On Sunday, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said he is quitting amid allegations his government is corrupt, reported BuzzFeed.

The US Treasury Department said Wednesday that a new rule is expected soon compelling US banks to identify the owners of shell companies, Reuters reported.

An OCCRP and Access Info Europe report released today found it is nearly impossible for the public to access data on company ownership in most of Europe.

Last week, Moldova’s Supreme Court denied an appeal by organized crime figure Ion Druta over the length of his jail sentence for organizing three murders, according to Unimedia.

New information on the Panama Papers story about the billions of dollars allegedly being moved around offshore by a close friend of Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin emerged Tuesday, as Lithuanian law enforcement verified some of the details.

The Panama Papers are provoking a tsunami of reaction on social media and on headlines across the globe. The impact ranges from debates among readers, to officials at the center of stories, to governments, prosecutors and law enforcement authorities.

Brazilian authorities have charged Joseph Safra and five others with corruption in an alleged scheme to bribe government officials in exchange for favorable tax decisions, a news release by federal prosecutors said Thursday.

Bosnia and Herzegovina State Police (SIPA) have detained 10 people for questioning, suspected of being part of an organized crime group which fleeced Bobar Bank of around 123 million Bosnian Marks (US$ 71.5 million). The fraud has shaken the country's banking sector, prosecutors said.

Interpol and Europol coordinated with national agencies across 57 countries to carry out their largest-ever seizure of dangerous fake food and drink, news releases by the two agencies said Wednesday.

Ukraine’s Parliament dismissed Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin Tuesday over allegations he had been stalling efforts to fight corruption.  Just hours earlier, Shokin had fired his reformer deputy, the Kyiv Post said.