Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Malaysian immigration officers sacked for deliberately disabling passport controls at airport and other top stories.

  • Malaysian immigration officers sacked for deliberately disabling passport controls at airport

    Malaysian immigration officers sacked for deliberately disabling passport controls at airport
    Malaysian immigration officers sacked for deliberately disabling passport controls at airport Updated June 01, 2016 17:39:15 Fifteen Malaysian immigration officers have been sacked and dozens have been suspended and redeployed after they appear to have deliberately disabled the international airport's passport check over a number of years. Key points:Deputy PM says about 100 people are believed to be involved in sabotaging Malaysia passport controlFifteen suspects are ..
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  • After Brexit: Roadmap for a leap in the dark

    After Brexit: Roadmap for a leap in the dark
    After Brexit: Roadmap for a leap in the dark By Reuters Published: 00:01 EST, 1 June 2016 | Updated: 00:01 EST, 1 June 2016 By Alastair MacdonaldBRUSSELS, May 31 (Reuters) - Dawn, Friday, June 24. The votes are in. The British have spoken in their EU membership referendum and they want out. It is a scenario European leaders are now planning for in earnest while praying it never happens.Secret meetings in Brussels and across Europe reveal huge uncertainty, officials and diplomats fami..
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  • Top EU lawyer backs work headscarf ban

    Top EU lawyer backs work headscarf ban
    The most senior lawyer at the EU’s top court has said that companies may ban headscarfs if a general prohibition on religious symbols in the workplace is enforced. According to an AFP report, a Belgian woman working as a receptionist for security firm G4S Secure Solutions was fired after she insisted on wearing a headscarf for religious reasons. “A ban on wearing headscarves in companies may be admissible,” advocate general, Juliane Kokott's ruling said, she added that the company was unde..
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  • Paris mayor announces plans to open city's first refugee camp

    Paris mayor announces plans to open city's first refugee camp
    France Paris mayor announces plans to open city’s first refugee camp © Matthieu Alexandre, AFP | Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo Video by FRANCE 24 Text by NEWS WIRES Latest update : 2016-05-31 Municipal authorities in Paris plan to build a camp to house several hundred refugees in the ..
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  • ISIS, Fallujah: Loss of city would be fatal blow to embattled terror group, expert says

    ISIS, Fallujah: Loss of city would be fatal blow to embattled terror group, expert says
    Phase begins to take back IS-held Iraq city2:42Iraqi forces have entered Fallujah under coalition air cover as a phase begins to win back an IS key city. Smoke billows on the horizon as Iraqi military forces prepare for an offensive into Fallujah to retake the city from Islamic State militants in Iraq. Picture: Khalid Mohammed/APISLAMIC State is facing its toughest fight yet as Iraqi special forces launch a deadly fight to the end to reclaim the strategic city of FallujahThe embattled terror gr..
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  • Gorilla shooting: family of boy who entered enclosure under investigation

    Gorilla shooting: family of boy who entered enclosure under investigation
    Police are investigating the family of the boy who entered the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati zoo over the holiday weekend during an incident that led to the animal being shot dead and a storm of public protest. Investigators from the Cincinnati police department are reviewing “the incident and the lead-up to it”, department spokesperson Tiffaney Hardy said Tuesday. The department has also called for witnesses to come forward. The actions of the zoo are being looked into by the federal gov..
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  • More than 45 million people trapped in modern slavery with two-thirds in Asia-Pacific region, report finds

    More than 45 million people trapped in modern slavery with two-thirds in Asia-Pacific region, report finds
    More than 45 million people trapped in modern slavery with two-thirds in Asia-Pacific region, report finds Updated June 01, 2016 07:59:57 More than 45 million people are living as modern slaves around the world, according to the 2016 Global Slavery Index, with two-thirds reported in the Asia-Pacific region. Key points:India, North Korea reported as key offendersAustralia listed among countries taking most action to tackle modern slaveryResearcher says new report takes ..
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  • Aggressive sales tactics at Trump Uni

    Aggressive sales tactics at Trump Uni
    Trump University gave employees detailed instructions on how to entice people to enrol in its real estate seminars, from targeting people making at least $US90,000 a year and choosing words of flattery that are most persuasive to picking music for the gatherings - The O'Jays' For the Love of Money.The "playbooks" for the now-defunct business owned by Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, were unsealed on Tuesday in a class-action lawsuit by customers who say they were d..
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  • Chinese police investigated over death of brothel-visiting young dad Lei Yang

    Chinese police investigated over death of brothel-visiting young dad Lei Yang
    Xing Yongrui, one of the policemen under investigation. Photo: CCTV Beijing: Chinese prosecutors have launched an official investigation into five Beijing policemen over the suspicious death of a young father in police custody which sparked national debate amid accusations of police brutality.Prosecutors said on Wednesday a preliminary probe uncovered evidence which merits further investigation relating to the death of 29-year-old Lei Yang, almost a month aft..
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