BERLIN / AP German politicians voiced strong support on Monday for a police crackdown on potential troublemakers during New Year’s celebrations in the city of Cologne, despite concern that officers may have engaged in racial profiling. Police stopped hundreds of North African men heading into downtown Cologne on Saturday to prevent a repeat of the robberies and sexual assaults …

  BERLIN / AP Authorities say a man has been detained in western Germany on suspicion of financing terrorism. Police and prosecutors in Saarland state, on the French border, wouldn’t give details before a news conference planned later Monday. They said that the 38-year-old man from Saarbruecken was detained on Saturday, news agency dpa reported.

  Dubai / Emirates Business Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East and North Africa, on Monday announced that it will open a new distribution centre at the National Industries Park (NIP) in Dubai. The centre, once operational, will be the largest and most advanced distribution hub of its kind for Carrefour …