A Ghanaian Islamist living in Germany who fought with Islamic State has been telling the German authorities that the terrorist group is actively planning attacks in Germany and Europe. The man added that the jihadist organization is aggressively trying to swell its numbers. Harry S. was arrested in Bremen on July 20 after fleeing Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and returning home to Germany,... 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to “noticeably reduce” the number of refugees entering the European country after taking a lot of heat from the German population. At a congress of her conservative party, Christian Democrats Union (CDU), on Monday, Merkel said the German government will adopt specific policies to decrease the number of refugees who will arrive in the country. “This... 

1. A new study reveals that children with poorer financial situations are three times more likely to be obese as their richer peers. 2. Although green tea is enjoyed by millions for its numerous health benefits, US researchers are warning that drinking too much green tea may be harmful. 3. A British tech company has introduced a new predictive application that’s giving a voice to young people... 

Italy blocked the automatic EU sanctions extension against Russia. Why has namely Italy taken this initiative? Who can’t Italy share Libya with? And what does Renzi expect to obtain instead? – Pravda.Ru conducted an interview with Fabrizio Bertot, a well-known Italian politician, former Member of the European Parliament. – Why has namely Italy gone the length of this initiative? –... 

Three automakers from Sweden, Germany and France will resume operations in Iran when a July nuclear accord goes into effect, instead of moving to impoverished East-EU states to support their economy. Iran is also in talks with Italian and Japanese carmakers for cooperation but they still have to reach an agreement, he told reporters on the sidelines of an Iran-Finland trade forum in Tehran on Tuesday. “We... 

Denmark has pledged to introduce the toughest anti-migration rules in Scandinavia, according to Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. The Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet quoted Danish Immigration and Integration Minister Inger Støjberg as saying that from now on, Denmark will have the strictest migration regulations among Europe’s Nordic countries. The decision arrived amid concrete steps... 

An image taken at the Macedonian border shows Muslim migrants holding up a banner which reads “open or die” before they proceeded to attack police with stones, according to reports. Slovenske Novice featured the image, explaining that 200 migrants attempted to break through a wire fence during a confrontation with police and border guards. “Some protesters threw stones at police, while others... 

A video clip shows German Green Party politician Stefanie von Berg giving a speech in which she celebrates the fact that mass migration will bring an end to German majority populations in cities within a few decades. “Our society will change,” asserts Von Berg. “Our city will change radically. I hold that in 20, 30 years there will no longer be (German) majority in our city.” “We will have... 

Volkswagen has uncovered yet another software problem affecting its vehicles’ fuel consumption. Volkswagen has uncovered yet another software problem affecting its vehicles’ fuel consumption, German media reported Thursday, adding to a massive pollution cheating scandal that has engulfed the auto giant. “Volkswagen has new software problems, including one that has a direct impact... 

Germany’s foreign ministry said that it considers the blackout of Crimea by extremist groups a criminal act. The blackout in Russia’s Crimea peninsula is a criminal act that must be investigated, a German Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday. The Crimean blackout began on Sunday, after Ukrainian extremist groups blew up power line pylons on the Ukrainian side of the border. The Ukrainian... 

German authorities covered up the fact that explosives were found during an attempted terror attack at a soccer stadium earlier this week, according to an eyewitness who was told to keep quiet about what he saw. Bild newspaper has published the testimony of a paramedic who saw an explosive device in an ambulance before the Germany vs Netherlands game which was canceled on Tuesday night after French... 

A hospital in Sigmaringen, Germany has been forced to hire security guards after numerous incidents in which migrants physically attacked nurses while they were receiving free healthcare. Schwäbische.de reports that the SRH Hospital in Sigmaringen took the precaution after 40 attacks on nurses in September alone, with nursing manager Silvia Stärk revealing that staff were “totally distressed”... 

Anti-refugee rhetoric has propelled the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to third place in the country, a fresh poll has revealed. According to a weekly survey by INSA, AfD would have received 10.5 percent of the vote if an election was held Wednesday. This means that the ultranationalist party has surged ahead of left-leaning parties the Greens and Die Linke (Left Party), which both... 

Open border policy likely to come under intense scrutiny after last night’s bloodshed. German Chancellor Angela Merkel responded to the Paris massacre by calling for “tolerance” towards migrants and respect for “the right of everyone to seek his fortune and live,” as her policy of allowing in hundreds of thousands of refugees came under fresh scrutiny. “We believe in the right of everyone... 

In the coming years, Germany will drift away from its integrationist ideals in Europe and become more Eurosceptic in general, a Stratfor analysis report said. The German political shift would also change the country’s foreign policy priorities, making Berlin more distant from the United States and closer to Russia and its fluid energy market, the US intelligence company said. The change would...