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Blatter mounts final FIFA ban appeal CULTURE

Blatter mounts final FIFA ban appeal

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter began his final appeal Thursday against his six-year ban from football, in a long-shot quest for redemption after his career ended in scandal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sri Lanka arrests son of former leader Rajapaksa INTERNATIONAL

Sri Lanka arrests son of former leader Rajapaksa

Sri Lankan financial crime police arrested the eldest son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday on suspicion of laundering money, his lawyer said, the latest legal difficulty for the once-powerful family.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq judiciary drops corruption case against speaker ASIA

Iraq judiciary drops corruption case against speaker

The Iraqi judiciary on Tuesday closed a corruption case against parliament speaker Salim al-Juburi, citing a lack of evidence to proceed further.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FIFA ban has taken a physical toll: Blatter CULTURE

FIFA ban has taken a physical toll: Blatter

Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has admitted his six-year ban from all football-related activity has taken a toll on his mental health.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Malaysia names new anti-graft chief as corruption scandal drags on INTERNATIONAL

Malaysia names new anti-graft chief as corruption scandal drags on

Malaysia appointed a new chief of its anti-graft agency on Friday, replacing a previous head who stepped down two years before his term ended amid a high-profile graft investigation linked to Prime Minister Najib Razak.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hong Kong tycoon Kwok freed on bail INTERNATIONAL

Hong Kong tycoon Kwok freed on bail

Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok was granted bail on Tuesday, clearing the path to appeal his graft conviction over a high-profile cash for favours scandal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Australia board slaps bans on 3 players for betting CULTURE

Australia board slaps bans on 3 players for betting

Australia's cricket board has banned two players for betting on matches and given a suspended ban to a third as part of its ‘zero tolerance’ approach to gambling-related corruption.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IOC taking Tokyo bribery scandal 'seriously' CULTURE

IOC taking Tokyo bribery scandal 'seriously'

A senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official said Thursday allegations of illegal payments to help Tokyo win the 2020 Games were being taken ‘very seriously’...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Four killed, 90 injured in Baghdad Green Zone riots ASIA

Four killed, 90 injured in Baghdad Green Zone riots

At least four people were killed and 90 injured among anti-corruption protesters who stormed Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, hospital sources said on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Fatma Samoura vows to improve football's 'tarnished image' CULTURE

Fatma Samoura vows to improve football's 'tarnished image'

FIFA's new secretary general Fatma Samoura vowed "to help football restore its tarnished image" following a spate of scandals within the game's world governing body.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Japan to investigate claim of illicit Olympic payment INTERNATIONAL

Japan to investigate claim of illicit Olympic payment

Japan on Friday said it would question officials involved in Tokyo's successful 2020 Olympics bid over a multi-million dollar payment which is being probed by French investigators.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Queen calls Chinese delegation 'very rude' INTERNATIONAL

Queen calls Chinese delegation 'very rude'

Queen Elizabeth II was caught on camera describing members of a Chinese delegation on a state visit last year as ‘very rude’, in a rare diplomatic gaffe by the British monarch.

4:45 AM November 25 2016