Here are Press TV's latest top stories, 0017 GMT on December 18, 2022.

Angry demonstrations turn violent in Mongolia's capital city of Ulaanbaatar.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is reportedly in talks with the country's ruling party as pressure mounts for him to quit or be forced from office over a cash burglary scandal at his farm that he allegedly covered up.

Israel has recalled its ambassador to Morocco amid claims of sexual harassment and corruption at its mission in Rabat, nearly two years after the North African country normalized its ties with regime in Tel Aviv.  

A court in Myanmar sentences ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six years prison term for corruption charges.

Saudi Arabia has detained 78 officials in a new alleged anti-corruption case while Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is reportedly seeking to get rid of potential rivals to the throne.

Academic and political analyst Alexander Azadgan says many American politicians are corrupt, no matter whether or not a third political party comes into existence in the country.

The UN human rights committee said corruption proceedings against former Brazilian president violated due process.

Serbians have headed to the polls in presidential and parliamentary elections at a time of Russia's offensive against Ukraine.

A judge on Wednesday rejected the effort by New York's attorney general to put the National Rifle Association out of business for alleged corruption.