The dismissals of Iraqi oversight officials come as estimates of corruption in the country have soared.

The dismissals, which were confirmed by senior Iraqi and American government officials, come as estimates of Iraqi corruption soar.

The dismissals, which were confirmed by senior Iraqi and American government officials, come as estimates of Iraqi corruption soar.

Exposing corruption is not a battle for the fainthearted in Bulgaria, where graft has seeped into the fabric of life.

A judge in Taipei ruled that former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian be held in jail while prosecutors in the city pursue money-laundering and corruption charges against him.

Chen Shui-bian was detained by police after prosecutors sought his arrest on corruption and money-laundering charges.

Chen Shui-bian was detained by police after prosecutors sought his arrest on corruption and money laundering charges.

Chen Shui-bian, the former president of Taiwan, was detained by police after prosecutors sought his arrest on corruption and money laundering charges.

Chen Shui-bian, the former president of Taiwan, was detained by police after prosecutors sought his arrest on corruption and money laundering charges.

Two government officials have already resigned over the dealings, in which a wealthy monastery traded cheap tracts of property for prime public real estate.