Topic: Glaubensfragen - on July 2, 2013 at 12:57:00 PM CEST
Vatikanbank braucht neue Köpfe
Die Vatikanbank steckt tief im Korruptionssumpf. Wenige Tage nach dem Bekanntwerden neuer Vorwürfe sind jetzt der Direktor sowie dessen Vize zurückgetreten. Der deutsche Präsident der Vatikanbank soll die Aufgaben übergangsweise mit übernehmen.
Genau vor einem Jahr hatte der Generaldirektor der Vatikanbank, Paolo Cipriani, noch zu einem Tag der Offenen Tür eingeladen. Das Signal war klar: Wir haben nichts zu verbergen.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on July 2, 2013 at 12:56:00 PM CEST
Vatican bank promises sweeping change as senior staff resign
Sweeping changes at the top of the Vatican's scandal-ridden bank were announced on Monday night following the arrest of a senior church official in the latest of a string of scandals to have hit the institution.
The bank's recently appointed president, Ernst von Freyberg, said its two top officials – the director and deputy director – had both resigned. He thanked them for their "personal dedication" but added: "It is clear today that we need new leadership."
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Topic: SECURITY - on July 2, 2013 at 12:54:00 PM CEST
Lights, camera, action: Snowden movie hits the web
Video Well, that didn’t take long: a group of amateur film-makers in Hong Kong have already managed to release an Edward Snowden movie.
The five minute mini-epic charts the early part of the PRISM whistle-blowers’ story, in other words the bit set in Hong Kong:
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Topic: SECURITY - on July 2, 2013 at 12:53:00 PM CEST
Barack Obama seeks to limit EU fallout over US spying claims
Barack Obama has sought to limit the damage from the growing transatlantic espionage row after Germany and France denounced the major snooping activities of US agencies and warned of a possible delay in the launch next week of ambitious free-trade talks between Europe and the US.
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and French president, François Hollande, demanded quick explanations from Washington about disclosures by the Guardian and Der Spiegel that US agencies bugged European embassies and offices. Berlin stressed there had to be mutual trust if trade talks were to go ahead in Washington on Monday.
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