Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak's chief lawyer was arrested and charged with money laundering Thursday, as authorities intensified a crackdown on corruption linked to the previous government.

Officials at the field in the southern oil hub of Basra said operations were running normally.

The widely expected decision removes a cloud hanging over Brazil's most uncertain election in decades.

Romania has opened an enquiry into alleged police violence at a mass anti-corruption protest against the leftwing government last week where hundreds were injured ...

Iranian authorities have arrested 67 people in a drive against financial crime, the judiciary said on Sunday, as the country faces renewed US sanctions and a public outcry against profiteering and corruption.

Kenyan authorities have arrested the head of the agency that manages public land and the boss of the state railway on suspicion of corruption over land allocation ...

Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz have been held at a high-security prison in Rawalpindi since July 13 following their conviction on corruption charges.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday sacked his minister of electricity, his office said, following weeks of protests against corruption and chronic power outages.

Anti-graft agents arrested five people connected to the scandal at Sukamiskin prison, including inmates and the warden.

In the oil hub of Basra, about 3,000 protesters gathered outside the headquarters of the provincial governorate.

P. Chidambaram confirmed the charge and said he would "vigorously" contest the case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Duduzane Zuma, the son of former South African president Jacob Zuma, was released on bail after appearing in court in leg-irons on Monday on charges of corruption.