Three Russian journalists were killed near the town of Sibut in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday, according to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Moldovan lawmakers will vote this fall on a domestic version of the Magnitsky Act, Balkan Insight reported Tuesday. The legislation was drafted in response to a fiscal reform package approved last week that opposition leaders say would legalize fraud.

An Albanian High Court judge was dismissed on Monday for alleged links to organized crime after intelligence agencies found he prevented the extradition of a convicted drug trafficker, Balkan Insight reported.

In a scheme dating back to the 1990s, an ex-cop and his organized network of drug traffickers, strip club owners, and psychics rigged the McDonald’s Monopoly game to win almost every prize for 12 years, stealing over US$ 20 million.

University students in Colombia are preparing for a 32-hour hackathon where they will create apps to tackle human trafficking in the country, Reuters reported.

The man who orchestrated China’s strictest internet censorship was arrested for suspected bribery, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) announced Monday.

Organized crime-related killings in Mexico hit a record high according to a report that came one week after the newly elected Morena party, which promised to tackle corruption and organized crime, was accused of creating a fund that was allegedly used to buy votes.

Bill Browder, an American-born financier turned prominent human rights activist and Kremlin-critic, called on prosecutors in Estonia last week to investigate the country’s branch of Danske Bank for allegedly laundering billions in Russian money.

Two Ukrainian banks took part in a tax fraud scheme involving Russian government officials that defrauded Russian taxpayers of US$230 million, laundered them through various banks and fake companies and transferred them to the West, Ukraine’s Slidstvo.Info reported.

Documents leaked to The Sunday Times allege that Qatar broke FIFA rules and sabotaged opponents to win the 2022 World Cup bid.