Members of the far-right NPD have been allowed to tour a refugee center in northeastern Germany, despite a previous ban. Their mainstream colleagues decried the trip as propaganda.
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Scores dead as Saudi-led airstrikes hit Yemen wedding
Two airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition that has been targeting Yemen’s Shiite rebels mistakenly struck a wedding party on Monday, killing 70 people and wounding dozens, a source told France 24.
First Draft: Hillary Clinton Calls Jeb Bush’s ‘Free Stuff’ Comment ‘Deeply Insulting’
First Draft: Most Americans Say Planned Parenthood Fight Isn’t Worth a Shutdown, Poll Finds
91,000 Danish cars have VW’s cheating software
After new information about the scope of Volkswagen’s cheating software scandal came to light, both the Danish transport minister and a leading consumer advocacy group want answers from German car company Volkswagen.
Two teens arrested over London mosque blaze
London’s Metropolitan Police have made two arrests after a fire at the city’s largest mosque. The case had previously been treated as a possible kitchen fire.
Shifting Direction, Kerry Aims to Include Iran in Efforts to End the Conflict in Syria
Pope Francis ditches political speech for jokes and improvised address on family
Pontiff displays human touch in Philadelphia, avoiding culture-war issues and planned remarks on workers’ rights in favour of a mother-in-law laugh
It was billed as a sort of Catholic variety show, with world-class performers from Aretha Franklin to Andrea Bocelli and even a stand-up comic. Nobody thought Pope Francis would be the one doing the improv.
The pontiff set aside a prepared – and politically contentious – text on the American family to preach, riff and joke to an audience of more than 100,000 people at Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Saturday night.
Driver tries to scare off spider using lighter, sets gas station on fire
Video footage shows driver’s panic as flames spread from his gas tank to the pump after ill-judged attempt to get rid of the arachnid
A motorist scared of spiders gave himself a double shock when he accidentally set a gas station on fire trying to get rid of one using a cigarette lighter.
The man told authorities he saw a spider on his gas tank as he went to fill up and unwisely decided to use a lighter to remove it.
Supermoon Will Collide With Lunar Eclipse For “SuperBloodMoon” Sunday Night
At this point, even the most delightful Neil deGrasse Tyson voiceover can’t get us that enthusiastic about another beautiful, perfect, incandescent Supermoon. Oh sure, the lunar perigee made the moon look like an apocalyptic peach back in 2011, but we need a little more out of our lunar phenomenons these days. If you’re as jaded as us, then you’re in luck—because tomorrow night, there will be an ultra-rare Supermoon lunar eclipse over the horizon. And as long as you’re not Mormon, this is really exciting! [ more › ]
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