World news about “Scandal”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Madoff boats sold to repay victims Four pleasure boats seized by US authorities from swindler Bernard Madoff and his right-hand man, Frank DiPascali, have… 18/11/2009 - tags: USA, Scandal
Britain again under fire for Iraqi abusesNew claims that British troops have been involved in brutality, torture and rape in Iraq have been made to the defence… 14/11/2009 - tags: Iraq, Military, United Kingdom, Scandal
Former French president implicated in AngolagateFormer French Interior Minister, Charles Pasqua, is claiming that Jacques Chirac is one of many top politicians who… 13/11/2009 - tags: France, Justice, Scandal
Prison sentences in French arms scandalThe guilty verdicts handed down on Tuesday in France’s “Angolagate” arms scandal have lobbed a bomb into the political… 27/10/2009 - tags: France, Justice, Scandal
Police held for blackmail in Italian political sex row… political sex scandal to rock Italy. … Sex scandals involving … 24/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Scandal
French welcome young Sarkozy’s change of heartOpponents of a bid by the French president’s son to run the wealthy business district in Paris have been celebrating… 23/10/2009 - tags: France, Nicolas Sarkozy, Scandal
Amnesty International calls for Taser gun clampdownStun-gun maker Taser International is advising police forces to avoid firing the devices at the chests of suspects… 22/10/2009 - tags: Security, Controversy, Scandal, Wheapons
Taser company admits heart risksThe company that makes Taser stun guns has admitted for the first time that the weapon carries a risk of heart problems… 22/10/2009 - tags: Controversy, Scandal, Wheapons
US illegal alien halloween costume sparks rowHalloween would not be halloween without any tricks or treats but a row over one particular costume is threatening to… 21/10/2009 - tags: USA, Scandal
Wilders sees visit as victory for freedom of speechDutch MP Geert Wilders has arrived in Britain and described his visit to the country as a victory for free speech… 16/10/2009 - tags: Germany, Politics, United Kingdom, Scandal
Plutonium find halts work at French nuclear siteWork to dismantle a nuclear plant in France has been suspended after unexpectedly high levels of plutonium were… 15/10/2009 - tags: France, Scandal, nuclear accidents
Charities face fraud probeParis prosecutors have opened up a judicial inquiry into the activities of 17 charities, including organisations that… 14/10/2009 - tags: France, Aid, Scandal
Brown forced to repay cleaning and gardening billsBritain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown has returned to parliament after the summer recess to face a personal expenses… 13/10/2009 - tags: Scandal, David Cameron
I’m no paedophile says MitterrandFrance’s Culture Minister Frederique Mitterrand has refused to resign and has hit back at his critics in the main… 09/10/2009 - tags: France, Politics, Controversy, Scandal
Sex trade scandal engulfs French ministerA French cabinet minister who has written about paying young boys for sex in Bangkok is facing growing calls to resign… 08/10/2009 - tags: France, Scandal
Posters inflame minaret debate in SwitzerlandA poster which critics say incites hatred of Muslims is provoking intense debate in Switzerland. It is part of a… 08/10/2009 - tags: Switzerland, Politics, Scandal
Expenses scandal hits Irish SpeakerThe speaker of Ireland’s parliament John O’Donoghue is to resign over an expenses scandal. Since taking office as… 07/10/2009 - tags: Ireland, Politics, Scandal
Clearstream witness damages de VillepinThe corruption trial involving an alleged attempt to smear French President Nicolas Sarkozy has heard sensational… 06/10/2009 - tags: France, Justice, Scandal
RAI comes under fire for letting D’Addario speakThe woman in the eye of the escort storm in Italy, Patrizia D’Addario, has appeared on state television Rai Due to… 02/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, Scandal
Portugal’s president breaks silence over scandal… wire tapping scandal at the highest … talk about the scandal during the … from the scandal continues. … 30/09/2009 - tags: Portugal, President, Scandal, Socialist party
Polanski’s long-running flight from LA lawIn 1977, Roman Polanski had reached a deal with Los Angeles prosecutors to admit the underage sex charge and receive 42… 29/09/2009 - tags: Scandal, Roman Polanski
Polanski appeals extradition to AmericaThe acclaimed film director Roman Polanski has launched a legal battle against his extradition to the United States for… 29/09/2009 - tags: Scandal, Roman Polanski
Berlusconi in second Obama “tan” gaffeRacial remarks about Michele Obama have landed Silvio Berlusconi in hot water again. Having once referred to the … 28/09/2009 - tags: Italy, Barack Obama, Silvio Berlusconi, Scandal
Presidential spying plot thickens in PortugalA scandal engulfing the Portuguese presidential palace has taken another twist just days before elections… 22/09/2009 - tags: President, Scandal, Portuguese election
