Anti-Immigrant Groups Growing in Germany

Thousands of German anti-Islam protesters has vented their fury a few days ago at Chancellor Angela Merkel over her welcoming of refugees, accusing her of "high treason" and "crimes against the German people".

With Europe's top economy expecting to take in up to a million people fleeing war and poverty this year, anger has flared among anti-foreigner groups and members of the anti-Islam PEGIDA movement ("Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident").

Police in Rubber Boat Mess Dismissed

The Philippine government just proved to everyone that they are seriously in tackling the problem of corruption among the frontline personnel, especially the persons of authority.

Exactly nineteen officers as well as the resident auditor of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were dismissed from service and barred from serving in government for their alleged involvement in the anomalous purchase in 2009 of rubber boats worth PhP 4.54 million.

Anti-Feminist Speaker Barred From Speaking

"There was a time when wives respected their husbands," self-described anti-feminist author Suzanne Venker wrote in an op-ed that ran on Fox News in May.

"There was a time when wives took care of their husbands as they expected their husbands to take care of them."

Reporting Illegal Immigrants

Data showed that way back in 2011, there were already 11.5 million illegal immigrants in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, with so many illegal immigrants in the country, it's no surprise that some companies will hire undocumented workers.

However, legal and documented workers need not be complicit in reporting these workers to the government. They can report a company employing undocumented workers anonymously to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Malaysia and PHL Scored High in Gender Survey

It was observed that people in Asia's developing countries believe the next generation of women will face a tough time combating gender inequality, according to a survey released last 16 October.

The survey across Asia by credit card company Mastercard asked 8,700 people if they thought gender equality would become worse, remain the same or get better in the future.

"Real Family" Flag Spreads its Wings to Russia

For the celebration of its annual “Day of Family, Love and Faithfulness” last July, Russia’s ruling party has found inspiration in an odd place: an anti-gay-marriage flag in France.

The new Russian logo shows a mother, father and three children holding hands, and it looks a lot like the logo used by La Manif Pour Tous, a French movement that opposes same-sex marriage. It was plastered all over at a festival in a Moscow park called "Real Family," a gathering organized by Vladimir Putin’s political party, United Russia.