Rights groups say the campaign may net some arrests but believe the corruption is seeded too deep for the prime minister's plan to root it out
Scandal could also damage his successor, Yoshihide Suga
Killer admitted to nine grisly murders; used Twitter to find, contact victims
Three former ministers also charged in blast that killed hundreds
Yoshihide Suga also seeks to work closely with Biden administration
Should lawmakers vote down the record-setting budget, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will be under pressure to resign
Peru's president of Congress is a step closer to becoming the country's third president in a span of a week
The leaders in the northern Tigray region are accused of treason and terrorism
Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa was 84
Bolsonaro said he would not let Brazilians be guinea pigs
The visit is part of prime minister's first foreign trip since taking office last month
Sanna Marin is second EU leader to depart Brussels as COVID-19 precaution
Adib had been in lengthy negotiations with political factions
Fayez al-Sarraj says he is ready for a 'peaceful transition of power' once agreement is reached on new leaders and a new government
Japanese parliament to formally elect key ally of outgoing Prime Shinzo Abe
A report estimates the number of Chinese nuclear warheads at slightly over 200 and includes those that can be fitted to ballistic missiles capable of
Yoshihide Suga has a reputation for building coalitions and exceeding expectations
Suga has said his top priorities are fighting the coronavirus and turning around an economy battered by the pandemic
Shinzo Abe said he is suffering from a recurrence of ulcerative colitis
2018 ruling by South Korea's Supreme Court was in order to pay four South Koreans who were forced laborers during Japan's colonial occupation of Korea
The government of Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre is accused of ineffectiveness
The announcement came a day after Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan agreed to resume their decade-long talks on the dam
Jean Castex oversaw France's coronavirus lockdown exit
Critics slam decree, which aims to free over 400 prisoners, as a national security threat
India and China have accused each other of instigating the deadliest conflict between them in 45 years
Prosecutors say Katsuyuki Kawai paid off five people to secure wife' election
Prosecutors say main suspect Stig Engstrom died in 2002
Court upholds his decree for the nomination
Before entering the courtroom, Netanyahu lashed out against the court and the media, insisting that he is innocent of all charges
Lesotho's New Prime Minister tasked with bringing stability to small South African country
Under the rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences films must be released in traditional theaters before December 31 to be eligible fo
The southern African kingdom already has watched, shocked, as the prime minister's current wife, Masesaiah, was charged earlier this month in the murd
Blowback from Mahathir Mohamad's rebuke of India over Kashmir and Muslim migrants is likely to hit his country's palm oil sector hard, but it may have
Robert Abela, 42, will replace Joseph Muscat, who is stepping down midway through his second term as prime minister amid demands for accountability ov