Airbus bribery scandal triggers new probes worldwide

PARIS (Reuters) - Fallout from the Airbus bribery scandal reverberated around the world on Monday as the head of one of its top buyers temporarily stood down and investigations were launched in countries aggrieved at being dragged into the increasingly political row.Airbus agreed on Friday to pay a record $4 billion (3.1 billion pounds) in fines after reaching a plea bargain with prosecutors in Britain, France and United States over alleged bribery and corruption stretching back at least 15..