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Hundreds rally against women violence after NYE attacks in Cologne
Several hundred people have rallied in Cologne in protest against heightened trouble stemming from the migrant community, and the authorities’ failure to intervene and prevent the dozens of sexual assaults which took place during wild New Year celebrations.
Organized via social networks, hundreds of men and women demonstrated against the intolerable levels of abuse witnessed by women at the hands...
Locals voice fears, minister vows punishment after 'Arab' crowd blamed for sex assaults in Cologne
The German authorities must do everything to prevent a repeat of the mass sexual assaults committed in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, the country’s justice minister, Heiko Maas, said, promising swift punishment for the perpetrators.
“What happened at the Cologne main train station and other locations in Germany is unacceptable, it may not repeat itself and the offenders have to be punished,” Maas...
France does nothing as 940 vehicle torched on New Year's
New Year’s Eve in France was a tale of two cities: In the rich areas a vast police presence presided over joyous public parties, but in the poor suburbs an appalling 940 cars were set on fire nationwide by Muslim immigrants. Such violent and depressing scenes are what many impoverished French woke up to on January first, as they have for over two decades.
Perhaps most shocking is that the nation’s...
Deadly New Year: Tragedies mar festivities around the world
A stampede during Shanghai’s New Year’s Eve celebrations has killed more than 36 people.
For many people around the world, New Year was a time of celebration and joy, but for some it was quite the opposite. Stabbings, mortar shelling, massive fires and a fatal stampede all hit seasonal revels, causing havoc and heartbreak.
Stampede ‘over fake money’ kills dozens
At least...
Sydney celebrates end of 2014 with spectacular fireworks
New Year’s fireworks erupt over Sydney’s iconic Harbor Bridge and Opera House during the traditional fireworks at midnight on January 1, 2015.
People in Australia have celebrated the end of 2014 with dazzling fireworks display to greet the New Year.
More than 1.5 million revelers gathered along the shores of Sydney’s famed harbor to watch the Australian city’s renowned firework display over...
ACLU criticizes Obama over indefinite detention and torture act
“He will forever be known as the president who signed indefinite detention without charge or trial into law.”
These harsh words come courtesy of the executive director of the ACLU, formerly a supporter of the president but also just one of the many dissenters who have since have grown disillusioned with an administration tarnished by unfulfilled campaign promises and continuous constitutional...
Land Grabbing Zionists Beat Santa in Bethlehem
Remember last year when some Israeli thugs beat up a man dressed as Santa Claus. One news article back then reported “He’s Jewish in every way, but on New Year’s Eve, Alexei Shtukin (42) decided to dress up as Santa Claus ‘just for fun,’ and paid for his decision dearly. He was set upon by a gang of youths at the Dome nightclub in Tel Aviv, and beaten in front of his family. Youths were...