Tag: corruption
How Hungary's Orbán uses control of the media to escape scrutiny and keep the public in the dark
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- In the months leading up to elections for the European Parliament, Hungarians were warned that casting a ballot against Prime...
NRA dodges government monitor in corruption case but must bar former exec Wayne LaPierre, New York court rules
The National Rifle Association (NRA), the once powerful gun owners’ lobbying group, will not be overseen by a government monitor, but must bar...
Former Indonesian agriculture minister sentenced to 10 years for corruption
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia’s anti-graft court sentenced a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison Thursday after finding him guilty of corruption-related...
Malaysian court tosses jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib's bid to serve graft sentence in house arrest
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A Malaysian court on Wednesday dismissed a bid by imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his remaining...
Polls close in Mauritania, with the incumbent ally of the West favored to win
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania -- Polls closed in Mauritania's presidential election on Saturday, with the incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani widely expected to win after positioning...
What to know about Mongolia as it holds a democratic election in the shadow of authoritarian giants
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia -- Mongolia, where parliamentary elections were being held Friday, is a sparsely populated and landlocked Asian nation known for its bitter...