German bishops update guidelines on reporting abuse to prosecutors
The German Bishops Conference issued revised abuse guidelines mandating prosecutors be informed of suspected cases unless the victim objects. The rules require removing offenders from jobs with children, appointing a nonleader commissioner as contact, and setting three year validity with review. Critics say the changes fall short on compensation, zero tolerance, and fully involving law enforcement.
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Berlin
Germany
Benedict XVI
Stephan Ackermann
Trier
Ackermann
Christian Weisner
We Are
Justice
Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger
SNAP
Barbara Blaine
Associated Press
Bishops Conference
Denmark Charges Roj TV With Promoting PKK Terrorist Link
Danish prosecutors charged Kurdish language broadcaster Roj TV and Mesopotamia Broadcast A/S with promoting the PKK. They say Roj TV aired programs sympathetic to PKK members and reported on clashes with Turkish forces. Trial set at Copenhagen City Court. license revocation sought.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Joergen Steen Soerensen
Roj- TV
PKK
Kurdistan Workers Party
Turkey
U.S
European Union
Roj-Tv
Soerensen
Kongra-Gel
Mesopotamia
METV
Foreign Ministry
Lars Barfoed
Mesopotamia TV
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Flood victims face health risk as floods recede in Pakistan
Jannah Soorjo gave birth in a Makli graveyard to a newborn amid flood devastation that has affected 500000 pregnant women. UN aid chiefs warned disease risk and hunger will intensify without rapid food water vaccines and medical care for millions. India increased aid to 25 million as Pakistan taps foreign support.
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Maksi
Pakistan
Jannah Soorjo
United Nations
Soorjo
Makli
Sindh
Josette Sheeran
World Food Program
U.N
South
Sheeran
U.n.’S Children’s Agency
Lion
Unicef
Anthony Lake
Lake
Islamabad
India
Villagers Return as Sinabung Eruption Rises Again
Thousands evacuated in North Sumatra face a complex choice as the first eruption in four centuries gives way to a stronger blast. Some return to ash-covered slopes for farms and shelter, while officials warn of ongoing risk and flights are diverted.
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Tanah Karo
Indonesia
Sinabung
North Sumatra
Yeni Hariani Sembiring
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Indus River
Arabian Sea
Hadi Bakhsh
Nowshera
Pesharwar
Johnson Siagian
Lee Siebert
Smithsonian Institution
Sumatra
Surono
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