Nuns Probed for Helping Former Minister Hide Wads of Cash in Convent
Four nuns are suspected of helping to hide $9 million
By Amanda Calvo
July 21, 2016
Hong Kong's Corruption Watchdog Is Turmoil
Experts voice concerns that government and mainland Chinese interference could be at work
By Rishi Iyengar / Hong Kong
July 14, 2016
Hong Kong Lawmaker Faces 'Politically Motivated' Charges
Activists in Hong Kong say the timing of the case against Leung Kwok-hung is suspect
By Casey Quackenbush / Hong Kong
June 24, 2016
China: Protests Erupt Again at Model Village
The village's elected leader has been arrested on what many believe are trumped up graft charges
By Hannah Beech / Shanghai
June 21, 2016
Arrest of Thai Sect Leader Blocked by Followers
Phra Dhammajayo is wanted on charges of money laundering and embezzlement
By Amanda Calvo
June 17, 2016
Brazil's Just Lost Its Third Minister in a Month
Tourism chief Henrique Alves quits amid a graft scandal
By Rishi Iyengar
June 17, 2016
PNG Police Fire on Students, Killing 4
Protesters were attempting to march on the legislature
By Simon Lewis
June 7, 2016
Brazil's Anti-Corruption Minister Resigns
Fabiano Silveira is the second minister to fall
By Mark Rivett-Carnac
May 31, 2016
South Africa's Top Anti-Graft Official Faces Death Threats
"She is concerned about her safety and security," a spokesperson says
By Mark Rivett-Carnac
May 9, 2016
Brazilian President's Campaign Strategist Arrested
João Santana is accused of helping divert funds from the government-run oil company Petrobras
By Rishi Iyengar
April 29, 2016
Africa's Longest-Serving President to Serve Even Longer
Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang has been in power since 1979
By Mark Rivett-Carnac
April 25, 2016
China Sets Death-Penalty Threshold for Graft Cases
Any less, and you'll get away with a lengthy jail sentence. Any more, and you could be dead
By Hannah Beech / Shanghai
April 19, 2016
This Is Why Africans Aren't As Upset About the Panama Papers Revelations
Despite the negative insinuations, there are good reasons why African investors named in the Panama Papers would want offshore accounts
By Aryn Baker/Cape Town
April 18, 2016
How the IRS Could Better Protect Your Tax Data
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
April 18, 2016
China Bans Rich Kids From TV
Their hedonistic antics of some younger members of China's elite are thought to have no place amid a national austerity drive
By Hannah Beech / Shanghai
April 18, 2016
China's Communist Party Cadres Can Play Golf Again
The sport is soaring in popularity following its inclusion in this year's Rio Olympic Games
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
April 14, 2016
Panama Papers Leave Red Faces Among China's 'Red Elite'
Disclosures of offshore wealth come during an antigraft campaign in China of unprecedented ferocity
By Hannah Beech / Shanghai
April 7, 2016
Iceland Appoints New Prime Minister
Elections will take place in the fall
By Nash Jenkins
April 6, 2016
Meet the Russian Cellist Behind Putin's Alleged Offshore Fortune
Sergei Roldugin met the Russian President during a night on the town in Leningrad in 1977. Leaked documents have now revealed some of their best-kept financial secrets
By Simon Shuster
April 4, 2016
World's Wealthiest Banker Charged With Corruption in Brazil
Joseph Safra allegedly bribed officials to get a reduced tax bill
By Nash Jenkins
March 31, 2016
Anger Builds Over China Vaccine Scandal
Some 20,000 doses of tainted inoculations have also been seized by authorities
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
March 25, 2016
Brazilian President Rousseff Says She Won't Resign
Her announcement comes amid Brazil's biggest political scandal in two decades
By Nash Jenkins
March 22, 2016
These 5 Facts Explain the State of Global Corruption
As Brazil grapples with an earth-shaking corruption scandal, a look at the state of global honesty
By Ian Bremmer
March 17, 2016
Former Brazilian President Lula Faces Graft Charges
The case comes amidst a larger investigation into state corruption in Brazil
By Nash Jenkins
March 9, 2016
Graft Allegations Build Against Malaysia's Leader
Najib Razak is accused of siphoning more than a billion dollars from a struggling state fund
By Nash Jenkins
March 2, 2016
Former L.A. Sheriff Lee Baca Facing Jail Time
Baca's guilty plea "demonstrates that the illegal behavior in the Sheriff's Department went to the very top of this organization"
By Daniel White
February 10, 2016
Nigeria's Anti-Graft Agency Raids Former Vice President
More than $2 billion earmarked to fight terrorist group Boko Haram has disappeared
By Rishi Iyengar
February 3, 2016
Exoneration of Malaysian Prime Minister Prompts Scorn
Malaysia's anticorruption agency said on Wednesday that it would review the Attorney General's decision
By Nash Jenkins
January 27, 2016
Malaysian Prime Minister Cleared of Corruption
He was accused of siphoning $681 million from a state investment fund
By Nash Jenkins
January 26, 2016
U.S. Accuses Putin of Corruption
A Kremlin spokesperson dismissed the claims as "pure fiction"
By Nash Jenkins
January 25, 2016
Military Corruption Blamed for Rise in Africa Terror Attacks
A series of recent terror attacks across Africa have raised fears of a new wave of extremist violence
By Aryn Baker
January 18, 2016
China's Sichuan Province Governor Suspected of Corruption
He may have committed "severe disciplinary violations," an official said
By Rishi Iyengar
January 15, 2016
India's Sonia and Rahul Gandhi Due in Court
They are accused of misappropriating close to $300 million
By Rishi Iyengar
December 18, 2015
Wife of Disgraced Chinese Official Gets Life Sentence
The murder of British businessman Neil Heywood sparked one of China's biggest political scandals
By Rishi Iyengar
December 14, 2015
Detained Chinese Tycoon Resurfaces at Company Meeting
A company statement said Guo was assisting the authorities with an investigation
By Rishi Iyengar
December 14, 2015
The Dramatic Power Struggle Behind Impeachment in Brazil
Impeachment proceedings were opened up against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff this week. Can she hang on to power?
By Matt Sandy/Rio de Janeiro
December 4, 2015
Chinese Shoppers Blow $1 Billion in 8 Minutes
China's Singles Day has been called the world's largest online shopping event
By Nash Jenkins
November 11, 2015
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