Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Migrant crisis: Hungarian referendum off to a 'xenophobic' start and other top stories.

  • Migrant crisis: Hungarian referendum off to a 'xenophobic' start

    Migrant crisis: Hungarian referendum off to a 'xenophobic' start
    Budapest: "Did you know that the Paris terror attacks were carried out by immigrants?" "Did you know that since the start of the immigration crisis, harassment of women has increased in Europe?"In the run-up to a referendum on whether Hungarians should to accept EU quotas for resettling refugees, the country's right-wing government is asking its citizens a lot of questions. Critics say they are loaded and tendentious if not downright xenophobic. More News Videos Previous slide Nex..
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  • Swedish court upholds Assange warrant

    Swedish court upholds Assange warrant
    A Swedish appeals court has decided to uphold the arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, prolonging the six year long legal stand off with prosecutors and clearing the way for the Wikileaks founder to be questioned in London next month. The 45-year-old Australian is wanted by Swedish authorities for questioning over allegations, which he denies, that he committed rape in 2010. "The Court of Appeal shares the assessment of the District Court that Julian Assange is still suspected o..
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  • Suicide bomber kills at least 23 in Pakistani mosque

    Suicide bomber kills at least 23 in Pakistani mosque
    Suicide bomber kills at least 28 in Pakistani mosque Updated September 17, 2016 09:59:18 A suicide bombing has killed at least 28 people praying at a mosque in Pakistan's north-west. Key points:Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for blast in Payee Khan"Portion of the mosque collapsed and fell on worshippers," official saysIt is estimated 460 Pakistani civilians have died in terror attacks this year A splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban Paki..
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