German chancellor Angela Merkel. (Fredrik von Erichsen/dpa via AP)
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Date Taken: 09-Jan-2016 00:00:00Credit: AP
Title: Germany Cologne Crimes
Caption: German chancellor and chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Party, CDU, Angela Merkel, speaks during a news conference at a party conference in Mainz. Germany, Saturday Jan. 9, 2016. Chancellor Angela Merkels party on Saturday proposed stricter laws regulating asylum seekers after a string of New Years Eve sexual assaults and robberies in Cologne blamed largely on foreigners. Merkel said the proposal, which will be discussed with her coalition partners and would need parliamentary approval, would help Germany deport serial offenders convicted of lesser crimes. ( Fredrik von Erichsen/dpa via AP)
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