A roundup of today's other world news in brief
Russian police raid magazine office
MOSCOW – Russian police, some armed and masked, raided a prominent opposition magazine yesterday as part of an unspecified investigation, the deputy editor of the magazine said.
“About five, some in masks and some armed, came to the office to carry out what they called ‘investigative actions’,” said Ilya Barabanov, deputy editor of the New Times, a weekly that published exposés of high-level corruption. – (Reuters)
Man fired over recharging fee to be reinstated
BERLIN – A German company that fired a man for the theft of 1.8 cent worth of electricity had no grounds for sacking him, a court ruled, dismissing the firm’s appeal against his reinstatement.
Network administrator Oliver Beel lost his job after charging his Segway, a two-wheeled electric vehicle, at work in May 2009.
The court ruled that dismissal was disproportionate, especially given the “minimal electricity cost involved, the plaintiff’s 19-year employment by the company and the fact other employees charged mobile phones”. – (Reuters)
Two arrested over assisted suicide
LONDON – Two people have been arrested on suspicion of assisting the suicide of a severely disabled man (76) who travelled from Britain to Switzerland to die, police said yesterday.
Retired engineer Douglas Sinclair suffered from the debilitating disorder multiple system atrophy and was being cared for at a care home in Jarrow, South Tyneside, when his condition got worse. Mr Sinclair is believed to have died about five weeks ago. – (PA)