French Terrorism Suspects Appeared Anything But
Source: The New York Times By ADAM NOSSITER STRASBOURG, France — One was a well-liked elementary school assistant. Another was a hard-working cargo handler. The third was a friendly grocer. […]
Two dead in shooting at central German doctor’s practice
Source: The Local The doctor’s practice is in the vicinity of the town’s central train station, which police evacuated in the early afternoon due to a “threatening situation.”The emergency call came in after several witnesses heard gunshots at around 12.50pm in the building in which the practice is based.At the […]
As Aleppo burns, we need to face the dark truth about where our foreign aid actually goes
Foreign aid is a bargaining chip with developing countries, securing contracts for British oil, finance, infrastructure and military contractors, often structured via British tax havens, from the City of London Joel Benjamin For Syrian civilians in Aleppo, caught in a brutal civil war since 2011 with relentless shelling, barrel bombs […]
Are you the very model of a modern Alpine citizen?
RESIDENCE PERMITS Are you the very model of a modern Alpine citizen? By Thomas Stephens SOCIETY DEC 14, 2016 – 15:52 From January 1, 2018, a C permit will be required for a Swiss passport (Keystone) If you can “respect public security and order, uphold the values of the […]
Switzerland: Supreme Court upholds decision on Islam centre
NO PUBLIC VOTE Supreme Court upholds decision on Islam centre DEC 14, 2016 – The Federal Court in Lausanne confirmed a decision by the Fribourg cantonal parliament to ban a public vote on a training centre for Imams (Keystone) Switzerland’s highest court has declared invalid a controversial proposal to close […]
Woman has baby using ovary frozen in childhood
Source: BBC By Fergus WalshMedical correspondent Image copyrightFERGUS WALSHImage captionMoaza gave birth to a healthy boy after her fertility was restored using frozen tissue A woman has given birth in London […]
Meet the vicar who’s swapping the sacristy for the surgery
Source: The Guardian By Rachel Pugh For rector Sarah Lunn, it’s only a stone’s throw from the small sandstone church of St James to the purpose-built surgery in the tiny Cumbrian […]
Migrant disaster: Skipper guilty over 700 Mediterranean deaths
Source: BBC Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionMohammed Ali Malek had denied being captain of the boat A Tunisian man has been found guilty by a court in Sicily of causing the sinking […]
Why Angela Merkel Isn’t Ready to Be the ‘Leader of the Free World’
Source: Time BY Simon Shuster / Berlin Merkel needs to hang onto power before she can fight Trump German Chancellor Angela Merkel knows what it’s like to be underestimated. Her political […]
Germany will soon have more refugees in work than out: report
Source: The Local By the end of 2018, some 410,000 refugees will have jobs in Germany, newspaper Bildreports, citing a new study from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) scheduled for publication this Thursday. Of the 396,000 refugees not working, 192,000 will be signed up for integration courses or […]
As a Muslim woman, I support Angela Merkel’s ban on niqabs in Germany
Source: ET Any ban on wearing the niqab in public is one that defends secular society. In Germany today, secularism and the perceived integrity of the nation are strained with the influx of 1.2 million Syrian refugees, the rise in Islamist terrorism, and the looming threat from the so-called Islamic […]
Man stabs passenger in London then shouts ‘I want to kill a Muslim’
Source: ET “A man has been arrested after a man was seriously assaulted at Forest Hill station this afternoon,” British Transport Police said in a statement on their website. “We are investigating the circumstances of the Forest Hill incident, but at this time we are not treating it as terrorism-related.” […]
UK adopts antisemitism definition to combat hate crime against Jews
Source: The Guardian John Mann calls Ken Livingstone a ‘Nazi apologist’ in front of TV cameras in April. Photograph: ITN BY Peter WalkerPolitical correspondent The government is to formally adopt a […]
Read Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize Speech: ‘I Recognize That I Am in Very Rare Company’
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan “I am most definitely with you in spirit and honored to be receiving such a prestigious prize” Bob Dylan was not in attendance at the 2016 […]
Every Muslim woman I’ve met is integrated
Source: The Guardian BY Saadiyya Khan Croydon, Surrey What does integration mean? Does it mean contributing to society? Or assimilating into British culture? If the former then I believe every Muslim […]
German court rules Muslim girls must take part in swimming lessons
Source: The Guardian Germany’s highest court has ruled that ultra-conservative Muslim girls must take part in mixed swimming classes at school, finding against an 11-year-old pupil who had argued that […]
Switzerland: Asylum centres may have to report suspected terrorists
SECURITY MEASURE DEC 9, 2016 – Refugees have been concentrating at the Swiss-Italian border in particular (Keystone) Charities and private companies that run asylum centres may be required to report on suspected terrorists as the Swiss government moves to tighten security. Swiss public television SRF has seen documents of […]
Explosions reported in Turkey’s Istanbul
Source: Aljazeera Two huge explosions have occurred in the Turkish city of Istanbul, according to news reports and posts on social media. Reports say that police are evacuating the area, […]
Food industry warns of higher prices without EU workers
Source: BBC The UK faces higher food prices without continued access to EU workers, 30 food and drink associations have warned. In a letter published in the Guardian, they argue […]
Why Russia plays by its own rules
Source: CNN First, Soviets did not believe in win-win solutions (having rarely experienced such outcomes). Second, spouting vranyo (baloney) is an essential lubricant of social and business life. Third, and most importantly, Soviet negotiators regarded rules as merely an expression of power. The rule-setting party aims to constrain and overcome […]