A Spanish citizen belonging to Italy's 'Ndrangheta mafia has been arrested and four tons of cocaine seized in Colombia, in the latest illustration of the Italian organized crime group's presence in Latin America.
The District Court in Tel Aviv, Israel sentenced former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to six years in jail on Tuesday, reports The Guardian.
Critics of the costly infrastructure preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to begin June 2014 in Brazil, say public resources are being misused.
Officers from the Milan Anti-Mafia Bureau arrested seven managers and former politicians on Thursday for criminal association, corruption, and rigged bidding on public contracts.
Claudio Scajola, the former Italian Minister of the Interior, was arrested in Rome on Thursday for aiding fugitive and former Member of Parliament Amedeo Matacena.
On Wednesday, Thailand’s constitutional court dismissed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, ruling that she abused her power in 2011 by transferring the head of the National Security Council so her relative could take over the post.
On Tuesday, lawmakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted changes to the law which would allow for the creation of specialized anti-crime and anti-corruption units.
Hong Kong’s biggest anti-corruption case begins this Thursday, when real estate moguls Thomas and Raymond Kwok, and former high-ranking government official Rafael Hui, go on trial for graft.
On Tuesday, an Azerbaijani court sentenced eight activists from NIDA, a youth civic action and opposition movement, to between six to eight years in jail each, reports Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)