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Germany top court begins hearing to ban NPD

Wednesday, 02 March 2016 6:25 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 02 March 2016 6:24 AM ]

Germany's Federal Constitutional Court began hearing arguments with regard to banning the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD), the second attempt to prohibit the party.

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The UN refugee agency has warned that the refugee crisis in Europe is fast turning into a humanitarian disaster. The UNHCR says a rapid buildup of refugees in Greece is leading to shortages of food, shelter and sanitation. The body has called on the European Union to relocate the stranded asylum seekers.
A landmark hearing begins in Germany's top court to ban a far-right neo-Nazi political party. The case before the Federal Constitutional Court argues that the anti-refugee National Democratic Party, NPD is a threat. The hearing comes as the refugee influx into Germany has led to a sharp surge in hate crime.
New evidence emerges implicating Vatican’s finance chief in the cover-up of child sex abuse by priests during his tenure. Police have also accused George Pell of committing multiple offences when he was a priest in the Australian city of Ballart. The high-ranking priest has categorically dismissed all the allegations.