Spain's Princess Cristina appears in court for fraud trial
She is facing charges of tax fraud alongside her husbandInaki Urdangarin, whose non-profit organisation the Noos Institute was allegedly use to secure falsely inflated contracts from regional government authorities and then transfer the funds to personal accounts, via tax havens.It is estimated the Noos Institute received nearly £4.2m from those contracts.Spain's Princess Cristina and her husband Inaki Urdangarin arrive at the courtroom at the Balearic School of Public Administration for summary..>> view originalOver 500 crime cases in Cologne investigated
The number of cases filed over violence during New Year festivities in Cologne has reached 516.Police said 40% of cases related to sexual assault.Nineteen suspects were under investigation, police said, adding that a 19-year-old Moroccan man had been arrested on suspicion of theft.The caseload marks a sharp rise from the 379 figure given by police on Saturday.Police had said that asylum seekers and illegal migrants from North Africa make up the majority of suspects.The allegations have stoked cr..>> view originalThe Latest: Cameron Says Bowie's Death Is a 'Huge Loss'
LONDON รข€” The latest on the death of iconic singer David Bowie. All times local.08:10 a.m.Kanye West has hailed David Bowie as one of his "most important inspirations" in a tribute to the singer on Twitter.He says Bowie was "so fearless, so creative, he gave us magic for a lifetime."British rocker Billy Idol also took to Twitter to describe his loss, saying he was "nearly brought to tears" by the sudden news of Bowie's passing, adding "RIP."Bowie's representative Steve Martin says the singer d..>> view originalFears of terrorist merger from 'poison' in south-east Asia
A video reportedly showing an Islamic State training camp in the Philippines.Photo: YouTubeA merger of terrorist groups pledging allegiance to Islamic State in the Philippines could signal a new threat to the region should radicals from Indonesia also join forces, according to an expert on violent extremism.A new video from the strife-torn southern Philippines island of Mindanao suggests four Islamic terrorist groups in the long-running insurgency have joined to declare allegiance to IS.The vide..>> view original'Private' Duchess of Cambridge keeps 34th birthday low-key
Kate Middleton is surely one of those who likes to keep birthday celebrations a low key affair and she proved this on her 34th birthday.The Duchess of Cambridge celebrated her birthday with a private, simple celebration at Amner Hall, the country home that she and Prince William recently renovated on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, Us magazine reports.An insider revealed that Middleton wanted low key celebrations, as she does not like to make a fuss.The day after her birthday, the Duches..>> view originalUK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's Twitter account hacked
Over the weekend, the UK's Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn became the latest politician targeted by a hacker.On Sunday, the would-be Prime Minister'sTwitter account, used to send messages and updates to political followers, appeared to be compromised just after 9.00pm GMT. Asreported by the BBC, at least four messages were broadcast online before the account was wrestled away from a hacker's control.However, the attack did not seem to be particularly devastating and had an immature edge to it. Albei..>> view originalWhy many consider Sean Penn's 'El Chapo' meeting an 'epic insult' to Mexican ...
Sean Penn and then-fugitive Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán are pictured on Oct. 2, 2015, in a photo taken for verification purposes. After a long dinner and conversation, Chapo granted the actor’s request for a formal interview that was published in Rolling Stone magazine. (Courtesy of Rolling Stone)As the Mexico City bureau chief for the Dallas Morning News for two decades, Alfredo Corchado has been on the front lines of the journalistic struggle to document the brutal toll of drug violence across ..>> view originalUS B-52 bomber flies over South Korea after North's nuclear test
PYONGYANG – The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea on Sunday, a show of force following North Korea's nuclear test last week.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un maintained that on Wednesday's test was of a hydrogen bomb and said it was a self-defensive step against a US threat of nuclear war. North Korea's fourth nuclear test angered both China – its main ally – and the United States, although the US government and weapons experts d..>> view originalRPT-How the oil collapse stole Russia's Christmas
(Repeats story unchanged)* Oil price fall is blow to Russian budget and exports* Budget reserves will last just over a year with $30 oil* Spending cuts likely to extend economic recessionBySujata RaoandJason BushLONDON/MOSCOW Jan 10 A plunge in the oil price to 12-year lows during Russia's New Year and Orthodox Christmas break means the country returns to work on Monday with its economic recovery and once-mighty savings war chest on the line.The equity and currency turmoil in China that rippled ..>> view originalTPP benefits only modest for Australia
5 things you need to know about the Trans-Pacific PartnershipAustralia will reap fewer benefits from the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal than most of the members, according to the first comprehensive research on the economic impact of the deal since it was agreed last October.The findings on the main beneficiaries come as the prospects of the deal being implemented appear to have been improved significantly in the new year, with key US business groups endorsing it after earlie..>> view original
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