Imprisoning woman trying to illegally enter UK was wrong, EU rules
France was wrong to imprison a Ghanian woman who was arrested at the Channel tunnel during an attempt to enter Britain illegally using a false passport, the EU’s most senior court has ruled. The European court of justice said on Tuesday that the EU directive on returning irregular migrants prevents any member state imposing a prison sentence on a non-EU migrant who is in the country illegally, and whom they have not attempted to return. Related: EU referendum live: Cameron accuses Leave of te..>> view originalUS Primaries: Hillary Clinton makes history, claims Democratic nomination, wins outright in three states
ANALYSIS Hillary Clinton basking in the glow of victory on a primary election night rally. Photo: AP Washington: Hillary Clinton has claimed the Democratic nomination, making her the first female candidate in US history to win the backing of a major political party in a run for president. She chalked up three primary wins outright - in New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota - and looked strong in California with 40 per cent of the vote counted. Trump prevailed ..>> view originalIstanbul: Four detained after bomb blast kills 11, including 7 police officers
Istanbul: Four detained after bomb blast kills 11, including 7 police officers Updated June 08, 2016 14:02:44 Turkish police have detained four suspects over a car bombing in Istanbul that killed 11 people, including seven police officers, local media reports say. Key points:There was no early claim of responsibility for the attackThere have been several attacks in Turkish cities in the past yearBlast caused damage to nearby cars and buildings The suspects were taken ..>> view originalThe albino children being killed and sold for body parts
ALBINO children in Malawi are being killed and their body parts sold for ritual practices, according to a damning new report by Amnesty International. The report, "We are not animals to be hunted or sold": Violence and discrimination against people with albinism in Malawi", exposes how the wave of violent attacks against people with albinism have increased sharply over the last two years, with four people, including a baby, murdered in April 2016 alone. "The unprecedented wave of brutal..>> view originalConfessional should not be a 'torture chamber' – Gozo Bishop Mario Grech
Priests should be mindful of their language when speaking about relationships that differ from the normally accepted form of marriage and the confessional should not be a “torture chamber,” according to Gozo Bishop Mario Grech. Bishop Grech was delivering a presentation on Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), a post-synodal apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis. The ground breaking document speaks, among other things, of how divorced and remarried Catholics should be more fully integrated into..>> view originalWhy the Queen and Prince Philip never hold hands
They’ve been married for an incredible 68 years but have you ever noticed that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are rarely seen holding hands?According to royal biographer Gyles Brandreth, who chalks the strength of their relationship to Philip’s ability to make Elizabeth laugh, the reason they don’t hold hands is due to their generation's “stoic values.”Plus, Philip doesn’t consider himself a romantic! But that’s not to say they don’t have a loving marriage."If we regard the Queen's record-bre..>> view originalPNG police shoot students during anti-government protest
PNG police shoot students during anti-government protest Updated June 08, 2016 16:59:13 Police in Port Moresby have opened fire on university students protesting against Papua New Guinea's Government, injuring at least 13 people. Key points:Students say police fired shots when students refused to allow the president of the student council to be arrestedStudent Christopher Kipalan says police still chasing and shooting at students in city's suburbsStudents were protesti..>> view originalHigh school student stages protest after being told to wear a bra
High school student stages protest after being told to wear a bra Last updated 11:02, June 8 2016 FACEBOOK Kaitlyn Juvik says she shouldn't have to wear a bra to school. A teenager in the United States has staged a protest after she was told she needed to wear a bra at school. Kaitlyn Juvik, who's in her last year of high school in Montana, was called into her principal's office an..>> view originalBoris Johnson and the Brexit oddballs
Boris Johnson is the only politician whom the Remain campaign truly fears. Getty by Stephen Bush Look at the troops arrayed on the Leave and the Remain sides in the June referendum and you might think that the UK's continued membership of the European Union is assured.On the side of staying in the EU are Britain's four living prime ministers, the International Monetary Fund, the Treasury, most members of the Labo..>> view originalChina slammed over 'unsafe intercept' of plane
A Chinese fighter jet (like the one above) conducted one of many “dangerous intercepts”. Picture: Office of the Defense Secretary/APWHAT is going on in the skies over the South China Sea?If you listen to the Americans, jet pilots behind the controls of Chinese fighter aircraft are consistently engaging them in dangerous manoeuvres.The latest incident took place on Tuesday in international airspace when, according to the US Pacific Command, two Chinese J-10 fighter planes carried out an “unsafe” ..>> view original
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