Source: BBC Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called on senators to approve direct rule over Catalonia, amid an escalating crisis over the region’s push for independence. He said he wanted to dismiss Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, his vice-president and all regional ministers. Mr Rajoy’s speech was met with applause […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 26, 2017 Migrants stand next to tents at a makeshift camp on the Greek island of Samos, October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Costas […]
Source: The Telegraph By Shelina Janmohamed Secondwife.com now has 100,000 users I’m not a second wife, and I have no plans to ever be one. There is only really one reason […]
Source: The Local Employees at security companies in Berlin are believed to have persuaded refugees into prostitution in refugee homes, according to a media report broadcast on Tuesday. In the report, aired by broadcaster ZDF’s investigative programme called “Frontal 21,” social workers, insiders at security companies and refugees attest to […]
EMRE GÖNEN The best advice for both the EU and Turkey is that threatening each other with punitive measures has never been a good idea in international relations in […]
HM Inspector of Constabulary Wendy Williams, who led the inspection, said many of the shortcomings reflect ‘deficiencies in basic policing practice’ May Bulman Social Affairs Correspondent @maybulman Tuesday 24 October 2017 Police are failing to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK, leaving perpetrators free to continue to exploit vulnerable people, […]
A complaint by the Swiss Islamic scholar and theologian ‘alleging a false allegation will be lodged with the procurator in Rouen on Monday’ Tariq Ramadan (AFP/file photo) MEE staff Saturday […]
The Progress 1000: London’s most influential people 2017 – Social Pillars: Faith Source: Evening Standard The Queen Defender of the Faith This year, Queen Elizabeth II became the first British […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 19, 2017 1:25 PMOct 19, 2017 – 13:25 Leaders of the German Green Party Anton Hofreiter, Michael Kellner and Katrin Goering-Eckardt together with leaders of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) Christian Lindner and Wolfgang Kubicki are seen on the balcony of […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 19, 2017 SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria should tighten rules on foreign financing for religious communities and restrict visits by foreign clerics to help counter the potential spread of radical Islam, deputy prime minister Krasimir Karakachanov said on Thursday. Karakachanov is a co-leader […]
This content was published on October 19, 2017 3:14 PMOct 19, 2017 – 15:14 Apart from canton Bern, the group is also not welcome in Zurich and Basel City (Getty […]
Source: Daily Mirror Spain’s Prime Minister is set to impose direct rule over Catalonia in an unprecedented move never seen before in the country’s democracy. It comes after Catalonia’s leader Carles Puigdemont has refused to clarify whether he has made a declaration of independence or not. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano […]
Source: BBC Catalonia’s leader Carles Puigdemont is facing a final deadline to drop a secession bid, with Spain warning it will suspend the region’s autonomy if he fails to do so by 10:00 (08:00 GMT). After a referendum on 1 October, he signed an independence declaration but then suspended it, […]
October 17, 2017 5:43 PMOct 17, 2017 – 17:43 PARIS (Reuters) – French anti-terrorist police have arrested 10 far-right militants, a court official said on Tuesday. The official declined to detail why the men were arrested, but TV station M6 said that the 10 were suspected of planning attacks on […]
It’s actually a rather droll room – dark, heavy panelling, dull, tall windows, a 1930s monster building – the doors and windows far taller than a man or woman. It lacks imagination. I can think of a few other modern day fuehrers who might feel at home here The […]
Source: The Local Conservatives in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition were in an uproar on Saturday after one of her key allies floated the idea of a Muslim holiday in […]
Source: The Local Austria’s hard-right Freedom Party has a shot at sharing power after elections on Sunday, having narrowly lost out in a presidential vote last year. A far-right party has also had some success in Germany, in September becoming the first such party to enter the Bundestag since the […]
Source: The Local The presence of a leading member of Germany’s far-right AfD party at the Frankfurt book fair triggered protests on Saturday, with police intervening to separate rival demonstrators. Several dozen leftist protesters shouted “Nazis out” while counter-demonstrators responded with “Everyone hates Antifa” (the anti-fascist movement), DPA news agency […]
Adela Suliman | Thomson Reuters Foundation | Published — Tuesday 10 October 2017 LONDON: From a jaded TV chat show host to a Middle Eastern actress who longs to […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 10, 2017 7:27 PMOct 10, 2017 – 19:27 Catalan President Carles Puigdemont leaves after addressing deputies in the chamber at the Catalonian regional parliament in Barcelona, Spain, October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea (reuters_tickers) By Angus Berwick and Sonya Dowsett BARCELONA (Reuters) […]