AFGHANISTAN
Top German commander resigns over deadly air strike
The German army chief of staff, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, has resigned after accusations the military withheld information about a September 4 air strike that killed scores of civilians in northern Afghanistan.
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One dead in Hungarian university shooting: official
A student at a university in southern Hungary opened fire on his classmates on Thursday, killing one person and wounding three, the university said.A first-year male student was killed in the shooting, which took place shortly before midday at the ...
AFP
Berlusconi estranged wife eyes $65 mln a year
Veronica Lario, the wife of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, is seeking 43 million euros (65 million dollars) a year in a divorce settlement, the Corriere della Sera newspaper said Thursday.Berlusconi had rebuffed her demand, amounting to ...
DIPLOMACY
Putin's France visit sparks alarm over possible warship purchase
Russian PM Vladimir Putin heads to France for a visit aimed at improving economic ties. But his trip sparked some concern amid reports of plans by Moscow to buy a French warship that would significantly boost Russia’s military capabilities.
SWITZERLAND
Top court accepts Polanski bail plea
Film-maker Roman Polanski's appeal to be freed on bail from a Swiss jail where he is being held for a 1977 US child sex case has been accepted by Switzerland's top court.
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IRELAND
Catholic Church concealed decades of child abuse, says report
The Catholic Church in Ireland covered up widespread allegations of sexual abuse of children by priests for four decades, a damning official report released on Thursday said.
BELGIUM
Leterme becomes PM for second time
Less than a year after he stepped down amid a banking scandal, Yves Leterme became Belgium's prime minister for the second time on Wednesday.
AFP
British probe reveals lead-up to Iraq war
The first full-scale inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened with testimony suggesting Washington was gearing up for possible conflict two years before Tony Blair led London to war.More than six years after the US-led invasion, inquiry ...
CLIMATE CHANGE
UN negotiator confident of specific climate deal
UN negotiator Yvo de Boer said at a meeting with EU ministers in Brussels that he was confident that countries will reach a specific agreement during a key climate summit in Copenhagen next month.
BELGIUM
Belgian man thought to be in coma for 23 years was in fact conscious
A Belgian man thought to have been in a coma for 23 years has told of his "second birth" after doctors realised he was in fact conscious, a German weekly reported Monday.
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AFP
Belgian in US court admits Iran arms dealing
A alleged Belgian arms dealer on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to export fighter jet engines and parts to Iran, US justice officials said.The US Justice Department said in a statement Jacques Monsieur now faced a maximum penalty of ...
AFP
British leaders clash over public finances, recovery
Britain's political leaders clashed Monday at a key business conference over how to fix rocketing public debt and spark economic recovery, with an election looming next year.Prime Minister Gordon Brown, main opposition Conservatives leader David ...
RUSSIA - UK
Widow of poisoned ex-KGB agent speaks out on third anniversary of his death
As Monday marks the third anniversary of the death of former Russian KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko (pictured) from radioactive poisoning, his widow Marina used the opportunity to speak out in the British media.
AFP
Germany's 'Robin Hood banker' gets suspended sentence
The manager of a bank branch in Germany who secretly transferred money from rich clients to heavily indebted customers was sentenced to a 22-month suspended jail term on Monday, a court spokesman said.The 62-year-old woman, dubbed the "Robin Hood ...
AFP
Four dead as military plane crashes in Italy: report
At least four people were killed on Monday when a military C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed during a training flight near Pisa in northwest Italy, the ANSA news agency reported.
AFP
British police to compensate De Menezes family
British police have agreed a compensation deal with the family of an innocent Brazilian who was shot dead in London four years ago after being mistaken for a suicide bomber, both sides announced on Monday.The family of Jean Charles De Menezes "are ...
RUSSIA
New blast at Ulyanovsk arms depot kills at least eight
At least eight people were killed and two more injured in an explosion at a Russian navy arms and munitions depot in Ulyanovsk, south-east of Moscow. A similar blast took place at the same depot just 10 days ago.
AFP
EU acts to quell GM jobs auction fears
The European Commission on Monday gathered ministerial heads from countries with General Motors plants in the face of fears of a subsidy auction over promised job cuts at the company's European unit Opel/Vauxhall.European Union industry commissioner ...
ROMANIA
President Basescu to face Geoana in Dec. 6 run-off, partial results show
Early partial results indicate that incumbent President Traian Basescu (right) narrowly won the first round of Romania's presidential election on Sunday but will face leftist challenger Mircea Geoana in a December 6 runoff.
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WEATHER
Flood-hit Britain and Ireland brace for more rain
Residents of north-western Britain and Ireland were braced for more rain Sunday following the devastating floods of recent days, which killed one British policeman.
AFP
Spanish PM vows sweeping reforms to boost economy
With Spain facing its worst recession in decades, the government will approve this week a sweeping package of reforms aimed at changing the nation's economic growth model, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Sunday.The reforms will ...
DIPLOMACY
Armenia, Azerbaijan make 'important progress' in Nagorno-Karabakh talks
Armenia and Azerbaijan held talks Sunday on the Nagorno-Karabakh region, where ethnic Armenians broke away from Muslim Azerbaijan in 1991 as the Soviet Union collapsed. Oil-rich Azerbaijan has threatened to use force if talks fail.
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