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A sports magnate credited with bringing Formula One to China has been jailed for four years for corruption, according to Chinese media.
Yu Zhifei, ex-manager of the Shanghai International Circuit, was convicted of embezzling more than 1m yuan (�69,50..
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Police in Israel have questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for a second time in a corruption investigation.
Prosecutors say they suspect Mr Olmert misused large amounts of cash received from a US businessman when he was mayor of Jerusalem.
Earlier..
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Taiwanese prosecutors have announced they are mounting a corruption inquiry against ex-President Chen Shui-bian.
The move came as he lost presidential immunity after being formally replaced by Ma Ying-jeou, two months after the latter's decisive electi..
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Pakistan's Supreme Court is to rule on whether a government amnesty lifting corruption charges against former PM Benazir Bhutto is legal.
The amnesty was one of Ms Bhutto's conditions for her return to Pakistan next Thursday ahead of a possible power s..
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Viktor Zubkov has been confirmed as Russia's new prime minister and has pledged to wage a war on corruption.
The lower house of parliament voted 381 to 47 to approve his nomination, submitted by President Vladimir Putin in a surprise move on Wednesday...
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Almost 1,800 officials confessed to corruption in June, a Chinese Communist Party watchdog has announced.
The officials were taking advantage of a month-long leniency offer that began on 30 May, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) s..
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Al Jazeera
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Corruption charges
"The judges have agreed to accept the case put forward by prosecutors. The first hearing will be on August 14," Tonglor Chomngarm, head of the panel which will hear the case, said on Tuesday.
A court summons was expected to be del..
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Nigeria's anti-graft agency has given 15 ex-governors wanted for corruption until the end of Friday to turn themselves in or face arrest.
Five of the former governors have already been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), an..
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Four former Nigerian governors accused of corruption are on the run from the anti-graft agency, after their terms of office expired on Tuesday.
Elected officials enjoy immunity from prosecution while in power.
The runaway governors did not hand over..
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CrackdownThe special courts were set up by the military-backed government last month to try dozens of high-profile political figures charged with corruption.
Chowdhury was ordered to account for his wealth by the anti corruption commission after the..
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