Issue 50: 2016 04 21:Week in Brief International

21 April 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe GERMANY: The comic Jan Böhmermann, who broadcast a satirical anti-Erdogan poem on TV, has been put under police protection.  Chancellor Merkel has agreed that he is to be prosecuted under an old and little-used law – “insulting a foreign head of state” – which needs the approval… Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 21:Week in Brief International

Issue 49:2016 04 14: Week in Brief International

14 April 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL Europe BRUSSELS:  Five men were detained by police following anti-terrorist raids in Brussels.  One of them is thought to be the third airport-bomber.  Another is also thought to have been directly involved in the airport attack. EU:  The European Court of Justice has handed down a judgment which… Continue reading Issue 49:2016 04 14: Week in Brief International

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