France’s political trial of the decade beginsIn Paris, a long-awaited trial gets underway today – pitting two of the most senior figures in French politics against… 21/09/2009 - tags: Justice, Nicolas Sarkozy, Scandal
Settlement reached over Ivory Coast toxic wasteThousands of people in Ivory Coast who claim to have fallen ill from toxic waste are to receive damages from the firm… 21/09/2009 - tags: Environment, Ivory Coast, Scandal
Portugal awash with election espionage claimsClaims of dirty tricks carried out by the Portuguese intelligence service in the general-election campaign have… 19/09/2009 - tags: Politics, Scandal, Portuguese election
Radioactive fears after shipwreck is found off ItalyA secret shipwreck found off Italy’s southern coast has set alarm bells ringing. Far from containing hidden… 13/09/2009 - tags: Environment, Italy, Scandal
French minister accused of racist remarksAn internet race row has sparked calls for the resignation of France’s Interior Minister, one of President Nicolas… 11/09/2009 - tags: France, Politics, Scandal
Berlusconi hit by more damaging headlines… of sex scandals. … survive the scandals, but many … 09/09/2009 - tags: Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, Scandal
Hitler double used in AIDS awareness videoAn AIDS awareness video has outraged Jewish communities and AIDS support charities after using a Hitler look-alike in a… 08/09/2009 - tags: AIDS, advertising, Scandal
Straw’s comments stoke Lockerbie trade rowSuspicions that business interests were involved in the decision to free the terminally-ill Lockerbie bomber have been… 05/09/2009 - tags: Libya, Oil, United Kingdom, Scandal, Muammar Gaddafi
Portugal’s government denies pre-poll censorshipA political storm has enveloped Portugal after one of its leading TV channels shelved a programme about a corruption… 04/09/2009 - tags: Elections, Television, Scandal
Editor quits over Berlusconi rowOne of Italy’s most influential Catholic opinion makers has resigned amid a morality battle with supporters of Silvio… 03/09/2009 - tags: Media, Scandal, Dino Boffo
Cameron challenges Brown on release motivesThe fallout from the al-Megrahi release continues to make political waves. The British government has published letters… 02/09/2009 - tags: Libya, United Kingdom, Scandal, Lockerbie
Former Israeli PM charged with corruptionThe former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been formally charged with corruption. He is accused of taking cash… 30/08/2009 - tags: Justice, Ehud Olmert, Corruption, Scandal
Bomber freed for oil, UK government letters raise suspicionsThe rapturous reception in Tripoli for Lockerbie bomber Adel Basset al-Megrahi sparked outrage and was condemed by the… 30/08/2009 - tags: Libya, Oil, Scandal
Italian PM takes legal action over sexual misconduct claimsItaly’s prime minister is suing an Italian newspaper for a million euros in damages for defamation. La Repubblica… 28/08/2009 - tags: Italy, Justice, Scandal
Report slams ‘bad, cruel’ treatment in UK hospitalsNational Health Service nurses in the UK have come under fire for their “cruel” and “demeaning” treatment of some… 27/08/2009 - tags: Health, United Kingdom, Scandal
German poll hots upThe German election campaign is starting to get spicy with a new row about members of parliament abusing their… 27/08/2009 - tags: Politics, Angela Merkel, Scandal, German elections
Libya broke promise claims MacAskillThe Scottish parliament has given Justice secretary Kenny MacAskill a rough ride over his handling of the compassionate… 24/08/2009 - tags: Scandal, Scotland, Lockerbie
Lockerbie debate in Scotland todayThe holidays of Scottish members of parliament have come to an abrupt end over a week early. The crisis? Lockerbie… 24/08/2009 - tags: Scandal, Scotland, Lockerbie
Bribes scandal hits German universitiesGermany’s famed reputation for educational excellence has been hit by a scandal over degrees for sale. Prosecutors are… 23/08/2009 - tags: Germany, Scandal
French supermarket apologises for fake shoppersA French supermarket chain has been forced to apologise after it admitted using fake shoppers during a ministerial… 20/08/2009 - tags: France, Scandal
Madonna concert angers Polish Catholic hardlinersIt is not her first run-in with the Roman Catholic Church and it probably won’t be her last. This time, Madonna has… 13/08/2009 - tags: Poland, Music, Scandal
Black politician told “go home” by German far-rightGermany’s far-right has told a black politician appearing on regional election posters to go home to Angola. And the… 13/08/2009 - tags: Germany, Scandal, German elections
Paris could be my daughter says Mark LesterAnother extraordinary twist in the life and death of Michael Jackson has emerged with the claim by former child star… 09/08/2009 - tags: USA, Scandal
German minister cleared of “limo affair”German Health minister, Ulla Schmidt has been cleared of misusing public funds after she used her official car in Spain… 09/08/2009 - tags: Germany, Scandal
German minister takes government limo to SpainAn apparent misuse of public funds scandal is rocking Germany after it was revealed a minister sent her official… 27/07/2009 - tags: Germany, Scandal
