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| Bosnian court keeps 8 terrorism suspects in custody | | | Bosnia's state court has ordered eight out of 11 Islamist terrorism suspects to remain in custody for one month, it said on Monday, after a prosecutor said the group was believed to have been plotting a New Year attack. The men were arrested last week in raids at several locations in the Bosnian capital in a search for 15 suspects believed to be connected with Islamic State. "The court made the motion due to fears the suspects could hinder investigation by influencing witnesses and accomplices or by destroying, hiding or forging evidence important for this criminal investigation," the court said in a statement. |
| Denmark wants Geneva Convention debate if Europe cannot curb refugee influx | | | Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen called on Monday for debate on possible changes to the Geneva Convention on the rights of refugees if Europe cannot soon curb an uncontrolled influx of asylum seekers. Denmark was the first country to sign the 1951 U.N. convention - the legal foundation for the protection of refugees worldwide - but, like other European Union member states faced with an unprecedented inflow of asylum seekers this year, has set about tightening border checks and some immigration rules. "There comes a time when you have to discuss (...) whether to adjust the rules of the game," Rasmussen said in an interview with Danish broadcaster TV 2. |
| China cracks down on online financing in bid to protect investors | |  China published new draft rules for online financing firms in a bid to better protect investors after an inquiry earlier this month into suspected illegal activities by the country's biggest peer-to-peer (P2P) firm unnerved the investment community. Online platforms will not be allowed to pool investors' money, illegally raise funds or harm the public interest, according to the rules released by the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) on Monday. The CBRC is seeking opinions until Jan. 27, 2016 on the draft rules and did not disclose a timeline for the launch of the final version.
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| Iraqi forces raise flag above government complex in Ramadi | | | By Stephen Kalin and Saif Hameed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq flew its flag above the main government complex in the western city of Ramadi on Monday, marking its military's first major victory over Islamic State since the army collapsed in the face of the fighters' shock advance 18 months ago. Footage aired on state television showed a handful of soldiers approach a low-rise building and then emerge on its roof to hoist a small tri-colour banner above their heads. "Yes, the city of Ramadi has been liberated. |
| Exclusive: Seized documents reveal Islamic State's Department of "War Spoils" | |  By Jonathan Landay, Warren Strobel and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Islamic State has set up departments to handle "war spoils," including slaves, and the exploitation of natural resources such as oil, creating the trappings of government that enable it to manage large swaths of Syria and Iraq and other areas. The hierarchical bureaucracy, including petty rivalries between officials, and legal codes in the form of religious fatwas are detailed in a cache of documents seized by U.S. Special Operations Forces in a May raid in Syria that killed top IS financial official Abu Sayyaf. The level of bureaucratization, organization, the diwans, the committees," Brett McGurk, President Barack Obama's special envoy for the anti-IS coalition, told Reuters.
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| Man dies in Germany after blowing up condom machine | | | A man died on Christmas Day in Germany after he was hit in the head by a flying piece of metal from a condom machine that he and two accomplices blew up in an apparent robbery attempt, police said on Monday. The two men told hospital officials that their friend had fallen down the stairs, injuring his head. During questioning, police said, one of them admitted that the three had blown up the condom machine, and that their cohort was hit in the head by metal as he tried to take cover from the explosion. |
| Bosnian court keeps eight terrorism suspects in custody | | | Bosnia's state court has ordered eight out of 11 Islamist terrorism suspects to remain in custody for one month, it said on Monday, after a prosecutor said the group was believed to have been plotting a New Year attack. The men were arrested last week in raids at several locations in the Bosnian capital in a search for 15 suspects believed to be connected with Islamic State. "The court made the motion due to fears the suspects could hinder investigation by influencing witnesses and accomplices or by destroying, hiding or forging evidence important for this criminal investigation," the court said in a statement. |
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