POLITICS
Malaysia 1MDB scandal: Investigators say about $4bn may be missing from fund
About $4bn (£2.8bn) may have been stolen from a fund owned by the Malaysian state, a prosecutor says. The 1MDB fund was set up in 2009 to pay for major new economic and social developments in Malaysia. Last year, Swiss authorities opened an investigation into 1MDB after it amassed more than $11bn (£7bn) of debt....
25 Things You Don’t Know About Donald Trump — «I Do My Own Hair»
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has never been one to hold back what's on his mind, especially in recent months. Back in May 2010, Trump, then the host of The Celebrity Apprentice, opened up to Us Weekly with 25 fun facts about himself. He revealed some of his favorite foods, how he gets to work every day,...
Austria won’t deport Afghan asylum seeker who raped 72yo woman
An 18-year-old asylum seeker who raped a 72-year-old pensioner will not be deported from Austria to Afghanistan after serving his 20-month prison sentence. The Afghan asylum seeker, identified as Wahab M., was found guilty of raping an elderly woman by the Regional Court on Wednesday, Austrian press reported. He was sent to...
40% of Germans want Merkel to quit over refugee policy – poll
The first city to report mass sexual harassment was Cologne. According to eyewitnesses, “heavily intoxicated” men of “Arab or North African” origin were harassing and assaulting local women in the city center on New Year’s Eve. Similar cases have been reported in other German cities such as...
EU migration crisis: Stop illegal wars, don’t blame the victims
Europe is on a dangerous, slippery slope of increasing xenophobia and racism engendered by the influx of refugees. Denmark’s new confiscation law is a sign of the brooding, baleful climate. But the real answer to the problem is dealing with Europe’s support for Washington’s criminal wars. In other words,...
Revealed — Putin’s ex-wife ‘marries a toyboy’ 21 years her junior as Russian president woos younger gymnast
Vladimir Putin's ex-wife Lyudmila has married a man 21 years her junior, according to reports in Moscow. The 58-year-old former Russian first lady appears on official records to have changed her name as if she is now the spouse of a known friend, dashing businessman Arthur Ocheretny, 37. If she has wed him, it mirrors the...
China warns George Soros: Don’t go to ‘war’ against our currency
China’s official newspaper warned billionaire investor George Soros not to bet against the Yuan in a front-page opinion piece, as China tries to boost confidence in its home currency, also known as the renminbi, which has dropped 5 percent since August. “Soros’s war on the renminbi and the Hong Kong dollar...
Denmark to vote on controversial bill to seize asylum seekers’ valuables
Copenhagen, Denmark. Danish lawmakers are to vote Tuesday on controversial legislation that would empower authorities to seize cash and valuables from asylum seekers to help cover their expenses. The so-called jewelry bill would allow the seizure of valuables worth more than 10,000 Danish kroner (about $1,453). Items of...
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!… 63,000 Conservatives Sign Petition to Dump Megyn Kelly from FOX Debate
In November conservative Trump supporters were outraged at Megyn Kelly after targeting Donald Trump during the first Republican FOX News debate. After this debate, my opinion changed the MOST about @foxnews, @megynkelly, @BretBaier & Chris Wallace! Utterly Disappointed…#GOPDebate — Amy Mek (@AmyMek) 7...
20 arrested in French taxi driver, air traffic controller, teacher protests (PHOTOS)
Taxi drivers in France are blockading roads with burning tires in protest at the low-cost Uber app, resulting in at least 20 arrests. Air traffic controllers are also staging a demonstration, leading to dozens of canceled flights. At least 20 arrests had already been made by 10 a.m. local time, following taxi driver protests...
Europol: Islamic State Plans Attacks From Camps in Europe
Islamic State has set up a special operations command to mastermind more terrorist attacks on “soft targets” in Europe, drawing on training camps on European soil and with France as the most at-risk country, the European Union’s crime-fighting agency said. The model is the simultaneous shootings at several...
HomeNews Australia’s regional leaders favor abandoning monarchy
Australian leaders say the nation shouldn’t wait for the end of Queen Elizabeth II's reign to become a republic. Seven of Australia’s eight state and territory leaders have signed a declaration urging for a homegrown head of state to replace the monarch. The only state leader not to sign the document, on the eve...