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Death toll from Europe's deep freeze surpasses 300A deadly chill that has plunged Europe into the deep freeze for more than a week was responsible for more deaths on Sunday, bringing the number of fatalities across the continent to...
Turkey, Qatar urge renewed negotiations with Tehran
Turkish and Qatari officials said a military strike on Iran would be disastrous for the region and dismissed suggestions of tighter sanctions to rein in its nuclear programme, saying...
Greek leaders scramble to meet deadline for debt deal
Greece's prime minister scrambled ahead of a Sunday night deadline to convince his coalition partners to back tough reforms demanded by lenders before releasing a 130 billion...
Rising number of tattoo-removals as jobless seek to impress at interviews
THE number of people who are having their tattoos removed 'in case they get a job interview' is rocketing, say specialists in the field. Depending upon the size of the tattoo, the...
NATO embarks on a new military strategy
While the US is withdrawing combat troops from Europe, the center for NATO's missile defense shield will be based in Germany. New security threats and budget cuts are paving the way...
World leaders look to Berlin for more guidance
What does the international community expect of Germany during a time of crisis? Should Berlin take the helm and steer the continent or hold back? World leaders discuss this at the...
Putin protest song becomes YouTube hit
With Russians heading to the polls on March 4, a hit song on YouTube against Prime Minister Vladmir Putin is heating up the campaign trail. The band - made of former soldiers - is...
Merkel, Sarkozy, Monti - who's calling the shots?
At EU summits these days, Germany's Angela Merkel seems to be calling the shots with France's Sarkozy approving. Italy's new premier has also moved center stage - but other heads of...
The winter of Greek discontent
As EU leaders gathered for a key summit, Athens was still busy working out a deal for a major Greek debt writedown to escape looming default. After harsh austerity measures, structural...
Opinion: Greece doesn't need a fiscal nanny
German proposals for the Greek government to hand over fiscal control to an external 'budget commissioner' in return for aid have provoked an angry response from Athens. And rightly...
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