Malaysia’s PM says he’s serious about good governance
By EILEEN NG Malaysia’s prime minister said Thursday he is serious about good governance and vowed to “fully cooperate” with a U.S. investigation into a $3.5 billion scandal involving a…
Embezzlement
Jailed sons of deposed Egypt autocrat Mubarak to be freed
By BRIAN ROHAN An Egyptian court ordered the release of the sons of deposed autocrat Hosni Mubarak on Monday, taking into account time already served on a corruption conviction. The…
EGYPT PROSECUTOR REFERS MUBARAK TO NEW TRIAL
By SARAH EL DEEB Protesters against the Muslim Brotherhood, front, throw rocks towards supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Nasr City district in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.…
Serbia’s top tycoon on trial for embezzlement
Serbian tycoon Miroslav Miskovic, center, walks past the media as he arrives for the start of his court case on charges alleging embezzlement and tax evasion, in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday,…
CAMBODIA ARRESTS FUGITIVE RUSSIAN PROPERTY TYCOON
Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky is escorted by Cambodian police officers at a fishing port in the southern coast town of Sihanoukville, south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013.…
CHINA COURT UPHOLDS BO XILAI CONVICTION, LIFE TERM
By ARITZ PARRA and GILLIAN WONG A convoy of vehicles believed to be carrying ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai head to Shandong Provincial Higher People’s Court in Jinan, in eastern…
CHINESE POLITICIAN BO XILAI GETS LIFE SENTENCE
By DIDI TANG and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN In this photo released by the Jinan Intermediate People’s Court, fallen politician Bo Xilai, center, is handcuffed and held by police officers as he…
TRIAL SHOWS GREED, MACHINATIONS OF CHINA’S ELITE
By GILLIAN WONG In this image taken from video, Former Chinese politician Bo Xilai, left, sits and speaks in a court room at Jinan Intermediate People’s Court in eastern China’s…