
Hamburg has become the first German city to pass a law allowing the state to seize empty commercial properties for reuse as emergency migrant accommodation. The move comes as more violence is reported in refugee centres across the country. Called the “Law
by Simon Kent2 Oct 2015, 5:14 AM PST0

Contents: Japan’s Shinzo Abe raises controversy at Hiroshima commemoration; Japan’s Shinzo Abe ‘insults’ Korea in plans for commemorating end of WW II; Palestinians promise to continue efforts to pursue Israeli ‘criminals’
by John J. Xenakis10 Aug 2015, 6:14 AM PST0

The offices of a German newspaper which reprinted Charlie Hebdo cartoons depicting Mohammed has been firebombed. No-one was hurt in the attack. The Hamburger Morgenpost, a regional daily paper located in the northern port city of Hamburg, printed three Charlie
by Donna Rachel Edmunds11 Jan 2015, 4:22 PM PST0