Police said there were indications that the police officer, identified as Detlef G, has eaten parts of the dead man, who lived in Hanover, central Germany, and had been reported missing. Authorities believe the two men met via an internet site for those interested in sex with torture. According to police, the 59-year-old victim was […]
Archive for November, 2013
Russia officials advised to avoid Gmail
Three independent unidentified sources with knowledge of the development have told the Russian political and business daily Izvestia that the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) sent a memo to the telecom authorities of Russia’s regions two weeks ago, strongly advising them against the use of Gmail and other overseas services. Some local administrations in Russian […]
Swiss fired after anti-Israel remarks
Denis Menoud, a councilor of the Geneva city municipality from Switzerland’s populist Geneva Citizens’ Movement (MCG) party, wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday that “the key thing is that Israel is on the path to being incinerated.” Menoud made the comments after Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council […]
Ukraine opposition urges pres. to resign
On Friday, some 10,000 protesters took to the streets in the capital to demand the president’s resignation after he refrained from signing the Association Agreement with the EU. Addressing the demonstrators, opposition leaders said Yanukovych should sign the political and free trade deal with the bloc until mid-March. “We are demanding Yanukovych’s resignation,” said a […]
Spain sets new fines for illegal protests
The draft law, presented by Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz on Friday, sets fines of up to 30,000 euros ($40,800) for offenses like torching the national flag, affronting the state or causing serious troubles outside parliament. Fines of up to 1,000 euros will be imposed on people insulting or intimidating police officers. Four “very serious” […]
US urges airlines to respect China zone
Obama administration officials said the decision to advise civilian aircraft to notify Chinese authorities when traveling through the air-defense zone was a precautionary measure to avoid miscommunications that could lead to violence. “We … are advising for safety reasons that they comply with notices to airmen, which FAA always advises,” an official said, referring to […]
Walmart protesters arrested in US
Over a hundred warehouse workers and other Walmart employees from different stores in Southern California gathered in front of a Walmart store in Ontario, California, to demand better wages and working conditions on a day known in the US as Black Friday. Carrying placards that read “Livable Wages Over Greed,” the protesters marched to a […]
US gunman takes own life in standoff
The incident at The Marketplace Shopper Center in La Crescenta began at about 4 p.m. with a report that a store at the mall had been robbed, KNBC-TV reported. A spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said investigators believe the gunman then entered the Connect store and ordered customers and employees to […]
Obama met fasting immigration activists
The activists, who have drunk only water since November 12 in support of immigration legislation, said that Obama told them their “commitment to change” will finally pressure lawmakers into taking action. Obama also thanked the hunger strikers “for their sacrifice and dedication and told them that the country is behind them on immigration reform.” However, […]
Preacher: Obama behind Carey’s death
34-year-old Miriam Carey, a young dental hygienist, was shot to death on October 3 after she tried to ram her car into a barrier outside the White House with her baby strapped in the car. Rev. James David Manning, pastor of Atlah World Missionary Church, says the deceased mother from Connecticut was murdered so that […]
3 dead in Lebanon’s Tripoli clashes
PressTV – 3 dead in Tripoli clashes between Assad supporters, opponents Iran Middle East Britain United States Asia-Pacific Africa Europe Americas Arts Business Health Sci-Tech Society Sports […]
Israeli forces raid home in al-Quds
Muhammad al-Majid’s father, Zine, said that Israeli forces woke his little son up in the middle of the night to snatch him. “A big force raided our house at dawn on Thursday, and demanded to know the names of my children. So I told them and they said, ‘we have an arrest order for […]
Israel sends security team to Jordan
According to Israel’s Channel 10, the delegation headed by national security adviser Yossi Cohen visited Jordan on November 27, three days after the nuclear deal was reached between Iran and the Sextet in Geneva, Switzerland. The report added that the crisis in Syria was also discussed during the visit because of “the common concerns” […]
Britons protest Israel plan for Bedouins
More than 50 renowned British public figures, including high-profile artists, musicians and writers have signed a letter to protest Israel’s plan to expel 70,000 of Bedouins from the Negev Desert by destroying their villages in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The destruction of villages means “the forced displacement of Palestinians from their homes and land, and […]
European envoys to return to Damascus
”Since May, little by little, we have begun to return, at first cautiously for a day, then two, then three,” AFP quoted a European ambassador to Syria who has been based in Beirut since December 2012. ”Now we are going once or twice a month,” added the ambassador who was speaking on condition of anonymity […]
UK moves step closer to EU referendum
The legislation for a referendum by the end of 2017 passed through the lower chamber of the British parliament on Friday despite efforts by opposition Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats to delay its passage. The bill will now move to the House of Lords for its first reading. “We are a significant step closer […]
UK PM seeks to ‘turn a page’ in China ties
Number 10 made it clear that the British premier has no plans to meet the Dalai Lama again during his upcoming four-day visit to China amid fears that it will damage Britain’s business interests. “This visit is forward-looking. It is about the future and how we want to shift UK-China relations up a gear. We […]
3 feared dead in Glasgow copter crash
The Eurocopter EC135 T2 came down on the roof of the Clutha Vaults pub in Stockwell Street, where a live music event was being held, on Friday evening. About 120 people were in the pub at the time of the crash. Police Scotland said three people – two police officers and a civilian pilot – […]
UK begins biggest food drive since WWII
The effort to collect thousands of tons of groceries for families involves the British Red Cross, the Neighborhood Food Collection set up by the Trussell Trust food bank network, the food aid distribution charity Fare Share and TESCO — a British multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer, The Guardian reported on Friday. According to […]
Scotland police chopper crashes into pub
“I can confirm that it is a police helicopter, which has been involved in the tragic accident in Glasgow,” said Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond on Friday. The Scottish minister said the people should be ready for the likelihood of fatalities in what he said was an incident at a major scale. Two police officers […]