Man arrested for forming terrorist group
BERLIN — German federal prosecutors say they’ve obtained an arrest warrant for a man suspected of involvement in a far-right extremist group that wanted to attack police, asylum seekers and Jews. The prosecutors said in a statement Tuesday the 66-year-old German man, identified only as Karl Burghard B., is suspected of alleged crimes that include weapons violations and helping to form a terrorist organization. Officers who raided his apartment last month found weapons and ammunition. The suspect is already in detention for a different matter. Prosecutors say seven people in total are under investigation on suspicion of founding a network on social media last year to organize attacks on Jews, police officers and asylum seekers. Authorities said there was no indication that concrete plans for attacks had already been made.
Three arrested for promoting homosexuality
DODOMA,Tanzania — A Tanzanian official has ordered the arrest of three men accused of promoting homosexuality in this East African country. Hamisi Kigwangalla, the deputy minister of health, said in a statement Tuesday he wanted the men prosecuted for advocating sodomy through social networks. One of the men, identified as James Delicious, was ordered to report to police after posting a video on Instagram that allegedly showed a gay sex act. The others wanted are Dani Mtoto wa Mama and Kaoge Mvuto. Gay sex is illegal in Tanzania and carries a lengthy jail term. Last year Tanzania threatened to ban civic groups accused of supporting homosexual activities. It also suspended a community-based HIV/AIDS prevention program for men who have sex with men.
Man faces slew of charges
Pittsburgh police have charged a man with drunken driving and fighting with officers who allegedly found him semi-conscious behind the wheel of a car while wearing pink lingerie. Police say 51-year-Daniel Marchese was also exposing himself when they arrived to find him in the running car, going in and out of consciousness in the middle of an intersection Monday afternoon. Police say they found an open bottle of whiskey and two guns in the car, and that Marchese kicked at officers and threatened them. Court records show Marchese is facing charges including drunken driving, indecent exposure, aggravated assault and weapons offences.
Suicide bomber kills 19
KABUL — A suicide bomber struck an entrance to Afghanistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people. The attacker targeted a side door as court employees and other people were exiting the building in downtown Kabul, the Interior Ministry said. Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz said 41 people were wounded, including 10 in critical condition. No one immediately claimed the attack, which bore the hallmarks of the Taliban. The insurgents have been at war with the U.S.-backed government for 15 years and have increasingly targeted the judiciary since the execution of six convicted insurgents last May. Shortly after the executions, a suicide bomber targeted a minibus carrying court employees in Kabul during the morning rush hour, killing 11 people in an attack claimed by the Taliban. In June, three Taliban fighters stormed a court building in the eastern Logar province, killing seven people, including a newly appointed chief prosecutor, before being shot dead by police. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned the Supreme Court attack, which he blamed on the “enemies of our people.” The U.S. Embassy in Kabul called it “an attack on the very foundation of Afghan democracy and rule of law.” Elsewhere in Afghanistan, a roadside bomb killed a top district official in Farah province. The Taliban claimed the attack.