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High-profile neo-Nazi murder trial opens in Germany
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.BERLIN -- The surviving member of an alleged neo-Nazi cell accused of a string of racially motivated murders went on trial Monday in a case that has forced Germany to confront the extent to which racism continues to pervade society here. Beate Zschaepe,...Tags: Justice System, Bank Robbery, Judges, Germany, Murder
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High-profile neo-Nazi trial begins in Germany
BERLIN — The surviving member of an alleged neo-Nazi cell accused of a string of racially motivated murders went on trial Monday in a case that has forced Germany to confront the extent to which racism continues to pervade society here. Beate...
Tags: Judges, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Organized Crime, Bank Robbery
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Harsh words fly between Germany and France over economic plans
BERLIN -- Europe's most important relationship is under increasing strain after French officials accused Germany's leader of "egotistical intransigence" and leaders in Berlin shot back by describing France as the continent's "biggest problem child."...
Tags: Francois Hollande, European Debt Crisis, Germany, Pervez Musharraf, Berlin (Germany)
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iPod, putting gear, $52,695 mask included in Obama's foreign gifts
WASHINGTON – So what do you give to the leader of the free world? If you’re German Chancellor Angela Merkel, you might hint that Obama could work on his putting. Merkel presented an estimated $1,400 in putting gear, including a pair of...
Tags: Apple iPod, U.S. Department of State, Julia Gillard, Stephen Harper, Sports
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Europe austerity strategy is hurting growth, IMF says
WASHINGTON — Britain and the Eurozone are steadfastly sticking to austerity measures despite increasing evidence that such action alone isn't working to revive their economies and is dragging down global growth. Such persistence, analysts said,...
Tags: Moody's Corporation, Economic Policy, United Kingdom, Budgets and Budgeting, International Monetary Fund
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Russian elections watchdog accused under 'foreign agent' law
The Russian Justice Ministry accused an election watchdog of failing to register as a “foreign agent” on Tuesday, alleging the group still receives funding from abroad. Golos, a nongovernmental organization that monitors Russian elections,...
Tags: Judges, Punishment, Human Rights, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Unmaking Europe
"We have made Italy, now we must make Italians," goes the old saying. Today we have made the euro, and the crisis of the euro is unmaking Europeans. People who felt enthusiastically European 10 years ago are reverting to angry national stereotypes....
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Market and Exchange, International Organizations, Italy, Germany
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'Massive' wave of Russian state inspections of NGOs continues
Russian officials pressed ahead Wednesday with a sweeping wave of inspections on nonprofit foundations, human rights groups and other NGOs that has troubled activists in Russia and abroad. In the latest round, state inspectors showed up at the offices...
Tags: David Kramer, Parties and Movements, International Law, Human Rights Watch, Punishment
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Pope Francis takes office
VATICAN CITY -- Before crowned heads, government leaders and masses of the faithful, Pope Francis formally took office Tuesday as head of the Roman Catholic Church in a ceremony replete with pageantry and symbols from ancient Christendom. In a homily,...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Francis I, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, The Pope, Religion and Belief
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Pope Francis chooses ring, coat of arms and motto
ROME – Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the New World, has decided to remember his roots by choosing a personal coat of arms that recalls his career as a cleric in Argentina, the Vatican said Monday. Francis opted to keep the same coat of arms...
Tags: Government, Francis I, Vatican City, The Pope, Heads of State
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Cyprus shuts banks through Thursday amid fears of widening crisis
ATHENS — Amid renewed fears of a widening economic crisis in Europe, Cyprus on Monday ordered its banks shut through Thursday, postponing for a second time in two days a crucial parliamentary debate on whether bank depositors on the Mediterranean...
Tags: European Debt Crisis, Big 3 Auto Bailout (2008), International Monetary Fund, Parliament, Economy, Business and Finance
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German education minister replaced after plagiarism scandal
Germany replaced its embattled education minister Thursday, choosing a mathematician to succeed Annette Schavan, who was accused of plagiarizing parts of her doctoral thesis. Schavan announced her resignation days after a University of Dusseldorf...
Tags: Germany, Oscar Pistorius
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