GERMANY
Wall anniversary celebrations kick off in Berlin
Celebrations kick off in Germany as Berlin prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of the Wall's fall.

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Five workers dead in Andorra bridge collapse
Two more workers died overnight after a bridge under construction in the Pyrenees principality of Andorra collapsed, bringing the death toll to five, the government said Sunday.Six other workers were recovering in hospital after the concrete ...
TURKEY
Indicted Sudan leader to skip summit, say Turkish officials
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will not attend an Islamic summit in Istanbul next week, according to Turkish officials, following EU objections. Bashir faces an international arrest warrant on war crimes charges.
G20
Brown urges ministers to consider bank tax
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged G20 finance ministers gathered in St Andrews to urgently consider a financial transactions levy on banks to make them more accountable to society.
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AFP
Moscow warns of new Iran sanctions over nuclear dispute
New sanctions against Iran cannot be excluded if there is no movement forward in the standoff over its nuclear drive, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in comments released by the Kremlin on Saturday.In an interview with German weekly Der ...
AFP
Russian military plane crashes, killing 11
A Russian military plane crashed into the sea during a training exercise in Russia's Far East region, leaving all 11 crew members missing and presumed dead, officials said on Saturday.The Tupolev Tu-142 plane disappeared from radar as it was coming ...
CLIMATE
Copenhagen deal uncertain as preliminary talks close
Officials attending preliminary climate change talks in Barcelona have acknowledged that the United Nations' main event in Copenhagen next month may fail to produce a final accord, drawing criticism from environmental groups.
THE OBSERVERS
Kosovars celebrate local hero, Bill Clinton
On November 1 the streets of Kosovan capital Pristina were crowded with people waiting to see one of their favourite icons, former US president Bill Clinton.
UNITED KINGDOM
Conservatives will ‘castrate’ Britain in the EU, says French minister
A French minister has accused the opposition Conservatives led by David Cameron (pictured) of "autism" on Europe, describing a campaign pledge to negotiate a return of powers from Brussels to London as "pathetic".
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Germany
Former political prisoners of the Stasi share their memories
The old Stasi prisons lost their purpose in 1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall. They have now become the symbols and a daily reminder of what the unified Germany never wants to see again.
THE OBSERVERS
Georgian government 'trying to gain favour from Orthodox Church'
When a prank video clip of Patriarch Ilia II sounding off about President Mikheil Saakashvili emerged on YouTube on October 13, the nation was outraged. But so too, was the government.
ITALY
Court convicts 23 ex-CIA agents in imam kidnapping trial
A top Italian court has convicted 23 American former CIA agents plus two Italian nationals for the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian imam in Milan. The court handed down prison sentences to all those convicted.
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