69-year-old Alan was elected as Peru's president twice, first as a firebrand leftist and then as a champion of foreign investment and free trade. In recent couple of years, he was alleged of doing corruption.

The Central government on Thursday curtailed the tenure of Special CBI Director Rakesh Asthana, who had a bitter fight with ousted agency Director Alok Verma and who himself faces corruption charges, with immediate effect.

Irked over leaks to media in the highly-sensitive case of alleged corruption by CBI director Alok Verma, the Supreme Court on Monday said "None of you deserve a hearing."

The Congress on Wednesday targeted the Narendra Modi government over the Rafale deal saying its "boat of corruption" will sink after the Supreme Court asked for details of pricing and told the Centre to go public on the selection process of the Indian offset partner.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested on Wednesday to face fresh corruption charges related to scandal-hit state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad, the Malaysia's anti-graft body said.

The Haryana Police said on Tuesday they have sought permission from the state government to further probe the corruption case registered against Congress President Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra, former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and realtors including DLF.

A Brazilian court ordered that former president Lula da Silva, currently in prison, cannot stand as a candidate in the presidential election this year because of a corruption conviction.

The Delhi Waqf Board on Monday released a list of its "appointed members", indicating it will be reconstituted after the earlier body was dissolved over corruption allegations.

Pakistan's batsman Nasir Jamshed has been banned for 10 years over corruption charges. He has been found guilty of doing spot fixing in the Pakistan Super League in 2017, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Friday.

Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modis customary Independence Day speech, the Congress on Wednesday said all the Prime Minister said was "meaningless" for the common people who have given up on "achche din" (good days) promised by Modi in 2014 and are now waiting for "sachche din" (truthful days).