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German police fire water cannons at PEGIDA protesters in Cologne
German police have used water cannons to disperse PEGIDA demonstrators in Cologne. The anti-immigration movement were rallying against a rash of assaults on women, blamed on migrants in the city on New Year’s Eve.
Over a thousand supporters of the far-right movement took part in the protest in the center of the western German city on Saturday. They chanted “expulsion,” while waving German flags...
Merkel Warns of Europe's Collapse
German Chancellor Angela Merkel: "greatest test for Europe since the collapse of communism"
In a dramatic appeal for Europeans to come together to address the common currency crisis, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Thursday that if the euro collapses, so will the idea of European unity. She also described the current euro crisis as Europe’s greatest test since the collapse of communism.
During...
Germany braced for Record Debt as cabinet approves 2010 budget
Believe it or not, but these were German money that became completely useless in the Weimar. Hitler came and saved Germany but where is he now? (Germany’s first Hyperinflation)
The German cabinet approved next year’s budget proposals on Wednesday, envisaging record debt for 2010, government sources told German Press Agency dpa.
The budget, drawn up by Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble,...
Israel pressing EU ministers to reject Swedish draft on Jerusalem
Both Israeli and European officials believe the conclusions on the Middle East expected to emerge from Monday’s EU foreign ministers’ meeting will be different from a Swedish draft text calling for east Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
However, what remains unclear after nearly a week of internal EU wrangling and heavy lobbying by both Israelis and Palestinians is...
17-year-old kills 16 Students on a Killing Spree in Winnenden Germany
The 17-year-old had no criminal record and authorities say he was barely noticed in school until he returned Wednesday with a handgun and a purpose.
Entering the high school where he graduated last year, he burst into morning classes and opened fire, taking students and teachers by complete surprise.
“Children were sitting at their tables, with pencils still in their hands, their heads fallen...
Obama calls for new effort for 2-state solution
Prodding the international community, President Barack Obama called Friday “for all of us to redouble our efforts” toward separate Israeli and Palestinian states. “The moment is now for us to act,” he declared.
Alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel one day after his trip to the Middle East, Obama said: “The United States can’t force peace upon the parties.”...
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