Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda arrested on graft charge
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Security forces arrested former Bangladesh prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia for corruption on Monday, underlining the interim government's drive to root out graft under an emergency rule imposed eight months ago.
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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party of detained former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia is wooing the man she fired as the country's president five years ago to take charge of the divided party.
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The arrest of Bangladesh's most recent prime minister brought reactions of shock, praise and uncertainty from ordinary citizens on Tuesday, in a country struggling for political stability.
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The former head of one of Austria's biggest banks, Bawag, is arrested in France on fraud charges authorities say.
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Police today arrested the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhuttoâs in connection with the killing of a former judge and his son in 1996.
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Bangladesh arrested former prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on extortion charges Monday, setting off an angry showdown with her supporters that saw police open fire with rubber bullets and tear gas.
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Three ex-ministers of  Nepal's king are arrested on suspicion of conspiring to encourage violence in southern Nepal.
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ASIA/BANGLADESH - Si acuisce la crisi politica: lÂex Premier Khaleda Zia arrestata per corruzione Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - Si aggrava la crisi politica che da tempo attraversa il Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia, ex primo capo di governo del paese, Ã¨ stata arrestata dalla polizia nel corso di una vasta campagna anti-corruzione lanciata dall'attuale governo...
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Bangladesh's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina must remain in prison and said she would be prosecuted under special emergency laws for extorting more than $1 million.
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A top aide of Bangladesh's ex-PM Khaleda Zia is arrested for trying to lead a street protest, police say.
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At least eight top politicians are detained in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, officials and media reports say.
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A Bangladeshi court formally charges the former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, with extortion.
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Bangladesh's security forces have arrested at least 14 political leaders including nine former ministers in pre-dawn raids, according to officials and reports.
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Another former minister is detained in Bangladesh as the government says it is stepping up an anti-corruption drive.
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With hundreds of supporters clashing with police in neighboring Rawalpindi, authorities Tuesday arrested Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
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Malawi's former President Bakili Muluzi was arrested on corruption charges related to millions of dollars in donor funds that allegedly ended up in his personal account.
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (19/10/04) - The military junta ruling Myanmar has arrested the countryâs prime minister, General Khin Nyunt, on charges of corruption, the government spokesman of Thailand said.