Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been sworn in for a second term in office, vowing to fight corruption and inviting his chief rival Abdullah Abdullah to join the government.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been sworn into office for a second full term Thursday amid mounting doubts over his legitimacy, his ability to crack down on corruption and growing alarm over escalating violence.
French Senator Gaston Flosse, whose parliamentary immunity was partially lifted just six days ago, has been questioned and detained in a Tahiti jail. The long-time leader of French Polynesia faces accusations of embezzling some 1.5 million euros.
The corruption trial of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is due to start November 27, after Italy's constitutional court voted to lift his immunity.
Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has admitted giving a "farewell gift" of some 133,000 euros to the International Monetary Fund's outgoing agent in the country, but denies any influence-peddling.
The United States announced on Monday that it is taking away the visa of a senior Kenyan official whom Washington claims is hindering the fight against corruption.
A French judge will decide this week whether to pursue corruption charges against former President Jacques Chirac, who is accused of misusing city funds while he was Paris mayor.
Italy's constitutional court has ruled that a law protecting Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and other top officials from prosecution violates the constitution. Berlusconi vowed to stay on, slamming a "political" decision by a "left-wing" court.
