Germany refocuses on neo-Nazi threat
Washington Post: Until the discovery last year that a string of unsolved killings had been perpetrated by neo-Nazis, few in Germany considered far-right extremism a major threat. After the […]
Olympics closing ceremony: spectacular end to the Games will celebrate 50 years of British pop
The London 2012 Olympics will close with a thrilling tribute to the best of British music from the past 50 years, in what its director is promising will be “a fabulous emotional experience”. By Patrick Sawer, and Claire Duffin Details of the ceremony, called A Symphony of British Music, have […]
French Bank Offers Women Handbag Insurance, Dodges Accusations Of Sexism
How much do you love your handbag? Or, let us rephrase this: Do you think your bank should have a vested interest in protecting it? That’s what one French bank […]
Switzerland: Forced marriage affects hundreds
In the past two years, around 1,400 young women in Switzerland have been forced to marry, end a relationship or have been told not to seek a divorce, according to a study by Neuchâtel University for the Federal Migration Office. Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga presented the results of the study […]
why capitalism wants us to stay single or divorced?
Guardian: The long-term relationship, like the job-for-life, is fast being deregulated into short term, temporary arrangements with no promise of commitment, as sociologist Zygmunt Bauman has been warning us for over […]
Russian underground Islamic sect: members deny accusations of child abuse
Members of an eccentric Muslim sect in Russia who are said to have kept their families in catacombs under their house have disputed the accusation and vehemently denied charges of […]
Britain to be treated to spectacular meteor shower
Britain is to be treated to a spectacular display of meteors on Saturday night with up to two visible every minute at the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. […]
Olympic closing ceremony: prepare to party as the Games end
The director of the London 2012 closing ceremony has promised an extravaganza of singing, dancing and silliness at the ‘biggest Olympics closing show ever’ Stephen Daldry, the director of the London 2012 closing ceremony, has promised that Sunday night’s show will be the “best party ever”. Volunteers who are […]
US and Turkey to set up Syria crisis working group
Credit: BBC Hillary Clinton and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met Syrian refugees in Istanbul US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said a working group will be set up with Turkey to plan a joint response to the Syrian crisis. She said after talks in Istanbul that she had […]
Switzerland: Circumcision resumed, but Hospital vows to introduce stricter practice
Zurich University Children’s Hospital says it is resuming the practice of circumcising boys. The hospital introduced a five-week moratorium at the beginning of July following a controversial ruling by a German court. The German decision, which does not apply to Switzerland, prompted debate in several other Swiss hospitals and among […]
U.S. nuns seek ‘open dialogue’ with Rome over disputes
Washington Post: American nuns on Friday backed away from a direct confrontation with the Vatican, saying they want a respectful “open dialogue” with Rome about disputes over gender, human sexuality and authority. […]
Can Israelis, Palestinians Learn From Srebrenica? – OpEd
CGNews,: By Einat Levi As a Jewish Israeli, I had assumed that the Holocaust ceremonies that take place in Israel every year would have made me more immune to grief […]
What a Sleep? (Norwegian tourist falls asleep on airport baggage belt)
Credit:Gaurdian Rome’s Fiumicino airport has defended its security procedures after a drunk Norwegian tourist fell asleep on a baggage belt and travelled 160 feet before being identified by an X-ray scanner. Details:
More Abandoned Children as Europe Austerity Wears On
Cnbc.com: As the euro zone debt crisis deepens and austerity measures take their toll across Europe, the number of young children and babies abandoned across the region has increased, according […]
‘Trust No One Over 30!’ Euro Crisis Morphs into Generational Conflict
Elderly Greeks at a political rally: Are older people partly to blame for Europe’s debt crisis? People vs. banks, north vs. south, and rich vs. poor? While all of these conflicts may be real, one of the biggest issues of the euro crisis is rarely discussed: Older people are living […]
Will the ‘Jesus Christ of Politics’ Rise Again?
Credit: Speigel Germany By Hans-Jürgen Schlamp REUTERS Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is seeking the limelight yet again. Silvio Berlusconi had Italy in his grip for two decades before personal and political crises forced him to step aside. Opponents may hate him and supporters may admire him, but one things seems […]
All Asylum Claims will benefit from recent UK Supreme Court Decision
All Ahmadi Asylum and Protection Claims will benefit from KM (Zimbabwe) KM (Zimbabwe) v SSHD [2012] UKSC 38 By: Muzaffar Mansoor Solicitor Advocate of Dean Manson Solicitors, 7th August 2012 The Supreme Court of England handed down judgment in the appeal of KM on 25 July 2012 along with a […]
French military sends mobile medical unit to Syrian border amid new refugee influx
By Associated Press, PARIS — A team of French military doctors headed to the Syria-Jordan border on Thursday to set up a mobile hospital to treat refugees fleeing Syrian violence by the thousands. The medics aim to be operative by the end of the week and to perform up to […]
Underground Islamic sect found after nearly a decade in Russia’s Kazan
Express Tribune: MOSCOW: Seventy members of an Islamic sect who have been living in an underground bunker without heat or sunlight for nearly a decade have been discovered living on the […]
Bank of England cuts UK growth forecast
Sir Mervyn King warns there is still some way to go before economy recovers as Bank predicts growth will flatline this year. The Bank of England‘s governor Sir Mervyn King […]