Shocking images of a refugee toddler drowned and washed ashore have gone around the world. There’s outrage – but what next? Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis spoke to Peter Sutherland, UN Special Representative for […]
Is the UK doing enough to help refugees?
If We Rescued the Banks We Can Save Refugees, Merkel Says
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany must respond to the European refugee crisis with the same resolve it showed in rescuing banks and her government will spend billions of euros to handle the […]
Joschka Fischer: Breaking Europe’s Migration Paralysis
By Joschka Fischer, Germany’s foreign minister and vice-chancellor from 1998 to 2005 and a leader in the German Green Party for almost 20 years For many centuries, Europe was a continent plagued […]
Mayor of Barcelona: We want cities that are committed to human rights and to life, cities of which we can be proud
By Ada Colau Ballano, mayor of Barcelona, Spain The day before yesterday 50 people died by suffocation in the hold of a ship. Yesterday more than 70 people were found dead inside […]
Iconic Tokyo hotel to be replaced with skyscraper
Tokyo’s Okura hotel was built in 1962 and has played host to politicians, film stars and even James Bond.Its owners now want to replace it with a modern skyscraper.Campaigners from around the […]
US and South Korea Conduct Largest Ever Live-Fire Exercises
Soldiers, fighter jets, helicopters, and heavy armor from the United States and South Korea conducted their largest ever join live-fire exercises this week.
Why do you assume that we come here to plunder?
German football fans showing their solidarity with refugees from Syria and elsewhere
Please share this blog link with your local football club and fan clubs. Let’s see this banners everywhere! [via Reddit]
Wes Craven is dead
Wesley Earl “Wes” Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, writer, producer, and actor known for his work on horror films, particularly slasher films. He was […]
2015 Quality of Living City Rankings
Vienna remained at the top of the Mercer Quality of Living Rankings in 2015, boasting the best quality of living for expatriates. Mercer’s Quality of Living Rankings cover 230 prevalent destinations for […]