BERLIN – Germany will not recognise polygamy or marriages involving minors, Justice Minister Heiko Maas has said. “No-one who comes here has the right to put his cultural values or religious beliefs above our law,” he told Bild. In some Islamic countries, men are allowed to take up to four wives, but in Germany polygamy…
ORLANDO – The father of a gunman who killed 50 people in an Orlando gay club says he did not know that his son had “hatred in his heart”. Omar Mateen killed 50 people and wounded 53 more in the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history, before being shot dead by police. Seddique Mateen…
PARIS – The French government has urged cities hosting Euro 2016 matches to ban alcohol near venues and fan zones. It follows three days of clashes between fans and police in Marseille. Uefa is investigating after Russia supporters appeared to rush at England fans in the stadium after their draw on Saturday. It has threatened…
LONDON – A boy missing in remote woods in Japan since Saturday after being left alone by his parents as punishment has been found alive and well. Seven-year-old Yamato Tanooka was found in military barracks near Shikabe in northern Hokkaido, just a few kilometres from where he was left. His parents initially said he had…
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will retaliate against the placement of U.S. missiles in nearby countries such as Romania, according to Russia’s state-run news agency TASS. The United States launched a ground-based missile defense system earlier this month in Romania. The system is meant to defend Europe against rogue states like Iran…
MUNICH – The German airline, Lufthansa, has announced that it will suspend flights to Venezuela from 18 June due to economic difficulties in the country. The company also said currency controls in Venezuela made it impossible for airlines to convert their earnings into dollars and send the money abroad. Venezuela’s economy has been hit hard…
HANOI – President Barack Obama has announced the US is fully lifting its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam, its one-time enemy. Speaking during a visit to communist Vietnam and talks with its leaders, Obama said the move removed a “lingering vestige of the Cold War”. The US is trying to bolster its…
NEW DEHLI – A city in India’s Rajasthan state has broken the country’s temperature records after registering 51C, the highest since records began, the weather office says. The new record in Phalodi in the desert state comes amid a heatwave across India. The previous record for the hottest temperature stood at 50.6C in 1956. The…
DHAKA – More than 50 people across Bangladesh have died after being struck by lightning in the past two days, police say. Many of the dead were farmers who were killed as they worked in their paddy fields. Bangladesh is prone to electrical storms but this year they have been particularly severe. Experts suggest a…
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s new interim President Michel Temer has addressed the nation after the Senate voted to back the impeachment trial of Dilma Rousseff. “Trust in the values of our people and in our ability to rebuild the economy,” Mr Temer said. He has named a business-friendly cabinet that includes respected former central…
