Calais chief wants migrant deal with UK
The president of the French region that includes Calais has suggested migrants seeking asylum in the UK be allowed to lodge their claim in France. Xavier Bertrand said 9,000 migrants, many trying to get to the UK, were in a Calais camp known as the Jungle. Bertrand said he wanted a new deal in which migrants hoping to claim asylum in the UK would be able to do so at a "hotspot" in France. Those who failed would be deported directly to their country of origin.
Female genital mutilation: Egypt to toughen penalties
Egyptian authorities are to increase the penalty for those who force women into genital mutilation (FGM). The statutory prison term recommended for offenders had ranged from between three months and three years. The cabinet has approved plans to impose jail terms of between five and seven years, with harsher sentences if the procedure leads to death or deformity. FGM has been illegal in Egypt since 2008 but it remains widespread.
Why India needs to get rid of its sedition law
In India, you can be charged with sedition for liking a Facebook post, criticizing a yoga guru, cheering a rival cricket team, drawing cartoons, asking a provocative question in a university exam, or not standing up in a cinema when the national anthem is being played. The colonial era sedition law was introduced in the 1870s. For decades, successive governments have used a colonial-era sedition law - the dreaded section 124a of the antiquated Indian Penal Code - against students, journalists, intellectuals, social activists, and those critical of the government. India's slow moving judicial system ensures prolonged delays in disposing cases. Meanwhile, people charged with sedition have to surrender their passports, are not eligible for government jobs, must produce themselves in the court as and when required, and spend money on legal fees. More than half-a-century after the top court imposed restrictions on using the law, authorities appear to be flouting it with impunity. Earlier this month a non-profit group mounted a fresh legal challenge against the "misuse" of the law in the Supreme Court. Most believe India should simply get rid of the law along with a raft of vaguely-worded, draconian laws - the criminal defamation laws and laws to curb hate speech and silence dissent. The law is purely used now to instill fear and intimidate people who protest against authority.
Police in Spain dismantle 'illegal Chinese immigration ring'
Spanish police say they have dismantled a nationwide network that illegally regularized the working status of Chinese immigrants in Spain. They arrested 57 people in Barcelona, Valencia, San Sebastian and Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Chinese nationals illegally living in Spain reportedly paid the ring €8,000 ($9,000) each to obtain fake contracts as domestic workers. In return they were given residency permits to work in the textile sector, without ever carrying out the job they were hired for.
Export ban placed on Queen Victoria's wedding coronet
A temporary export ban has been placed on a sapphire and diamond coronet that belonged to Queen Victoria, preventing it from being sold abroad. The coronet, designed by Prince Albert for their wedding in 1840, is at risk of being exported unless a UK buyer matches the £5m asking price. The temporary ban was imposed after the owner applied for an export license. Culture minister Matt Hancock, who imposed the ban, said it symbolized one of the UK's "most famous love stories". The 11.5cm (4.5in) wide coronet is mounted with 11 sapphires, which are all set in gold, with diamonds set in silver.
Argentina court convicts military officers of human rights violations during dictatorship
An Argentine Federal Court concluded a human rights trial on Thursday against military officers during the dictatorship era. The court in Córdoba, Argentina, acquitted five defendants and sentenced 28 to life and 10 to between two-and-a-half and 21 years in prison. The trial focused on 20 cases from torture centers in Córdoba and involved 716 victims. It was the first time authorities were able to prosecute cases involving death squads that operated before the 1976-83 military dictatorship.
US proposes immigration rule aimed at entrepreneurs
The proposal, which doesn't require congressional approval, would grant temporary entry for up to five years to people building start-ups in the US The proposal, which does not require congressional approval, would allow immigration officials to admit entrepreneurs case by case. To qualify, an applicant must have an "active and central role," and a significant ownership stake, in an American company founded in the last three years. The move is one of many piecemeal efforts by the Obama administration to expand America's immigration policies without action from Congress.
Yellen sees stronger case for interest rate increase
The Federal Reserve chief, in a speech, pointed to gains in the job market and economic outlook. But the Fed is not expected to act before December.
Broadband law could force rural residents off information superhighway
This month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld restrictive laws in North Carolina and Tennessee that will halt the growth of such networks. While the decision directly affects only those two states, it has cast a shadow over dozens of city-run broadband projects started nationwide in recent years to help solve the digital divide. In siding with the states, the court hobbled the boldest effort by federal officials to support municipal broadband networks. While the court agreed that municipal networks were valuable, it disagreed with the F.C.C.'s legal arguments to pre-empt state laws.
PricewaterhouseCoopers settles crisis era lawsuit
Accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers has settled a $5.5 billion lawsuit over its alleged failure to catch the massive fraud that led to one of the most expensive bank failures in US history.
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