The OECD Working Group on Bribery reaffirms the importance of the independence of prosecutors and judges and is concerned that Brazil’s achievements in fighting corruption may be seriously jeopardised by recent legislative developments.

The consultation on appointing authorities and the selection of arbitrators in investor-state dispute settlement paper and comments received are being made available in order to foster informed public and inter-governmental debate.

Support for five networks around England follows coronavirus rescue packages for bus and train sectors

"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison's Bret Michaels was the last popular flourish of transvestism in rock. Ludovic Hunter-Tilney discovers what inspired the classic power ballad. Credit: Capitol Catalog, Hollywood Records, Kidz Bop, BMB/Poor Boy Records  

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Lusaka ups ante in dispute over shuttered copper mine

Former justice minister had accused president of political interference in police work

US-led trial shows positive results in hastening recovery time for coronavirus patients

Schools can spread infection, but long absences mean gaps in learning

A prolific American talent who defied the snobbery of literary critics

European Commission seeks to strengthen enforcement powers after banking scandals

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the manufacture of the Coventor ventilator, a new hardware design first developed by the University of Minnesota. The project sought to create a ventilator that could provide the same level of life-saving care as existing ventilator models, but with a much lower cost to help ramp […]

Taika Waititi already reinvigorated the Thor franchise. Now he’s looking to do the same for Star Wars. Waititi is probably best-known for directing “Thor: Ragnarok” — easily the best of the Thor movies and one of the most delightful films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. More recently, he wrote and directed the Nazi comedy “Jojo […]

Author Jessica Fellowes from Oxfordshire was fired by a magazine for being 'too posh', and said that you wouldn't get the same 'reverse snobbery' towards someone from a council house.

As always happens in Ligue 1, one of the biggest and most controversial moments of the weekend involved Neymar. Like the rest of the league, he suffered a breach of discipline.

ALISON BOSHOFF: Friends say that Georgina Chapman, 43, 'does not want to be seen as a victim'. That right she reserves for others.

Ryder Cup winner Thorbjorn Olesen has been suspended from the European Tour after being charged with sexual assault, being drunk on an aircraft and common assault.

The Ryder Cup winner, a Danish national, was arrested on July 29 after a flight from Nashville to London.

Golfer appeared at Isleworth Crown Court to deny sexual touching and assault after police arrested him at Heathrow Airport. He attended court with a woman who is believed to be his partner.

A pro-Hillary group told the FEC that author Peter Schweizer made an illegal 'in-kind' contribution to Sen. Paul by arming him with presidential campaign dirt on Clinton before his book's publication date.

Republican Senator Rand Paul is urging President Donald Trump to use lie detector tests to root out the author of the anonymous New York Times op-ed. 

As if this international film star didn't have enough legal troubles on his plate already, he's taking on the legacy of a particularly embattled music legend with an unauthorized new project.

While Game of Thrones was a huge hit for HBO, legions of vocal fans have spoken out against the final season, and now author George R.R. Martin has hinted his books will have a different ending.

Their marriage only lasted from 2000 to 2002 and the 64-year-old actor revealed he never felt good enough for the actress, 44, in an interview at Tribeca TV Festival's presentation of his Goliath in NYC Friday.

Angelina Jolie, 44, enjoyed an action-packed day at Thorpe Park in Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey, England on Sunday with her children.

Avan Jogia and his longtime girlfriend Cleopatra Coleman channeled one of the most bizarre red carpet couples at the Zombieland: Double Tap premiere.

She rose to fame as the rebellious Selina Cook on Home and Away in the mid to late 1990s. 

The Duchess of Cambridge, 37, was the picture of elegance on Thursday as she arrived at Thomas's Battersea with William, 37, and their son George, six, for Charlotte's first day of school.

Ruby Rose was spotted hanging out with Bella Thorne during a socially-distanced soiree on Saturday in honor of celebrity hairstylist Riawna Capri.

The Labour leadership challenger made the comment at a hustings event last week and provoked fury from the party as she labelled its members 'Tories wrapped up in nationalist clothing'.

The Australian government missed critical opportunities to secure the country's borders against a coronavirus outbreak, a leading health expert says, as the nation plunges into shutdown.

The British Horseracing Authority have closed their offices at High Holborn in London until further notice because some members of staff are self-isolating as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread.

The British Horseracing Authority have stood down 80 per cent of its staff in an emergency financial plan to cut a third of its normal monthly budget. Over 200 out of 260 staff will be furloughed from work.

Racing has produced a provisional list of big races it hopes to stage over the last two weekends of May in the hope that the sport has been given the go-ahead by the Government to return.

Emily Thornberry was left scrabbling to defend Labour's commitment to spending billions renewing the Trident system given that Jeremy Corbyn has openly said he would never use it.

Keir Starmer will go into the second stage of the Labour leadership battle as favourite after scoring backing from dozens of fellow MPs.

More than 90 people have contracted the infection in just one month - a staggering figure for the 1.4 million-strong state in such a short amount of time. Hawaii is also battling Zika.

Mr Abbott sensationally revealed he was told by the 'very top levels' of the Malaysian government just days after the tragedy Captain Zaharie Shah was a suicidal killer.

The ship, MS Westerdam, has 650 Americans on board and has finally been allowed to anchor down in the port of Sihanoukville this afternoon.

Two of cycling’s governing bodies pledged their support for Glasgow 2014 and distanced themselves from claims by the sport’s ‘golden couple’ Jason Kenny and Laura Trott that the Commonwealth Games are a ‘devalued’ competition.

More than 700 detainees have been released from immigration centres up and down the UK, according to official figures revealed today.

Jan Morris, 93, who lives in the Llyn Peninsula has penned new book, Thinking Again. She would become the first transgender person honoured if made Dame Jan Morris.

EXCLUSIVE: Hafsa Lodi, an American fashion journalist who lives in Dubai, told FEMAIL that increasing numbers of women are turning embracing a more demure style.

Emily Thornberry today accused Donald Trump of 'trying to tear freedom apart' as she demanded the end of the 'strongman era' of world politics.

Jade, 20, landed at the heart of the college admissions scandal last year, after her parents Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli were accused of paying to get her and her sister into USC.

President Erdogan said today that a suspected American jihadist trapped in the no-man's land between the Turkish and Greek borders was 'not our problem'. The man has been deported by Turkey.

British literary expert Patricia Nichol, shares a selection of fascinating book son embroidery including The Testaments and A Single Thread.

The sporting authority released a statement on Monday to address its general investigative processes - after it came under heavy fire for not revealing the results.

Donald Trump's Senior Advisor Stephen Miller compared the Ukrainian saga to a 'little Nancy Drew novel.' Miller told Fox News Sunday that Trump is the real 'whistle-blower.'

Author David Baldacci revealed he is currently reading A Dangerous Man by Robert Crais - who is a 'good friend and a helluva writer'.

It's a great day for fans of The Hunger Games, with author Suzanne Collins revealing on Monday that a prequel novel would be released on May 19, 2020, with a movie to follow.