Two of Hong Kong's biggest property tycoons who were arrested last week in connection with a corruption investigation protested their innocence on Tuesday.
Sun Hung Kai shares plunge following arrest of company's co-chairmen in a major corruption probe in Hong Kong.
New Zealand is perceived as the least corrupt nation on earth, and Somalia and North Korea are seen as the most corrupt, a German watchdog organization said in a report released this week.
India's anti-corruption movement may be basking in the warm afterglow of success after getting the undivided attention of the country -- and its parliamentarians -- on the question of an independent watchdog body to deal with dishonest politicians and government employees.
Somalia, Myanmar and Afghanistan have the lowest scores on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, which measures how people in 178 countries and territories view corruption in their public sectors.
Anna Hazare, the 74-year-old Indian activist set to begin a 15-day hunger strike at a public venue, delivered a message Thursday to the thousands who have taken to the streets in support of his anti-corruption crusade.
Activist Anna Hazare accepts a deal to begin a public hunger strike to protest government graft in India.
Thousands of Moroccans held a peaceful demonstration nationwide Sunday, calling for a radical overhaul of the country's governance before a new constitution is unveiled in June by King Mohammed VI.
Morocco's Facebook youth movement Fevrier 20 has called on civil society groups the length of the country to participate in a nationwide demonstration Sunday.
Kenya's senior officials cannot be treated as "sacred cows" if the East African nation wants to root out corruption, according to the country's anti-graft chief.
Prosecutors in Bosnia and Herzegovina announced a large-scale crackdown on corruption on Saturday that included the arrest of 30 people, including public officials and police.
Somalia's new prime minister, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, won the backing of lawmakers Sunday to become the head of government, the president's office announced.
CNN's Ralitsa Vassileva breaks down the results of a survey on perceived world corruption levels.
Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore are seen as having the least corruption in the world, according to a just-published global survey.
The president of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea pledged a series of reforms Monday, saying he wants to ensure peace, political stability and transparency in the central African nation, ranked among the world's most corrupt.
The son of revered former Philippines' president Corazon Aquino has become the country's new leader less than one year after his mother's death.
Benigno Aquino III, the son of revered former Philippines' president Corazon Aquino has become the country's new leader.
CNN's Richard Quest talks with the head of Transparency International on global corruption.
Crusaders against corruption in India have come up with a novel way of confronting bribe-takers -- a zero-value bill that resembles a normal 50-rupee banknote but carries an anti-graft message.
"Do you need anything from the pharmacy?" my wife asked. "I have to go early tomorrow to pick up a case of toothpaste."
China will ramp up the monitoring of high-level public officials' family members to keep them from hiding profits from corruption, state media reported Thursday.
The month of November has been a poignant one for Russia and its fight against corruption -- arguably its biggest vice.
CNN's Mike Sefanov reports on internet video postings exposing corruption in Russia's police forces.
War-plagued Somalia, with its crumbling government infrastructure, is the world's most corrupt country, according to a global survey by the international watchdog Transparency International.
Iraq's deputy minister of transport has been arrested after investigators taped him taking a $100,000 bribe, the Iraqi Integrity Commission said Monday.
Indonesians headed to the polls Thursday to choose legislators for the world's most populous Muslim nation, a vote that will also determine which parties can field candidates for July's presidential election.
Planet in Peril
updated: Mon Dec 15 2008 10:42:00
Lisa Ling travels to the Niger Delta, where the thirst for oil has created a deadly situation.
Trash litters its cities. Electricity is sporadic at best. There is no clean water. Medical and educational services are limited. Basic infrastructure is severely lacking.
As she cleans the carbon rods from exhausted D-cell batteries, Marjina holds her young child on her lap and gently lulls her to sleep.
One out of every three families living below the poverty level in India paid a bribe last year for basic public services, like admitting a family member into a hospital, according to a new report.
As NATO leaders decide whether to send more troops, commanders say ending corruption should be topic A
Viewpoint: A constitutional referendum and plans to dissolve Congress are the latest reminder that Latin America's legislatures have often discredited the region's democracies
Police arrested former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and one of her sons Monday on charges of corruption and misuse of power, a police official said.
Police arrested former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and one of her sons Monday on charges of corruption and misuse of power during her last term in office, news reports said.
Kenya's badly paid police force is the most bribe-prone institution in the country, according to a report issued by an anti-corruption watchdog on Tuesday.
Critics say corruption persists in Russian health care despite Russia's booming economy and its decision to spend billions to improve the health care system
Each year the West showers the Southeast Asian country with more aid, hoping it will clean up its act. But China isn't making it easy
Montenegro, which voted to spin out of Serbia's orbit in June, might be the world's newest country. But it is haunted by one of the world's oldest problems: corruption.
Call it baksheesh, dash, grease or la bustarella -- a bribe has many names around the globe. Yet for some it is an inherent part of doing business.
Business Traveller this month prepares you for those destinations that can be a little more troublesome.
Fortune: By The Numbersupdated: Mon Nov 15 2004 00:01:00
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