Global: Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca founders arrested over bribery scandal
The Guardian

The founders of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal, were arrested in Panama City on Thursday as the country’s attorney general launched a probe into their alleged connections with Brazil’s sprawling Lava Jato corruption scandal.

Romania: Romania justice minister resigns over anti-corruption protests
Deutsche Welle

Romanian Justice Minister Florin Iordache has stepped down over an anti-graft law that sparked mass protests and international condemnation. Critics said the law would have protected corrupt politicians from prosecution.

France: Nicolas Sarkozy: French ex-president ordered to stand trial
BBC

Mr Sarkozy faces accusations that his party falsified accounts in order to hide 18m euros (£15m; $20m) of campaign spending in 2012.

US: Senate kills SEC anti-corruption disclosure rule for big energy companies
Reuters

The Republican-led Congress killed a controversial U.S. securities disclosure rule early on Friday aimed at curbing corruption at big oil, gas and mining companies.

Romania: Romanian PM to 'press ahead' with corruption decrees as protests grow
The Guardian

Romania’s prime minister has refused to repeal decrees that critics say will free corrupt officials from jail early and shield others from conviction, despite international condemnation and the biggest popular protests since the fall of communism.

Romania: Romania warned by EU over 'backtracking' on corruption
BBC

The EU has warned Romania against "backtracking" in its efforts against corruption after Bucharest decriminalised some offences.

Global: Deutsche Bank fined $630m over Russian money laundering claims
The Guardian

The authorities in US and UK issue fines after saying Deutsche Bank used offices in Moscow and London to move $10bn out of country. The bank has been fined more than $630m for $10bn of Russian money laundering offences, as well as exposing the UK financial system to the risk of financial crime. 

Romania: Tens of Thousands of Romanians Protest Plan to Weaken Anti-Corruption Efforts
Reuters

Tens of thousands of Romanians protested in Bucharest and other main cities on Sunday against government's plans to decriminalize certain offenses and pardon convicts through emergency decrees that could hurt an anti-graft drive.

Brazil: Eike Batista, once Brazil’s richest man, is sought in corruption inquiry
The New York Times

The Brazilian police announced on Thursday that they were seeking the arrest of Eike Batista, the oil and mining tycoon who was once the country’s richest man, in an expansion of the vast corruption investigation that has ensnarled dozens of politicians and business leaders.

US: Republicans to kill U.S. rules on corruption, environment, labor and guns next week
Reuters

Congressional Republicans are set to overturn a slew of Obama-era regulations next week, including a controversial anti-bribery rule aimed at U.S. resource companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and Chevron Corp (CVX.N), according to a top lawmaker.