Peru’s ousted president put in provisional detention
by Carlos MANDUJANO / Luis Jaime CISNEROS Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's former president Pedro Castillo was placed…
4 years ago
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Ex-convict Samsung heir takes top job after pardon
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | by Kang Jin-kyu The once-disgraced heir to the sprawling Samsung empire was on…
4 years ago
Panama charges two former presidents over corruption scandal
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP) -- Panamanian prosecutors have charged former presidents Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela with laundering…
4 years ago
Rosmah Mansor, wife of Malaysia’s ex-leader, convicted of corruption
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Malaysia's ex-premier Najib Razak, was found guilty of graft…
4 years ago
Malaysia’s jailed ex-PM Najib back in court for more graft charges
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) Malaysia's jailed former prime minister Najib Razak returned to court Thursday to face more charges linked…
4 years ago
Channel migrant crossings hit new 24-hour record: UK govt
London, United Kingdom | AFP | The number of people crossing the Channel to the UK from northern France in…
4 years ago
Top court upholds Malaysia ex-PM Najib’s jail sentence in 1MDB scandal
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia's highest court Tuesday upheld former prime minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence for corruption…
4 years ago
Japanese fugitive wanted for Covid relief fraud held in Indonesia
Indonesian police have arrested a fugitive accused of masterminding a lucrative scheme in his native Japan to defraud a government…
4 years ago
Ecuador’s ex-VP returns to prison in corruption case
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Authorities in Ecuador on Friday arrested and re-imprisoned former vice-president Jorge Glas, after a court…
4 years ago
Guinea ex-PM held for alleged embezzlement
CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- A former Guinean prime minister and three ex-ministers were detained on embezzlement charges Wednesday, one of…
4 years ago
‘Suisse Secrets’ puts Swiss banking back in spotlight
by Nathalie OLOF-ORS Agence France Presse ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- The "Suisse Secrets" data leak claiming to reveal how…
4 years ago
South Korea pardons disgraced ex-president Park Geun-hye
by Claire LEE Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's ex-president Park Geun-hye has received a…
5 years ago
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