My News Roundups
Short summaries of the top global news. Lilli Wagstaff has contributed 7, including:
Europe to help abused women recover
The Council of Europe has decided to pass a treaty that legally binds those who signed to provide shelter, support, medical care and legal aid for women who have been abused. Thirteen countries signed the first such treaty in Istanbul on Wednesday.
British man to spend eight years in jail for drug fraud
Peter Gillespie, 64, an Englishman involved with a £4.7 million scam of bringing counterfeit drugs from China to the UK has recently been convicted for trying to replace pharmaceutical drugs with fake ones that only contain a percentage of the dosage.
Berlusconi finally shows his face in court after multiple charges
Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi showed up to court hearing for the first time since 2003. He has been charged with corruption and attended the first hearing in the case this week.
Danish Immigration Minister sacked.
Birthe Roenn Hornbech, the Danish immigration minister, was fired after a scandal including over 30 Palestinians. Hornbech has only recently admitted to having wrongly refused 36 Palestinians Danish citizenship in 2008.
British Internet wife-killer earns 16 years in jail
65-year-old Harold Landry killed 38 year old Lucy Landry wife February 1st 2010, the couple first met on the internet and soon got married. He has recently been charged with at least 16 years in jail.
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