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Japan Ex-PM Shinzo Abe Apologises, Corrects Parliament Statements On Funding Scandal
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday corrected statements he had made in parliament, apologising for what he said were mistakes regarding a political funding scandal that has also cast a pall over the current premier.
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Anand Mahindra May Fund Facebook Rival. Gets Instant Like From Minister
As the controversy over the Facebook-Cambridge Analytical scandal continued to grab headlines, spiralling into a growing political row and spur worries about privacy and safety of personal data in India, Anand Mahindra took to Twitter to muse whether it was time to build an alternative social media platform.
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Indian-Origin Man Jailed In US Mayoral Election Funding Scandal
An Indian origin political consultant in the US has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for his role in funneling illegal campaign contributions to candidates in San Diego's 2012 mayoral race.
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South Korea Pension Fund Chief Detained By Special Prosecutor
A South Korean special prosecution team investigating the widening influence-peddling scandal that has engulfed the presidency said it had placed the chairman of the National Pension Service (NPS) under emergency arrest early on Wednesday.
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Malaysia PM Accounts Funded Luxury Buys, Election Payouts: Report
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's bank accounts were used to purchase $15 million in luxury goods and pay out millions more to political figures ahead of 2013 elections, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Malaysia Prime Minister Vows 'No Surrender' Over Funding Scandal
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday vowed "no surrender" as he fends off allegations of corruption and abuse of power over a political funding scandal that has prompted calls for his removal.
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South Korea's Prime Minister Lee Wan-Koo Offers to Quit Amid Political Scandal
South Korea's prime minister, who has denied an allegation that he took illegal funds from a businessman who committed suicide, has offered to resign, Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday.
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Japanese Prime Minister Faces Questions Over Political Funding Breach
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has already lost three ministers to political funding scandals, faced questions today over claims that a branch of his ruling party received illegal donations.
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In Blow to Shinzo Abe, Japan Minister to Quit as Soon as Sunday Over Funds Scandal: Reports
In a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's new trade and industry minister will resign as soon as Sunday over allegations that groups backing her misused political funds, Japanese media said.
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In Blow to Shinzo Abe, Japan Trade Minister to Resign Over Funds Scandal: Media
In a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's newly appointed trade and industry minister plans to resign following reports that some of her support groups misused political funds, Japanese media said on Saturday.
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BJP Calls For CBI Probe Into Land Scam in Odisha
Hitting out at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the alleged cover up bid in land scam, the BJP today demanded a CBI probe into the allotment of land and houses as role of political leaders had now surfaced during inquiry into chit fund scandal by the central agency.
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Strauss-Kahn suspects 'political enemies' in sex scandal
The Guardian newspaper said on its website on Friday that former International Monetary Fund boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn believes his French presidential bid was scuppered last year by "political enemies" who made sure his sexual encounter with a New York maid was made public.
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Japan Ex-PM Shinzo Abe Apologises, Corrects Parliament Statements On Funding Scandal
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday corrected statements he had made in parliament, apologising for what he said were mistakes regarding a political funding scandal that has also cast a pall over the current premier.
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Anand Mahindra May Fund Facebook Rival. Gets Instant Like From Minister
As the controversy over the Facebook-Cambridge Analytical scandal continued to grab headlines, spiralling into a growing political row and spur worries about privacy and safety of personal data in India, Anand Mahindra took to Twitter to muse whether it was time to build an alternative social media platform.
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Indian-Origin Man Jailed In US Mayoral Election Funding Scandal
An Indian origin political consultant in the US has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for his role in funneling illegal campaign contributions to candidates in San Diego's 2012 mayoral race.
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South Korea Pension Fund Chief Detained By Special Prosecutor
A South Korean special prosecution team investigating the widening influence-peddling scandal that has engulfed the presidency said it had placed the chairman of the National Pension Service (NPS) under emergency arrest early on Wednesday.
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Malaysia PM Accounts Funded Luxury Buys, Election Payouts: Report
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's bank accounts were used to purchase $15 million in luxury goods and pay out millions more to political figures ahead of 2013 elections, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Malaysia Prime Minister Vows 'No Surrender' Over Funding Scandal
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday vowed "no surrender" as he fends off allegations of corruption and abuse of power over a political funding scandal that has prompted calls for his removal.
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South Korea's Prime Minister Lee Wan-Koo Offers to Quit Amid Political Scandal
South Korea's prime minister, who has denied an allegation that he took illegal funds from a businessman who committed suicide, has offered to resign, Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday.
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Japanese Prime Minister Faces Questions Over Political Funding Breach
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has already lost three ministers to political funding scandals, faced questions today over claims that a branch of his ruling party received illegal donations.
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In Blow to Shinzo Abe, Japan Minister to Quit as Soon as Sunday Over Funds Scandal: Reports
In a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's new trade and industry minister will resign as soon as Sunday over allegations that groups backing her misused political funds, Japanese media said.
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In Blow to Shinzo Abe, Japan Trade Minister to Resign Over Funds Scandal: Media
In a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan's newly appointed trade and industry minister plans to resign following reports that some of her support groups misused political funds, Japanese media said on Saturday.
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BJP Calls For CBI Probe Into Land Scam in Odisha
Hitting out at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the alleged cover up bid in land scam, the BJP today demanded a CBI probe into the allotment of land and houses as role of political leaders had now surfaced during inquiry into chit fund scandal by the central agency.
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Strauss-Kahn suspects 'political enemies' in sex scandal
The Guardian newspaper said on its website on Friday that former International Monetary Fund boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn believes his French presidential bid was scuppered last year by "political enemies" who made sure his sexual encounter with a New York maid was made public.