Berlusconi under fire over alleged call girl chatsThe media spotlight remains well and truly focussed on the private life of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi… 21/07/2009 - tags: Silvio Berlusconi, Scandal
Audio tape surfaces in Berlusconi scandalSilvio Berlusconi’s lawyer is calling it a figment of the imagination. But a newspaper in Italy is standing by its… 21/07/2009 - tags: Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, Scandal
UK newspaper hit by further phone tapping allegationsIts being claimed that the publisher of the UK’s biggest selling Sunday newspaper paid more than a million euros in… 09/07/2009 - tags: United Kingdom, Scandal
Portuguese minister quits over gesturePortugal’s Economy Minister has resigned after making an offensive gesture in parliament at a political opponent… 03/07/2009 - tags: Portugal, Politics, Scandal
Madoff’s trail of destruction spreads wideJustice may have had the last laugh but for a long time the joke was on Bernard Madoff’s investors. When his… 29/06/2009 - tags: USA, Justice, Scandal
From conman to convict – Madoff gets 150 yearsThe swindler behind the biggest financial scam Wall Street has ever seen, Bernard Madoff, has been jailed for 150 years… 29/06/2009 - tags: Justice, Madoff, Scandal
Financial swindler Bernard Madoff sentetced to 150 years in prisonBernard Madoff, the swindler behind the biggest financial scam Wall Street has ever seen, has been sent to jail for 150… 29/06/2009 - tags: Justice, Madoff, Scandal
Jacko’s achievements tainted with scandalFor all the plaudits about his achievements in entertainment, there was a more questionable side to Michael Jackson’s… 26/06/2009 - tags: USA, Scandal, Michael Jackson death
Pressure mounts on Berlusconi over sex allegationsThe pressure is mounting on Italy’s Prime Minister. The Italian press group L’Espresso says it is considering… 25/06/2009 - tags: Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, Scandal
Sex scandal engulfs Berlusconi… sex scandal headlines keep … The scandal began with … 24/06/2009 - tags: Italy, Politics, Silvio Berlusconi, Scandal
Berlusconi in new sex scandal… a new sex scandal. … say the latest scandal may cost … 22/06/2009 - tags: Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, Scandal
MPs’ expenses row in UK rages onThe row over MPs expenses in Britain rages on, a day after police said they would investigate some cases. Parliament… 21/06/2009 - tags: Politics, United Kingdom, Scandal
Cameron says “sorry” over expenses oversightOn the day the expense claims of every British Member of Parliament was published on the internet the leader of the… 18/06/2009 - tags: United Kingdom, Scandal
Call girl claims stir debate on Berlusconi’s ruleSilvio Berlusconi’s colourful private life is topping the political agenda in Italy again after allegations about… 18/06/2009 - tags: Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, Scandal
Berlusconi faces “girls and parties” claimsItaly’s Prime Minister has reacted angrily to a newspaper report which alleges that women were paid to attend parties… 18/06/2009 - tags: Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, Scandal
Another British government minister resignsA UK Treasury Minister has resigned after reports that she avoided paying almost 20 thousand euros in capital gains tax… 18/06/2009 - tags: Politics, United Kingdom, Scandal
Berlusconi slams Spanish paper over nude photosThe Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he has nothing to be afraid of following the publication of photos of… 05/06/2009 - tags: Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, Scandal
UK Home Secretary Smith reportedly set to quitBritain’s embattled government is at the centre of fresh turmoil. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith looks to be the… 02/06/2009 - tags: Politics, Scandal
Berlusconi blocks party photo publicationSilvio Berlusconi has successfully blocked the publication of photos from his New Year’s Eve party. The Italian… 30/05/2009 - tags: Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, Scandal
McAlesse says abuse perpetrators should face prosecutionIrish president Mary McAlesse has said that those guilty of abuse in religious institutions should face justice… 29/05/2009 - tags: Ireland, Children, Scandal
Three more UK MPs to quitThree more British members of parliament have agreed to stand down at the next election in the wake of the MPs‘… 29/05/2009 - tags: United Kingdom, Scandal
Berlusconi “would resign” if affair claims were trueThe Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he would resign if allegations that he had an affair with a teenage… 28/05/2009 - tags: Silvio Berlusconi, Scandal
Czech anti-Roma scandalCzech television has stopped broadcasting anti-Roma political advertising by the far-right National Party, ahead of the… 21/05/2009 - tags: European elections, Scandal
Political scandal reaches the UK Lords as calls grow for a general electionThe whiff of political sleaze has spread to the UK’s upper house after two Labour peers were suspended for offering to… 21/05/2009 - tags: Politics, United Kingdom, Scandal
