BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – A former employee of a church-affiliated pregnancy counselling organization in Germany is fighting her dismissal after leaving the church. Now the European Court of Justice has weighed in on the matter. Catholic associations in the European Union cannot dismiss their employees on the sole ground of leaving the church, the EU’s…
By Nico Pointner BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The trial of three Ukrainian nationals accused of planning parcel bombing attacks on behalf of Russian intelligence began at a German court on Tuesday. The three men aged 22, 25 and 30 were arrested at separate locations in Germany and Switzerland in May. They are accused of having…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German police on Tuesday raided a group of suspects including teenagers believed to be part of The Last Wave of Defence, a far-right extremist cell accused of having plotted attacks against migrants and political opponents. Officers searched properties linked to 10 people, including a 21-year-old female suspected ringleader, who are believed…
By Frank Ulom MAIDUGURI (CONVERSEER) – At least 23 people have been confirmed dead and 108 others injured following coordinated improvised explosive device (IED) attacks in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The explosions, which occurred at about 7:24 p.m. on Monday, struck three busy locations—the Monday Market, the gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has presented a controversial video before a Federal High Court in Abuja, alleging that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) assisted drug traffickers at Nigerian airports. The video was tendered as part of Kyari’s defence in the ongoing drug-related…
