Amnesty International: Report Slams European Asylum Policies

spiegel.de 2 hours ago

Millions are fleeing from war and violence, but Europe is sealing itself off to those in need, a new report from Amnesty International alleged on Thursday...

 
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Germany tops BBC country image poll

bbc.co.uk 13 hours ago

A poll in 25 countries for the BBC World Service suggests Germany is the most favourably viewed country in the world.

 
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Suspects known to security services

bbc.co.uk 8 hours ago

David Cameron cuts short a foreign trip and flies back to London to lead the government response to the suspected terror attack near Woolwich Barrracks.

 
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Woolwich attack and the far right: three points to consider when the dust settles

guardian.co.uk 2 hours ago

Matthew Goodwin: In the wake of the spike in far-right activity, the risk of 'cumulative extremism' is one of the issues that should occupy minds

 
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Government licensed secret buzzard egg destruction, documents reveal

guardian.co.uk 6 hours ago

Eggs and nests of protected raptors destroyed to protect pheasant shoot, according to FoI documents

 
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Malaysian Opposition Figures Are Detained

nytimes.com 5 hours ago

The arrests came two and a half weeks after elections that showed the governing party losing support with broad swaths of the multicultural electorate.

 
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Stockholm riots spread around city

bbc.co.uk 1 hour ago

A fourth night of unprecedented riots in Stockholm sees unrest spread around the city, with a restaurant and up to 40 cars burnt.

 
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Pope Francis says atheists can be good

guardian.co.uk 18 hours ago

Just do good, and we'll find a meeting point, says Francis in marked departure from Benedict's line on non-Catholics

 
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British prime minister huddles with security team after hacking death

cnn.com 6 hours ago

British PM Cameron will convene a meeting looking for answers in a daylight hacking death.

 
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TIME Exclusive: President Obama’s 1979 Prom Photos | TIME.com

swampland.time.com 2 hours ago

Direct from 1979, it's the 44th President on prom night

 
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Woolwich Terror: PM Holds Crisis Meeting

news.sky.com 8 hours ago

The emergency response committee, Cobra, meets shortly to discuss security measures after a man is butchered in a London street.

 
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Sen. Ted Cruz Refuses to Play the Game: ‘Let Me Be Clear, I Don’t Trust the Republicans’

theblaze.com 11 hours ago

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday made it crystal clear that he is not in Washington, D.C...

 
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Woolwich attack: first-person account

guardian.co.uk 14 hours ago

Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, 48, spoke to the two men who have since been charged over the attack in Woolwich

 
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Delay austerity and increase investment, IMF warns UK

euobserver.com 4 hours ago

The UK should delay plans to push through further austerity measures worth £10 billion (€12 billion), the International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday.

 
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Rafsanjani criticises Iran's leaders

bbc.co.uk 1 hour ago

Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani accuses the country's leadership of ignorance after he is barred from running for office, say reports.

 
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Deadly Drug Trials: Western Firms Bribed East German Doctors

spiegel.de 22 hours ago

It wasn't just the East German government that benefited from risky patient drug trials commissioned by Western pharmaceutical manufacturers decades ago...

 
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Japan man climbs Everest at 80

bbc.co.uk 8 hours ago

An 80-year old Japanese man has reached the summit of Mount Everest, his team say, becoming the oldest person to scale the world's highest peak.

 
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Exclusive: Woolwich attacker named 'Mujahid' was known to banned Islamist organisation Al Muhajiroun

independent.co.uk 3 hours ago

One of the two men involved in the Woolwich terror attack was known to a banned Islamist organisation and went by the name of Mujahid, The Independent has learned.

 
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Hazel Hawke dies aged 83

smh.com.au 3 hours ago

The debilitating haze of Alzheimer's disease began its capricious descent on Hazel Hawke in 2001 and three years later she noted in typically laconic Australian style on her 75th birthday: "It's a...

 
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Ecuador satellite space crash fears

bbc.co.uk 3 hours ago

Space engineers in Ecuador are trying to establish if the country's only satellite has been destroyed in a crash with space debris.

 
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The spy arrested for cross-dressing

bbc.co.uk 1 hour ago

One of Britain's most influential World War II spies was arrested in Madrid for cross-dressing, files released by the National Archives show.

 
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Fire victim 'got what he deserved'

bbc.co.uk 57 mins ago

A man accused of murdering Thomas Sharkey and his two children in a house fire allegedly told his boss that the father "got what he deserved".

 
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Drones, Gitmo part of broad Obama counterterrorism speech

cbsnews.com 2 hours ago

The president is set to deliver a major address that will lay out his wide-ranging counterterrorism policy vision for the future

 
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Farmers held for assaulting rhino poachers

news24.com 4 hours ago

Three Limpopo farmers have been arrested for alleged attempted murder after apprehending a suspected rhino poacher, a report says.

 
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'Dealing with the Devil': The Thankless Task of Greece's Top Job-Cutter

spiegel.de 2 hours ago

Antonis Manitakis has the most thankless job in Greece...

 
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New Shatter controversy as questions raised in Dail about garda checkpoint incident

independent.ie 2 hours ago

JUSTICE Minister Alan Shatter was at the centre of controversy again today after a TD raised questions in the Dail about whether he tried to avoid a breathalyser test.

 
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'Corruption Of Blood' Bill Would Convict Lawbreakers' Kin

huffingtonpost.com 13 hours ago

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Wednesday introduced legislation that would "automatically" punish family members of people who violate U.S...

 
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Nissan recalls over 800,000 vehicles

bbc.co.uk 6 hours ago

Nissan says it plans to recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide, 133,869 of them in the UK, due to a faulty steering wheel.

 
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Obama's Energy Secretary Says Climate Change Not Debatable

breitbart.com 1 hour ago

Ernest Moniz, Barack Obama’s new Secretary of Energy, is making it clear there is no room for dissent regarding climate change.

 
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Bombers hit Niger barracks and mine

bbc.co.uk 4 hours ago

A number of people are wounded in bomb attacks in north-western Niger on a military camp and a French-run uranium mine, officials say.

 
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AEG exec called Michael Jackson 'a freak' before signing

cnn.com 3 hours ago

A top AEG executive referred to Michael Jackson as "a freak" and another called him "creepy" hours before their company signed Jackson to a huge concert deal.

 
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In pictures: Kabul kids on wheels

bbc.co.uk 11 hours ago

Why Afghan children are learning the art of skateboarding

 
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Woolwich: EDL Demo And Mosques Attacked

uk.news.yahoo.com 10 hours ago

English Defence League supporters took to the streets of Woolwich and threw missiles at police after the suspected terrorist killing earlier in the day.

 
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LOCAL - Istanbul tops the list with most rape cases in Turkey

hurriyetdailynews.com 1 hour ago

Over 1,480 lawsuits were filed in Istanbul over rape incidents in 2011, giving...

 
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UK police investigate machete murder

aljazeera.com 4 hours ago

Cameron to make statement and government security council to meet after killing near barracks in South London.

 
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