More than 10,000 Hungarians protested on Monday, Nov. 17 against Prime Minister Viktor Orban, saying he is too close to the Kremlin and employs corrupt officials.

The wife of Mexico’s president has attempted to stave off fresh accusations of corruption by promising to sell her share in the lavish mansion at the center of a fresh scandal for the nation’s embattled first couple.

The former head of Thailand’s tourism authority, indicted in the US more than five years ago for allegedly accepting bribes in connection with the Bangkok International Film Festival, may be prosecuted in Thailand instead of the US.

The National Crime Agency (NCA), in cooperation with the Metropolitan Police, have seized about a half a ton of cannabis and five kilos of cocaine believed to be destined for London.

  A 13-month investigation has found that at least six of the world’s major banks have failed to stop traders from manipulating the foreign exchange market, resulting in the banks being fined a total of US$ 4.3 billion, the largest fine ever imposed by UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

A report of findings on corruption in the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process was attacked by the very man who did the research it claims to summarize.

In response to accusations of corruption, the European Union (EU)’s foreign policy chief has appointed an independent expert to review the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX.

A former judge and ally of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has pleaded guilty to extortion, obstruction of justice and money laundering in Miami federal court. As Reuters reports, the case is part of US efforts targeting high- ranking Venezuelan government officials suspected of cooperating with drug cartels.

Authorities from the US and Europe have made 17 arrests and taken down more than 400 so-called “Dark Web” domains in a crackdown on illegal online marketplaces.