Just when it seemed as though German politicians were going to completely forget to campaign ahead of September elections, Angela Merkel has finally showed signs that she hopes to be re-elected this fall. Following months of essentially ignoring her political opponents, the chancellor on Monday presented her party’s campaign program and even deigned to launch […]
German officials on Tuesday targeted two men suspected of planning to carry out terrorist attacks using remote-controlled model airplanes. The pair is thought to be influenced by radical Islam, but are not considered to be members of a terror group. The raids began at 4 a.m. local time in the German states of Bavaria, Baden-Wurttemberg […]
A Bollywood star is facing a storm of controversy over the sex of his unborn child. India’s Health Ministry has launched an investigation into media reports that the actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife are expecting a boy through a surrogate mother. Sex determination tests are banned in India, and elsewhere in Asia, due […]
Montreal’s interim mayor, Michael Applebaum, was arrested and charged early Monday with 14 criminal counts including fraud, breach of trust and conspiracy. Quebec police said the charges involve at least two Montreal real estate transactions from 2006 to 2011 and hundreds of thousands of dollars traded hands. “These allegations rest essentially on obtaining permission and […]
A single man stood silently in Istanbul’s Taksim Square for hours Monday night, defying police who broke up weekend anti-government protests with tear gas and water cannon and drawing hundreds of others to his vigil. For more than five hours, he appeared to stare at a portrait of Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the modern […]
A public meeting hosted by a judge leading a review of the Waterhouse inquiry into abuse at north Wales children’s homes has started. Mrs Justice Macur says she wants to meet anyone with information relating to the inquiry, which began in 1996. The Waterhouse report examined the historical abuse of victims in former care homes, […]
A Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by the Taliban is to lead calls for education to become a top priority in failing states around the world. Malala Yousafzai will mark her 16th birthday by highlighting the plight of others at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on 12 July. It will be her first major […]
The rate of consumer price index (CPI) inflation increased to 2.7% in May, up from 2.4% in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The ONS said the rise was due to a record increase in airfares and higher fuel prices. Airfares rose by 22% between April and May, the highest increase since comparable […]
Internet firms are meeting ministers amid calls for more to be done to block images of child sex abuse and to stop children viewing pornography. Prime Minister David Cameron has said more can be done to remove illegal material from the web and steer children away from legal adult content. Labour says voluntary controls are […]