The retired president of a German state court has accused chancellor Merkel of acting unconstitutionally, and of moving to build her own personal power at the expense of German democracy. Judge Michael Bertrams, former president of the constitutional court of North
Oxford University should ignore fashionable “moral vanity” and retain the statue of Cecil Rhodes that graces Oriel College according to Australia’s former conservative prime minister Tony Abbott. Mr. Abbott, a Rhodes scholar in the 1980s, has claimed that the university would damage
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (pictured) says that he has met the December deadline set for defeating the jihadi terror group Boko Haram and that the Islamists are no longer capable of mounting a serious attack against the Nigerian military or
The European Union warned eastern European powerhouse Poland to avoid endangering the rule of law with controversial reforms that former president Lech Walesa said undermined democracy and made the country a laughing stock. A European Commission letter — seen Wednesday
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Reuters) – A Thai court sentenced two Myanmar migrant workers to death on Thursday after convicting them of the 2014 murders of two young British tourists on a holiday island in a case mired in controversy and
An Italian appeals court has upheld the right of a woman to adopt her wife’s biological child, a rights group said Wednesday, in a landmark case for the Catholic country as it weighs civil unions for same-sex couples. The decision
A gang of migrants have revolted in their tiny host town in rural Italy, emptying bins in the street in protest of the fact that they have not been provided with free Wifi or a cleaner. The asylum seekers, who cannot
The mayor of Eindhoven in the Netherlands has banned seven foreign imams from addressing an Islamic conference in the city this week, a decision which the organisers attempted to appeal. Mayor Rob van Gijzel took the decision to ban the seven foreign imams
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy suffered a setback in his bid to stay in office as the Socialists refused Wednesday to back his attempt to form a new government following an inconclusive general election. Rajoy’s conservative Popular Party won the
Pope Francis will accept next year’s Charlemagne prize, a prominent annual German award for promoting European values, organisers said Wednesday. The Argentine pontiff will receive the medal at a ceremony in Rome on a date still to be determined, the
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — On the heels of electoral defeat four years ago, Polish right-wing party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski stood before supporters and declared that eventually victory would be theirs. “I am convinced the day is coming,” he told his
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities say two teenage Syrian brothers have been arrested at a refugee center in the country on suspicion of involvement with terrorist organizations — in one case, the Islamic State group. Prosecutors in Graz said Wednesday
(AFP) – The French cabinet backed reform proposals Wednesday that could see the state of emergency called after last month’s Paris attacks enshrined in the constitution. Special policing powers used under the state of emergency — such as house arrests
LONDON — British police say they have arrested a man suspected of being involved in preparing acts of terrorism. Scotland Yard said the arrest of the 31-year-old man, who it did not identify, is linked to “extremist Islamist terrorism.” The
Germany encouraged illegal immigration to Europe with its humanitarian response to the refugee crisis, the Czech prime minister was cited as saying by a German newspaper on Wednesday. Around 1 million refugees and migrants, many fleeing war and poverty in
It’s been two days since the Guardian broke the ‘Disneyland family’ story; a woeful Christmas tale of American ‘Islamophobia’ and discrimination. An innocent Muslim family cruelly denied entry into the US by Homeland Security scrooges with no good reason, we
The British government is in danger of missing a key borrowing target thanks in part to spending £800 million on foreign aid this year. The Office for National Statistics says public sector net borrowing jumped £1.3 billion year-on-year in November,
A manhunt is reportedly under way in Germany targeting 12 people who used fake Syrian passports to gain entry to the country before disappearing. German news outlets say the fake Syrian passports were most likely taken by Islamic State (IS) operatives when the
A woman with a “fake pregnancy” belly has been detained in France on suspicion of planning to carry out a suicide bombing. The woman, who police have described as being 23 years old and a French convert to Islam, was
The Tory Party chairman and close friend of Prime Minister David Cameron, stands accused of undermining his party’s commitment to neutrality in the Brexit referendum by ‘directing’ Conservative donors to fund the pro-European Union campaign. Steve Baker MP, chairman of Conservatives for Britain, told The Daily
Military chapels could be forced to conduct gay weddings, thanks to a Conservative minister who has demanded to know when churches using the chapels will allow the ceremonies to take place there. Gay marriage was legalised in England and Wales
MOGADISHU (AFP) – Somalia’s government has banned celebrations of Christmas and New Year in the Muslim majority country, saying the festivities might attract Islamist attacks. “All events related to Christmas and New Year celebrations are contrary to Islamic culture, which could
Six members of a family have been jailed for what one detective described as one of the most harrowing domestic abuse cases he had ever seen. Shahena Uddin, 19, died after being severely beaten at the family home in Watford,
The father of Aylan Kurdi, whose lifeless body became a symbol of Europe’s migrant crisis, will call for open borders on this year’s “Alternative Christmas Message” on Channel 4. Abdullah Kurdi will tell viewers he “would like the whole world
#Rhodesmustrise Who will join my campaign #Rhodesmustrise? The idea is to build in the middle of Africa a gigantic golden statue of the mighty British imperial hero Cecil Rhodes – a really big one, about four miles high, so that Kilimanjaro doesn’t
A European court has ruled that the Scottish government’s plan for a minimum unit price on alcohol will contravene European Union law if other tax options are available. They said the effect of the policy is “significantly to restrict the
