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Surrealist defense of French minister who signed pro-pedophile petition

Published: January 12, 2020, 6:19 am

ParisIn 1977, French author and suspected pedophile Gabriel Matzneff published a text in defense of adults accused of having had sexual relations with children. It was signed by some big names...

Villejuif: companion of killed terrorist threatens attack on police station

Published: January 11, 2020, 6:54 am

VillejuifIn a call to a friend, the partner of Nathan C., the Villejuif terrorist, had threatened to break into a police station with a knife in her hand in order to be killed. Briefly arrested on Tuesday, she was released. The threat still stands.

Pedophile personalities shake up French literary scene

Published: January 11, 2020, 6:51 am

ParisThe French writer Gabriel Matzneff who has been accused by the novelist Vanessa Springora of pedophilia, benefits from low-cost housing in the heart of Paris which was allocated to him in 1994. Some other sordid facts about him and his friends have resurfaced.

French police officers worry about use of flashball

Published: January 10, 2020, 11:36 am

ParisMany police officers have criticized the use of this weapon, which they consider too imprecise and too controversial.

AfD sues German domestic spy agency over tracking

Published: January 10, 2020, 7:31 am

BerlinThe AfD intends to take legal action against the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the domestic spy agency.

Hague police pelted with stones after Eritrean party shut down

Published: January 10, 2020, 6:19 am

The HagueSeveral police officers were pelted with stones on Saturday evening after a disturbance broke out at an Eritrean party in a meeting hall on the Wegestraat in the Hague. Four officers were injured. During the disturbance, four persons were arrested.

Christians in Syria mourn the death of Iranian general

Published: January 9, 2020, 11:32 am

AleppoThe US "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran has surprised at least one blogger, an American analyst who is knowledgeable about the Middle East and speaks Arabic fluently.

Night of violence in Metz after S-file suspect is shot

Published: January 9, 2020, 11:04 am

MetzMolotov cocktails and burnt cars - a night of violence followed in the French city of Metz after police neutralized an S-file suspect.

Three foreigners arrested for rape of three Americans in Spain

Published: January 9, 2020, 4:52 am

MurciaThree young foreigners were arrested for the rape of three American sisters in Murcia, Spain. The arrested men of Afghan nationality are between 20 and 25 years of age and spent the night at the lockup of the police station.

Berlin’s high murder rate makes it an ‘unworthy capital’

Published: January 9, 2020, 4:19 am

BerlinThe AfD has given the other parties joint responsibility for the high murder rate in Berlin. "Berlin has become an unworthy capital and a prime example of what decades of colorful old party rule has bad consequences," said Deputy AfD chief Stephan Brandner on Monday.