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The German delegation, front row left, and the Italian delegation, front row right, rise as the judges enter the court room in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday Feb. 3, 2012, where the International Court of Justice delivered its judgment in a dispute between Germany and Italy over World War II reparations. (Foto:Peter Dejong/AP/dapd)

World War II

Germany wins court battle in Nazi war crimes case

The UN's highest court has upheld Germany's immunity from being sued in Italian national courts for war crimes committed by Nazi soldiers during the 1943-1945 occupation of Italy. »

 
 
Homeless people stand around a fire warming up as they wait for a free dinner provided by the Russian Orthodox church near a railway terminal in Moscow, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. In Moscow temperatures fell to minus 21 C (minus 6 F). (Foto:Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP/dapd)

Weather

Cold snap takes heavy toll in Eastern Europe

Severe cold has killed at least 164 people in Eastern Europe as temperatures in some areas plummet to record lows. Ukraine has reported some 38 new fatalities while Poland has recorded eight additional deaths.  »

 
 
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Divers on a raft near the Costa Concordia

Europe | 02.02.2012

Paris opens investigation into cause of Concordia shipwreck

French prosecutors have launched a probe into the cause of the Costa Concordia shipwreck. The cruise liner ran aground on January 13 and the half-sunken ship is posing an environmental threat. »

 
 
Die polnische Lyrikerin Wislawa Szymborska am 15.10.1996 bei einem Spaziergang durch Krakau, wo sie seit 1931 zurückgezogen lebt. Die 73jährige, Trägerin renommierter internationaler Auszeichnungen wie dem Goethe-Preis der Stadt Frankfurt und dem Herder-Preis, wird am 10.12. in Stockholm mit dem Nobelpreis für Literatur ausgezeichnet. Mit insgesamt neun Gedichtbänden, die in den mehr als 50 Jahren ihres poetischen Schaffens in Polen entstanden sind, hat sich Szymborska den unangefochtenen Ruf der

Culture | 01.02.2012

Polish Nobel poet Szymborska dies, aged 88

Wislawa Szymborska, the 1996 Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet, has lost her battle with lung cancer. Szymborska died in her sleep at her home in Krakow. »

 
 
Column plastered with mail

Human Rights

Human Rights - a joint mission

The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) prosecutes human rights violations worldwide. This has other international courts eager to find out how the ECHR operates.  »

 
 
Deportation of Jewish women and children

Eastern Europe

Bulgaria called to account for wartime treatment of Jews

An umbrella group of Jewish organizations in Greece has called on Bulgaria to acknowledge the deportation of thousands of Jews during World War II. The issue has sparked anger in a Bulgarian society riven by resentment. »

 
 
 
A punch and judy show

Theater

'That's the way to do it!' Punch and Judy turns 350

London marks the 350th anniversary of the Punch and Judy puppet shows this spring. Punch and his German counterpart Kasperl have their origins in 16th-century Italy although things have changed a lot since then.  »

 
 
A crossed portrait of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

Russia

Putin protest soundtrack becomes YouTube hit

With Russians heading for the polls on March 4, a hit song on YouTube against Prime Minister Vladmir Putin is heating up the campaign trail. The band - made of former soldiers - is calling for Putin to step down. »

 
 

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Politics

Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel

The odd couple

Merkel and Sarkozy have put their differences aside - in part by establishing who's the boss.»

 
 

UK

Scots tartan

Scottish independence

With a referendum looming, how do the Scots view the idea of breaking away from the UK?»

 
 

Defense

Wolfgang Ischinger

Defense and security

The Munich Security Conference will discuss Europe's role in Asia, and other security issues.»

 
 
 
a breast implant

Health

Italian surgeons sue PIP and German health certifier over breast implants

Surgeons in Italy have sued former breast implant maker PIP and a German health certifier that was supposed to verify the implants' safety. The doctors say they were victimized just like their patients. »

 
 
Amy Winehouse singing in front of the Word Amy

Music Industry

Coroner in Amy Winehouse inquest resigns

The coroner responsible for the inquest of Amy Winehouse's death has resigned after it was discovered she did not meet strict UK guidelines. Winehouse's family says it is "absorbing" the news and seeking legal advice. »

 
 

A world in motion

What drives millions of people to leave home every year? Some 3 percent of the world's population is made up of migrants who live abroad for economic and other reasons. Many of them look to Europe for a better future.  »

 

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