Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday charged one of the president's closest confidants with conspiracy in a corruption scandal that has toppled much of his inner circle. But analysts say Jose Dirceu would rather spend years in prison than go down swinging against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The Rev. Ted Haggard, who left the megachurch he founded after admitting to "sexual immorality," has asked supporters for financial assistance while he and his wife pursue their studies.
A drunken night in a New York strip club four years ago by a lawmaker who is trying to become the next prime minister has turned the spotlight on Australian politicians' private lives.
The government slammed Chinese instant noodle makers Friday as being partly to blame for a surge in inflation, saying they illegally colluded to boost prices by up to 40 percent in a scheme that prompted a public outcry.
Political leader Dominique de Villepin, the impassioned voice of French opposition to the U.S. war in Iraq, was formally accused Friday of complicity in a tawdry campaign to smear his rival Nicolas Sarkozy's reputation and presidential aspirations.
The co-founder of semiconductor maker Broadcom Corp., under scrutiny in a federal stock options probe, was accused seven years ago of building an underground hideaway at his estate to indulge in drugs and sex with prostitutes, according to court documents.
Investigating judges plan to file preliminary charges against former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin over a smear scandal targeting Nicolas Sarkozy before he became the French president, Villepin's office said Tuesday.
The leader of Brazil's senate accepted payoffs from a leading construction company, a major newsweekly said in a report that widens a corruption scandal reaching into the inner circle of Brazil's government.
In the biggest shake-up in years of the security forces, Colombia's police chief and the head of police intelligence were forced to retire as the government alleged that police illegally tapped calls of opposition political figures, journalists and members of the government for the past two years.
The Rev. Ted Haggard moved Wednesday from his longtime home in Colorado Springs to Phoenix, where the disgraced minister will join the same church that helped fallen televangelist Jim Bakker.
The governor of a northern province in Colombia on Tuesday surrendered to federal prosecutors, becoming the first opposition politician arrested as part of the widening scandal over links between the country's political elite and far-right militias.
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani asked for privacy on Monday to deal with strained relationships within his family, including the estrangement between his son and his third wife.
China plans to prosecute nine former government and state industry officials over a politically charged pension fund scandal in its business hub of Shanghai, state media reported Friday.
A book released Monday has dredged up more painful allegations from Poland's Communist era, naming some 30 Roman Catholic priests, including several bishops, as registered informants with the secret police.
Colombia's foreign minister resigned Monday after becoming a lightning rod for critics who allege that President Alvaro Uribe's political camp is too cozy with brutal far-right militias that the U.S. calls terrorist organizations.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has been questioned by police investigating allegations that government honors, such as seats in the House of Lords, were bestowed in return for political contributions, Blair's office said Thursday.
Mortgage giant Fannie Mae has taken a significant stride in its march out of an accounting scandal by completing a restatement of past earnings but still faces tough work to make its financial reporting current.
This time there were no tortured explanations, no heels dug in, no long, slow drip of revelation or fight for redemption. Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., just up and quit after his e-mails expressing undue interest in a 16-year-old male page were exposed to the nation. Less than six weeks from a tough election for Republicans who control an already ethically tainted Congress, the more common stick-it-out approach to scandal was cast aside.
A corruption probe that brought down Shanghai's top leader is progressing further and others might be implicated, a Communist Party anti-graft official said Tuesday.
Three separate newspaper reviews of e-mail messages suggest Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd played a more direct role in an internal investigation of media leaks than previously disclosed.
The president is being questioned on sexual harassment and wiretapping charges. The former justice minister is standing trial on accusations of sexual misconduct. The prime minister is being investigated for possible foul play in real estate deals.
Police questioned President Moshe Katsav for a second day Thursday about sexual harassment allegations, and a lawmaker collected signatures to begin the process of impeaching him.
The fallout from Italy's match-fixing scandal isn't over yet. Despite the final appeals rulings in the case, Juventus, Lazio and Fiorentina say they will continue to fight their punishments.
Lawyers for Juventus argued at a sports court tribunal Sunday that the team should keep its last two Serie A titles irrespective of any wrongdoing in the Italian match-fixing scandal.
Just days after winning its fourth World Cup title, Italian soccer suffered an all-time low as four top clubs — including powerhouse Juventus — and top officials and referees were sanctioned for match-fixing.
An audit of Nuclear Regulatory Commission reports on nuclear plant relicensing has found that the agency's staff apparently spends a good deal of time using "cut" and "paste" computer commands.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Los Alamos National Laboratory's chief subcontractor underestimated the cost of work at the lab 75 percent of the time between January 2005 and April 2007, according to a government inspection.
Philippine senators welcome the granting of pardon to defamed former President Joseph Estrada. The senators view it as a politically unifying act for the country divided by the unseating, arrest and conviction of the former leader. Defeated 2004 presidential contender Sen.
President Bush's nominee for attorney general, Michael Mukasey, was asked an important question about Congress's power at his confirmation hearing.
Majority of Filipinos welcomed the long-awaited release of ex-President Joseph "Erap" Estrada following the executive clemency extended to the former leader accused of politically motivated trumped-up charges.
Bill Clinton was the best president the People's Republic of China ever had. His wife may be even better. Beijing, hungry for more technology transfers, is betting on it.
Interpol is on the trail of sex scandal accused Dirk Prinsloo, the Pretoria advocate who has apparently fled to Russia. A warrant was issued for his arrest when Pretoria High Court judge Essop Patel was told Prinsloo had failed to turn up at court.
This week, it was reported in the authoritative Capitol Hill newspaper, The Hill, that Don Van Natta Jr. and Jeff Gerth included some unsavory news about Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in "Her Way," their recent book about her.
Rep. Aaron Tilton, R-Springville, and Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, defended their involvement in a proposed nuclear power plant during a meeting today of the Legislature's Public Utilities and Technology Interim Committee.
WASHINGTON - In one of the longest-held secrets of the Cold War, the U.S.
The nine-month-old telecom equipment joint venture is losing money. Scandal-plagued Siemens may bail out of its half.
A former Mrs. New Jersey was arrested in Essex Fells for writing bogus checks to purchase more than $70,000 of antique furniture, authorities said today.
Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy resigned yesterday, two weeks after dropping out of sight amid reports that he was under investigation for embellishing his military service record and possibly receiving disability benefits he did not deserve.
ROME, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Italian federal officials have launched an investigation into allegations a Mafia clan trafficked in and illegally disposed of nuclear waste 20 years ago.
Blue drums displaying Radioactive sign. Blue drums displaying radioactive sign. David Woodfall/David Woodfall Authorities in Italy are investigating a mafia clan accused of trafficking nuclear waste and trying to make plutonium.
The fresh discovery of U.S. government documents mentioning a secret deal reached during Japan-U.S.
WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Sandy Berger, who stole highly classified terrorism documents from the National Archives, destroyed them and lied to investigators, is now an adviser to presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.
I have talked to several of my sources in the Senate, and this came as a surprise to me...They knew about it. They knew that he had this problem, and it was in the closet. And it was not just a homosexual relationship. It was this weird conduct. They didn't do anything about it.
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It started out as a family errand: Ahmed Haithem Ahmed was driving his mother, Mohassin, to pick up his father from the hospital where he worked as a pathologist. As they approached Nisour Square at midday on Sept.
The son of U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) has been fired from his job with the Illinois prison system following a sex scandal.
The Los Angeles Music Awards are seen as the Grammy® Awards for the independent music scene and many Grammy® nominees in the last 17 years were also nominees of the Los Angeles Music Awards.