EXTRA: Merkel calls for explanation over Afghan airstrike
Berlin - Amid a mounting political crisis in Berlin over a lethal, German-ordered airstrike two months ago in Afghanistan, Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday called for an inquiry into the aftermath. She spoke only hours after Defence Minister Karl-Th...
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Anti-Islamic Dutch politician cancels Prague visit - Summary
Prague - Anti-Islamic Dutch politician Geert Wilders cancelled his planned visit to Prague after his hosts had problems booking a venue for his speech, organizers said Thursday. Wilders was invited to give a speech Monday and show his film Fitna by E...
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EXTRA: Former German minister pressed over Afghan airstrike
Berlin- A revelation that top German defence officials were less than frank about a lethal airstrike in Afghanistan two months ago put pressure Thursday on a former defence minister, Franz Josef Jung. Amid calls from the opposition for him to either ...
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One dead in shooting on university campus - Update
Budapest - A young man was killed and three people injured when a student opened fire with a pistol during a university class on Thursday in the southern Hungarian town of Pécs, local media reported. A spokesman for the university, Zoltan Gyorffy, sa...
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Three ministers to join Czech interim government
Prague - Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer on Thursday announced the names of three ministers joining his caretaker cabinet expected to lead the Czech Republic until spring 2010. Ambassador to Australia, Juraj Chmiel, 49, is set to take over as Europe...
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One dead in shooting at Hungarian university campus
Budapest - A 23-year-old man was killed and three people injured when a gunman who opened fire at a university in the southern Hungarian town of Pecs on Thursday, local media reported. The news portal index.hu cited a local news agency as reporting t...
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Anti-Islamic Dutch politician forced to cancel Prague visit
Prague - Anti-Islamic Dutch politician Geert Wilders was forced to cancel his planned visit to Prague, as his hosts met with resistance when booking a venue for his speech, organizers said Wednesday. Wilders was invited to give a speech Monday and sh...
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