A man in Southern Germany was beaten to death by four men after he publicly urinated near a church, police said on Thursday.
Police
are searching for the four men who hurled insults and attacked the
51-year-old man recently after he was seen urinating close to a church
in Freiburg, a city in Germany’s traditionally Catholic south.
According to police, the man told his son about the attack before succumbing to his injuries later that day.
However an autopsy confirmed that he died as a result of the attack.
Report
says public urination on Church buildings has become an issue of public
concern in Germany, corroding the buildings’ sandstone foundations and
leading authorities to institute hefty fines.
Germany has posted its highest birth
rate in more than three decades, with an average of 1.5 births per woman
recorded in 2015, data released by the country’s Federal Statistics
showed on Monday.
The Statistics Office said in a
statement that there was an increase of 27 births per 1,000 women in
2015, taking the overall birth rate from 1.47 in 2014 to 1.5 in 2015.
It noted that it has been the highest figure posted since 1982.
It said, “The increase is more marked among women without German citizenship, rising from 1.86 to 1.95 births per woman in 2015.
“Among women with German citizenship, the birth rate grew only marginally from 1.42 to 1.43 births per woman.”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has
singled out Germany’s birth rate, one of the world’s lowest and its
ageing population as among the biggest challenges facing the country’s
economy.
Report says in spite of the increased
number of births in 2015, the country’s birth rate still falls
significantly short of the 2.1 births per woman required to maintain a
stable population.
Shkodran Mustafi revealed he
sought feedback from Arsenal star Mesut Ozil ahead of his move to the
Emirates Stadium.
Mustafi will be confirmed as an Arsenal player
this week after manager Arsene Wenger announced only paperwork had to be
finalised for the Germany international to complete his transfer from
LaLiga side Valencia.
And as the 24-year-old former Everton
centre-back closes in on a switch to London, where he will be play
alongside fellow German defender Per Mertesacker, he said countryman
Ozil helped persuade him to sign for Arsenal.
“I did not see Per for a long time because he quit international
football but I talked to Mesut,” Mustafi told Sky Sports Germany.
“He told me everything I wanted to know. Everything was positive, so I was convinced very fast. It did not take much.
“I have always loved Arsenal, I like how they play here, it is not typical English.
“The
game here is more like in Spain and with the German national team,
keeping the ball on the grass, so it was easy to convince me.”
(CNN) Germany
could become the next European country to ban face veils under a
proposal announced on Friday by officials in the ruling coalition.
The
officials intend to have the face veils banned in public places where
identification is required -- such as registry offices, schools,
kindergartens and government offices -- saying that they did not fit in
with Germany's society.
"Full-face
veils, we reject this. Not just the burqa," said Interior Minister
Thomas de Maiziere at a press conference held by members of the
Christian Democratic Union and their allied Christian Social Union,
which govern in a coalition.
"It does not fit into our society... this is why we demand that you show your face," de Maiziere said.
The
proposed partial ban is to promote security and national cohesion, de
Maiziere said, denying that plans for the ban were to appease the
increasingly popular right-wing AFD party.
The Islamic full-length swimming suit, known as a burkini, is displayed left.
"We do what we deem is right, and the AFD can behave in their own way," he said.
Berlin
Interior Minister Frank Henkel supported the proposal, adding that the
full-face veil "does not fit in with our understanding of a tolerant,
free society. It does not fit in with our view of women."
De
Maziere also said that Germany would mull stricter child marriage laws
and that the justice minister was already looking into the issue, adding
that "a child marriage is not accepted in Germany."
Team Nigeria captain Mikel Obi scored a
goal and set up Aminu Umar as Nigeria’s U-23 national team on Saturday
night defeated Denmark 2-0 in Salvador to reach the semi-finals of the
men’s football event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Nigeria will now play Germany, who defeated Portugal 4-0, in the semi-final on Wednesday in Sao Paulo.
The U-23 team, the 1996 football
champions of the Games, set up a clash with the Europeans, who were
beaten 4-0 by Brazil in their final Group A game. Group B leaders
Nigeria had defeated Japan and Sweden 5-4 and 1-0 respectively, before
losing their final Group B game to Colombia 2-0.
It was a revenge of sorts for the
African champions, who were thrashed 6-2 by the Danes at the Suwon
Invitational tournament in South Korea in June.
Coach Samson Siasia brought on Aminu
Umar for the injured Oghenekaro Etebo, while South Africa-based
goalkeeper, who kept in the defeat to Colombia, also returned to the
bench as Emmanuel Daniel retained his place back in the starting
line-up.
Denmark had rattled the Nigerians as
early as the 11th minute when Kasper Nielsson’s ferocious volley crashed
against the woodwork with goalkeeper Emmanuel Daniel beaten.
But the 1996 Olympic champions stunned
their European counterparts just four minutes later with Mikel grabbing
the opener after good work by the dangerous Imoh Ezekiel.
Nigeria’s preparations in Atlanta as
well as their participation at the Games have been trailed by
controversies, with the squad arriving in Manaus from just six hours
before their opener against Japan, after being stranded for days in the
US.
The team skipped training on Thursday
and threatened to boycott the game against Denmark on unless they were
paid their outstanding allowances at the Games, as well as the unpaid
five months salaries and allowances of the coaches.
They were paid their allowances before the game on Saturday.
