Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Colonia Dignidad was built to resemble a Bavarian village but the reality was very different Germany will pay compensation of up to €10,000 (£8,700; $11,000) to victims of a notorious and abusive commune in southern Chile. Colonia Dignidad was founded by former Nazi soldier Paul Schäfer in 1961. The […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Strache has acknowledged that the meeting took place, but said it had been “purely private” Austria’s Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache has been filmed appearing to offer government contracts in exchange for political support. The video, filmed secretly shortly before Austria’s election in 2017, shows Mr Strache speaking to a woman […]
Image copyright Swiss Shooting Association Swiss voters go to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to tighten up their gun laws to conform with European Union regulations. Switzerland is not a member of the EU, but is part of the Schengen open-border treaty. After the 2015 Paris attacks in which 130 people died, the […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Protesters call for a boycott of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv Germany’s parliament has condemned as anti-Semitic a movement calling for a cultural boycott of Israel over its policies towards Palestinians. Lawmakers in the Bundestag said the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) group […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Convicted paedophiles could face a maximum of 30 years in prison Poland has announced plans to double jail terms for paedophiles after a documentary on priest sex abuse sparked outrage in the country. Convicted paedophiles could now face a maximum sentence of 30 years. In the most serious cases, […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Frédéric Péchier has already been charged with poisoning seven others, but denies any wrongdoing A criminal investigation has been launched against a French doctor over the poisoning of 17 people in France. Frédéric Péchier, an anaesthetist, has already been investigated for seven other cases of poisoning, in total leading to […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Thousands of residents have been protesting against the new church in Yekaterinburg Russian President Vladimir Putin has intervened in an ongoing row over a new church in Yekaterinburg. He said the Russian Orthodox Church “should unite people, not divide them”, and called for the plans to build a church in […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Thousands of residents have been protesting against the new church in Yekaterinburg Russian President Vladimir Putin has intervened in an ongoing row over a new church in Yekaterinburg. He said the Russian Orthodox Church “should unite people, not divide them”, and called for the plans to build a church in […]
Image copyright 1tv.ru Image caption Mikella Abramova got far more votes than any of the other contestants The result of a popular Russian TV talent show – The Voice Kids – has been cancelled after thousands of fraudulent votes were found to have handed victory to a millionaire’s young daughter. There were complaints after singer […]
Image copyright 1tv.ru Image caption Mikella Abramova got far more votes than any of the other contestants The result of a popular Russian TV talent show – The Voice Kids – has been cancelled after thousands of fraudulent votes were found to have handed victory to a millionaire’s young daughter. There were complaints after singer […]
