Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:topics/political_scandalstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Spectre_bias_hovers_over_Malaysian_1800

Nearly all of Malaysia agrees coming elections will be the country's closest ever, but opinions diverge on another key question: will the hotly anticipated contest be free and fair?

2013-03-20T05:40:13ZAFP Asian Editionby Julia Zappeitag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/Democrat_under_grand_jury_probe_354b

Robert Menendez, the influential head of the US Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, is under investigation by a grand jury in Miami for alleged influence peddling, the Washington Post reported Friday.

2013-03-15T17:13:05ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/04/Prostitute_admits_fake_claims_against_3e63

A prostitute who triggered a political scandal by claiming US Senator Robert Menendez paid her for sex has admitted she made up the allegations, the Washington Post reported on Monday.

2013-03-05T00:10:02ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/28/Taiwan_rail_officials_indicted_corruption_89b4

Twelve Taiwan railway officials including two deputy directors have been indicted on graft charges after allegedly accepting banquets and hostess club visits in the biggest corruption scandal to hit the state rail sector, prosecutors said.

2013-02-28T05:53:08ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/23/Citizen_tide_protests_swamps_Spain_9bed

Spaniards furious at hardship and corruption scandals in the financial crisis massed in cities across the country on Saturday in a "citizens' tide" of protests.

2013-02-23T21:26:54ZAFP Global Editionby by Sylvie GROULTtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/23/Spain_kings_son-in-law_protects_royals_a493

Spanish King Juan Carlos's son-in-law Inaki Urdangarin worked on Saturday to distance the royal family from a corruption scandal that has struck at the heart of the palace.

2013-02-23T20:14:04ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/21/Kenyan_accuses_civil_service_head_6a54

Kenya's prime minister, a frontrunner in the March 4 presidential poll, accused Thursday the head of the civil service of attempting to manipulate the vote to his rivals' advantage.

2013-02-21T13:44:42ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/18/British_seeks_deepen_India_ties_02eb

British Prime Minister David Cameron was due to hold talks with Indian leaders Tuesday in pursuit of deeper trade ties as a widening corruption scandal threatened to overshadow his visit.

2013-02-18T21:16:47ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/18/China_bans_life_fines_clubs_59ae

China's top football body handed down a swathe of punishments including fines worth millions, it said on Monday, as it seeks leave behind corruption scandals which have plagued the sport in China.

2013-02-18T18:45:10ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/18/Cameron_trade_offensive_amid_India_699c

Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in India on Monday with what he called Britain's biggest ever overseas business delegation for a three-day visit clouded by a corruption scandal.

2013-02-18T13:39:58ZAFP European Editionby Rachel O'Brientag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/18/Helicopter_scandal_hangs_over_Camerons_437c

Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Mumbai on a three-day trade-focused visit clouded by a corruption scandal over British-made helicopters sold to New Delhi.

2013-02-18T05:01:03ZAFP European Editionby Rachel O'Brientag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/17/Helicopter_scandal_hangs_over_Camerons_437c

British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives in India's financial hub Mumbai on Monday on a three-day trade-focused visit clouded by a corruption scandal over British-made helicopters sold to New Delhi.

2013-02-17T21:12:43ZAFP Asian Editionby Ammu Kannampillytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/Damaged_scandal_Spain_holds_813b

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will keep his job despite being named in a corruption scandal, but the affair leaves him weakened as he tries to steer Spain out of a deep economic crisis, analysts say.

2013-02-06T03:53:13ZAFP Global Editionby Ingrid Bazinettag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/Corruption_scandal_hurts_football_says_5a78

Germany captain Philipp Lahm has said the current corruption scandal rocking European football is damaging the game's image with politicians here calling on FIFA boss Sepp Blatter to act.

2013-02-05T18:51:17ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/03/Spain_opposition_calls_Rajoy_resign_5473

The leader of Spain's opposition Socialist party called on Sunday for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to resign amid a damaging corruption scandal.

2013-02-03T23:33:36ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/02/Scandal-hit_Spain_denies_corruption_claims_f652

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Saturday denied allegations that he received undeclared payments from his ruling party, as he fought off a major corruption scandal.

2013-02-02T19:31:52ZAFP Global Editionby by Roland LLOYD PARRYtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/02/Pakistan_exhumes_graft_investigators_body_3131

Pakistan's forensic experts on Saturday exhumed the body of an official probing a corruption scandal involving the prime minister, after the graft investigator was found dead last month.

2013-02-02T16:55:55ZAFP South Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/01/Secret_Service_chief_retire_a595

The head of the Secret Service -- the police agency that protects US President Barack Obama -- is retiring, a spokesman said Friday, less than a year after the elite squad was hit by a sex scandal.

2013-02-01T23:51:00ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/31/Spain_town_asks_scandal-hit_royal_2026

Authorities Thursday asked Spanish King Juan Carlos's son-in-law, mired in a corruption scandal, to stop using the title Duke of Palma, claiming he has disrespected the town's name, an official said.

2013-01-31T18:25:05ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/27/Anger_mounts_over_corruption_recession-hit_dfa8

Anger over a long list of corruption scandals implicating bankers, politicians and even members of the royal family is on the rise in recession-hit Spain, putting the spotlight on the failure of the country's democracy to tackle the issue.

2013-01-27T23:53:24ZAFP Global Editionby Ingrid Bazinet