The trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma who faces 16 charges of corruption, is adjourned until November 30th, Reuters reported.

A Florida city commissioner turned himself in to the police on Wednesday amid claims that he accepted over $US 20,000 in bribes from a strip club owner in exchange for an extended liquor license, local media reported.

The newly elected Armenian government will continue their efforts to improve anti-corruption, the new deputy prime minister, Ararat Mirzoyan, said in an exclusive interview with Voice of America’s (VOA) Armenian service on Thursday.

Eight former Venezuelan officials and businessmen were charged and two arrested in Miami for their alleged roles in a sophisticated and complex US$1.2 billion money laundering scheme, the US Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

The International Monetary Fund has approved Ukraine’s revised plan for an anti-corruption court which, once it’s signed into law, will unlock the next US$2 billion loan tranche, Reuters reported Wednesday.

Starting August, applicants wishing to acquire Cypriot citizenship through investment will face a tougher vetting process as the Mediterranean island country slows down the speed of its golden visa program, Quartz reported Tuesday.

Three members of Congress, a deputy minister, and over a dozen others are in jail in Tegucigalpa awaiting trial on allegations in a US$12 million embezzlement case, Reuters reported Tuesday.

Fifteen people, including the CEO of a major pharmaceutical company, have been arrested in China after an investigation showed the company sold 252,600 vaccine doses that failed to meet safety regulations, according to a police statement cited by state media on Tuesday.

Indonesian prison conditions are commonly known to be harsh, violent, and overcrowded but for the right price, powerful inmates can buy accommodations that look more like hotel suites than jail cells.

Jordanians are calling for inquiries after rumors emerged that politicians were involved in a multi-million dollar illegal cigarette production ring, Al-Jazeera reported Monday.