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- Protesters clash with police officers next to the Garzweiler lignite opencast mine at the Luetzerath village near Erkelenz, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Environmental activists were locked in a standoff with police this week around the hamlet of Luetzerath that's due to be bulldozed for the expansion of a nearby lignite mine. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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German coal mine clash pits laws against climate
By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press
Wed,01/11/23-1:07AM , 174 Reads
ERKELENZ, Germany (AP) — The fate of a tiny village has sparked heated debate in Germany over the country's continued use of coal and whether tackling climate change justifies breaking the law.
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- Police officers carry a demonstrator to clear a road at the village Luetzerath near Erkelenz, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. The village of Luetzerath is occupied by climate activists fighting against the demolishing of the village to expand the Garzweiler lignite coal mine near the Dutch border. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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German police clear blockades at village condemned for mine
By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press
Tue,01/10/23-3:32AM , 219 Reads
LUETZERATH, Germany (AP) — Several hundred climate activists tried Tuesday to prevent heavy machinery from reaching an abandoned village in Germany that is due to be cleared for the expansion of a coal mine, even as police pushed back protesters and removed road blocks ahead of a possible clearance this week.
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- Participants at a rally on the edge of the open pit Luetzerath, Germany, Sunday, Jan.8, 2023. Luetzerath is to be mined for the expansion of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
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Climate activists dig in to defend village from coal mine
By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press
Sun,01/08/23-4:49AM , 196 Reads
BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists pledged Sunday to defend a tiny village in western Germany from being bulldozed for the expansion of a nearby coal mine that has become a battleground
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- Substances found during the search are examined on the premises of the fire department in Castrop-Rauxel, Sunday, Jan.8, 2023. In Castrop-Rauxel, there was a large-scale operation by the police and fire department on Saturday evening. A special task force (SEK) was also on the scene, a police spokeswoman told the German Press Agency on Saturday evening. (Christoph Reichwein/dpa via AP)
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Germany: Iranians held in suspected poison plot after US tip
By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press
Sun,01/08/23-2:01AM , 156 Reads
BERLIN (AP) — Two Iranian men have been detained in Germany following a tip from U.S. security officials that at least one of them could be planning an attack with deadly chemicals, officials said Sunday.
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