In a massive crackdown on the illegal antiquities trade that spanned over 100 countries, international and national law enforcement agencies arrested 101 individuals and recovered  some 19,000 archeological artifacts, Interpol reported on Wednesday.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Philipine authorities on Wednesday to appoint a team of independent investigators to look into the murder of radio journalist Cornelio Pepino, who was shot five times at close range while traveling home after his evening program the day before. 

The Israeli Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected two petitions brought against the country’s embattled prime minister, who sits at the centre of an ongoing corruption scandal.

The Philippines government launched a countrywide investigation into possible diversion of COVID-19 emergency subsidies, with President Rodriguo Duterte promising citizens money for denunciation.

It was to be a bright research project, led by “a promising young scientist” that involved more than 40 researchers worldwide, but it turned out to be an unusual scam.

An internationally recognized health expert said he faced a "retaliatory demotion" from the U.S. Health Department (HHS) for voicing criticism of how it was grossly mismanaging billions of dollars that Congress allocated to develop vaccines, drugs, and testing for the coronavirus, according to a whistleblower complaint his attorneys filed on Tuesday.

A doctor fell out of a hospital window in Russia after he complained that he was forced to work although he was positive for coronavirus, the Moscow Times reported Monday, noting he was the third to fall in the past two weeks.

Reacting to an investigation into criminal gangs, Serbian pro-government tabloids on Wednesday unleashed a barrage of coverage echoing statements from political leaders who accused journalists of targeting the president’s son on behalf of the opposition. 

The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Romania’s decision to fire the former head of its anti-corruption body as a violation of her right to freedom of expression and a fair trial.

After a month-long investigation by Australia’s sporting integrity unit, five men were charged in the country’s first video game match fixing case, the Victoria Police Department announced Sunday.