Honduras' president is asked to resign after corruption scandal she says is a plot to oust her

The head of an anti-corruption organization on Wednesday demanded that Honduran President Xiomara Castro to resign after a video was released in which her brother-in-law allegedly received drug money

Hondurans disillusioned with leader amid scandal and end to US extradition treaty

An incriminating admission by the brother-in-law of Honduras’ president just days after the Central American nation announced it would end its longstanding extradition treaty with the United States is feeding fears among Hondurans that the...

Pope embarks on longest, farthest and most challenging trip to Asia, with China in the background

Pope Francis is making the longest, farthest and most challenging trip of his pontificate when he goes to Asia and Oceania this week

Catholics face a shortage of priests. But one Indonesian seminary is overwhelmed with applicants

Arnoldus Yansen thought for certain he was going to become a Catholic priest, just like his older brother, cousin and uncle

Super Micro Computer tumbles 25% on 10K reporting delay, accusations of accounting irregularities

Super Micro Computer lost a quarter of its market value by midday Wednesday after the server technology company said it was delaying the filing of its annual report

Super Micro Computer tumbles 25% on 10K reporting delay, accusations of accounting irregularities

Super Micro Computer lost a quarter of its market value by midday Wednesday after the server technology company said it was delaying the filing of its annual report

Pope Francis is visiting East Timor after a clergy abuse scandal, but will he address it?

When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared that the global clergy sexual abuse scandal that has compromised the...

Takeaways from AP's report on clergy abuse scandal in East Timor ahead of Pope Francis' visit

When Pope Francis makes his trip to Asia's youngest country, East Timor, it will make him the second pope to visit after John Paul in 1989, and the first since the country gained independence from Indonesia in 2002

Powerful Chilean lawyer ordered detained on corruption charges in case shaking the country's elite

One of Chile’s most powerful lawyers has been ordered detained pending trial after being indicted on money laundering and tax fraud charges in a case that has rocked the country’s corporate and political elite

Powerful Chilean lawyer ordered detained on corruption charges in case shaking the country's elite

One of Chile’s most powerful lawyers has been ordered detained pending trial after being indicted on money laundering and tax fraud charges in a case that has rocked the country’s corporate and political elite

Japan's governing party to choose its head who will also be the new prime minister on Sept. 27

Japan’s ruling party says it will hold a vote on Sept. 27 to choose its new leader after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s surprise announcement that he will be stepping down

A gunshot, a murdered rival and a kidnapped drug lord: Mexico's ruling party faces growing scandal

It was surprising when Mexico's most-wanted drug lord landed at an airfield near El Paso, Texas in July

Explainer: Japan's prime minister prepares to step down. Why, and what's next?

Japan’s embattled Prime Minister Fumio Kishida surprised the country Wednesday by announcing that he’ll step down when his party picks a new leader next month

Japan's Kishida tells his ruling party he will not run in its September leadership vote, NHK says

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has notified his governing party executives that he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September

Japan's Toyota promises to do better with vehicle testing after major scandal

Toyota is promising to strengthen oversight of its vehicle certifications so the scandal that surfaced recently over improper tests will never recur

US jury convicts Mozambique’s ex-finance minister Manuel Chang in ‘tuna bonds’ scandal that roiled nation's economy

US jury convicts Mozambique’s ex-finance minister Manuel Chang in ‘tuna bonds’ scandal that roiled nation's economy

Paris Olympics 2024: The biggest scandals so far

Drones, doping allegations, dirty water and much, much more.

Pope Francis' close ally, Cardinal Sean O' Malley, retires as archbishop of Boston

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Sean O’Malley as archbishop of Boston and named the current bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, Richard Henning, to replace him as leader of one of the most important Catholic...

Toyota reports record quarterly profit, boosted by a weak yen and despite a certification scandal

Toyota says its April-June profit rose 1.7%, boosted by a favorable exchange rate, as vehicle sales grew around the world despite a certification scandal that halted production in Japan for several months

Toyota reports record quarterly profit, boosted by a weak yen and despite a certification scandal

Toyota says its April-June profit rose 1.7%, boosted by a favorable exchange rate, as vehicle sales grew around the world despite a certification scandal that halted production in Japan for several months

How Hungary's Orbán uses control of the media to escape scrutiny and keep the public in the dark

In Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has extended his party's control over the media, directly affecting informed democratic participation