A 26-year-old Algerian man has become the first person arrested in connection with a string of sexual assaults during New Year’s celebrations in Cologne that sparked a debate about Germany’s ability to integrate migrants.
See also: New Year’s assaults spark fresh migration debate in Germany
Prosecutors said Monday that the unidentified asylum-seeker was arrested at a refugee home in the nearby town of Kerpen over the weekend. He is accused of groping a woman and robbing her cellphone, prosecutor’s office spokesman Ulrich Bremer told The Associated Press.
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Two other Algerian asylum-seekers, aged 22 and 24, were also arrested in Kerpen and the western city of Aachen, respectively, over the weekend, both for robbery, Bremer said. The number of people accused of committing crimes in Cologne at New Year’s now stands at 21, of whom eight are in detention, he said. Read more…More about Sexual Assault, Us World, Refugees, and Cologne
As Germany Welcomes Migrants, Sexual Attacks in Cologne Point to a New Reality
Before the violent assaults on women in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, the police thought their biggest worry would be pickpocketing and fireworks among the crowds.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/15/world/europe/as-germany-welcomes-migrantssexual-attacks-in-cologne-point-to-a-new-reality.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssIn New Year’s Melee in Cologne, a Migrant Was One Woman’s Savior
Unlike other women in Cologne, Germany, on New Year’s Eve, who said they were sexually assaulted by migrants, Caitlin Duncan says she was rescued by them.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/16/world/europe/in-new-years-melee-in-cologne-a-migrant-was-one-womans-savior.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSexual Attacks Widen Divisions in European Migrant Crisis
Anti-immigration groups and right-wing extremists have seized on a wave of assaults in Cologne, Germany, on New Year’s Eve to discredit all migrants as criminals or hooligans.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/world/europe/a-climate-of-fear-widens-divisions-in-europes-migrant-crisis.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssEven war must have limits
The ICRC’s Dominik Stillhart suggests five New Year’s resolutions that those fighting wars could commit to that would truly make a difference in the year ahead.
CNN World http://rss.cnn.com/c/35492/f/676965/s/4cc09454/sc/7/l/0L0Scnn0N0C20A160C0A10C0A80Copinions0Cstillhart0Eeven0Ewar0Ehas0Elimits0Cindex0Bhtml0Deref0Frss0Iworld/story01.htmSold on a View, New Year’s Revelers Fall to a Forgery Scheme
After buying counterfeit tickets to a Times Square comedy club, some who thought their ball-drop vantage point was secure were left out in the cold.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/11/nyregion/sold-on-a-view-new-years-revelers-fall-to-a-forgery-scheme.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe only question that matters at the Detroit Auto Show: Do you like luxury?
January is pretty much “car month” now.
First, we rang in the new year with a slew of techie debuts at 2016 International CES in Las Vegas. Now, we head straight into the the North American International Auto Show also known as the Detroit Auto Show.
See also: If 2016 CES proved anything, it’s that self-driving EVs are king
Though CES looked to the future with self-driving cars and long-range electrified vehicles, Detroit will keep it a little closer to Earth with some trucks, crossovers and sedans (let’s not forget concepts) ready for showrooms as soon as this spring.
Coming off the heels of the very car-heavy CES, I’ve come away with a few predictions for 2016 Detroit. The show this year will be dominated by two major themes: Utility and luxury. No matter if its a concept or a production car, everything we’re about to be shown in the Motor City falls into one of those two categories. Read more…More about Cars, Tech, Transportation, Detroit Auto Show, and 2016 Detroit Auto Show
Alleged al Qaeda member released from Gitmo
Following through on a promise made just before the New Year, the U.S. Defense Department announced Friday the release of a detainee being held at Guantanamo Bay — a Kuwaiti national by the name of Fayiz Mohammed Ahmed Al-Kandari.
CNN World http://rss.cnn.com/c/35492/f/676965/s/4cbc495f/sc/35/l/0L0Scnn0N0C20A160C0A10C0A80Cpolitics0Cguantanamo0Edetainee0Ereleased0Ekuwait0Cindex0Bhtml0Deref0Frss0Iworld/story01.htmNew U.S. dietary guidelines: Step away from the sugar
Just in time to help with your New Year’s resolution to eat more healthily, the government announced its latest dietary guidelines Thursday.
CNN US http://rss.cnn.com/c/35492/f/676963/s/4cb64523/sc/14/l/0L0Scnn0N0C20A160C0A10C0A70Chealth0C20A150Edietary0Eguidelines0Cindex0Bhtml0Deref0Frss0Ius/story01.htmBowl Ratings Haven’t Burst New Year’s Eve Trial Balloon
After the College Football Playoff rejected an ESPN proposal to move the semifinals from New Year’s Eve, the ratings tumbled. Still, the head of the Playoff sees no reason to change the scheduling.
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