South Korean ''swordsman'' leads prosecution against impeached ex-leader Park Geun-Hye
Prosecutors accuse Park of colluding with her friend Choi taking bribes from corporate bosses, including about 29.8 billion won ($37 million) from Samsung, in exchange for business favours.
Ousted South Korean President to be interrogated in jail
South Korean prosecutors will interrogate ousted President Park Geun-hye who is now in preventive detention over her alleged involvement in a corruption scandal, officials said on Sunday.
Apr 02, 2017, 19:41 PM IST
S Korean president refuses to testify in impeachment trial
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has refused to testify in a case that will decide her future following her impeachment over a corruption scandal, forcing the Constitutional Court to delay the start of oral arguments.
Jan 03, 2017, 13:35 PM IST
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon criticises Park government over corruption scandal
Addressing the scandal that has gripped South Korea over the past two months, Ban Ki-moon said the political turbulence in the country is "surprising and unexpected".
Dec 19, 2016, 13:57 PM IST
South Korea prosecutors say President Park was accomplice in corruption scandal
South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday that they believed President Park Geun-hye was an accomplice in a corruption scandal that has rocked her administration, in a heavy blow to her fight for political survival.
Nov 20, 2016, 14:34 PM IST
South Korea begins probing corruption scandal involving president
South Korea`s prosecutors announced Wednesday they have begun investigating a corruption scandal and leaking of documents involving President Park Geun-hye.
Oct 26, 2016, 14:15 PM IST
Football: US judge delays Honduran sentencing
A US judge has delayed sentencing of disgraced former Honduran president Rafael Callejas in the sweeping corruption scandal rocking world soccer.
Aug 04, 2016, 02:39 AM IST
Russia in last-ditch plea to IAAF over 2016 Rio athletes ban
Coe, himself the target of allegations that he enlisted the help of the fugitive son of disgraced predecessor Lamine Diack to secure his election last year, is to give a press conference at the Grand Hotel Wien at 1500 GMT.
Jun 17, 2016, 20:15 PM IST
Top FIFA officials among 16 indicted in widening scandal
The indictments were announced by the United States Justice Department in Washington.
Dec 04, 2015, 03:04 AM IST
Trinidad and Tobago to rule Friday on extraditing FIFA official Jack Warner
Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner will learn Friday whether a court will proceed with hearings that could see him eventually extradited to the United States to face charges over a corruption scandal sweeping football`s world governing body.
Sep 23, 2015, 13:33 PM IST
Rolex scandal minister rejects blame for Italy kickbacks
An Italian minister caught up in the country`s biggest corruption scandal in two decades resigned Friday, admitting he had to take political responsibility for the rigging of public works tenders that cost taxpayers billions.
Mar 20, 2015, 17:24 PM IST
CEO of Brazil`s Petrobras says will not resign
The chief executive of Brazil`s state oil giant Petrobras said Wednesday that she will not resign despite the corruption scandal shaking the company and the ruling Workers` Party.
Dec 18, 2014, 09:59 AM IST
