------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE PUPPET PRESIDENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Medvedev's Betrayal of Russian Democracy Dmitry Medvedev shocked Russians with his announcement that he was ceding the presidency back to Vladimir Putin. It is now clear that Medvedev was never more than a placeholder for his mentor, and his supposed plans to modernize Russia were little more than empty soundbites. Indeed, Medvedev may have damaged the country even more than Putin has. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,789767,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Medvedev's Political Suicide http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-73585.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SLAIN RUSSIAN JOURNALIST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Details Emerge in Politkovskaya Murder Case Five years after the murder of the investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya in Moscow, the identities of the presumed killers are now known. A picture is emerging of a web of intrigue involving the Chechen mafia, shadowy intelligence agents and a corrupt police officer with a gambling addiction. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,789711,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: The Anna Politkovskaya Murder Case http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-73573.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PROFIT WARNINGS AND GREEK DEBT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ European Banks Show Signs of Ill Health Germany's Deutsche Bank issued a profit warning on Tuesday and a Franco-Belgian bank wobbled signficantly as Greek debt begins to drag significantly on Europe's financial industry. The European Central Bank is expected to make emergency credit available this week for the first time since the Lehman collapse. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,789911,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WORLD FROM BERLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'The Finale of the Greek Drama Is Drawing Closer' With Greece's next aid payment delayed following the release of dismal economic figures, insolvency is looming. European leaders have promised they won't abandon Athens, but some German commentators on Tuesday suggest that allowing the country to go bust may be the best option. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,789804,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'EVERYTHING YOU SAY IS S***' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Merkel Ally Under Fire for Profanity-Ridden Tirade The euro crisis is nothing if not stressful for European politicians. Now, though, Angela Merkel's chief of staff, who is also a member of the chancellor's cabinet, is under fire for a profanity-laced tirade he directed at a fellow conservative in the run-up to a crucial vote on the euro backstop fund. Many are calling for him to be replaced. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,789797,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1987 DJIBOUTI BOMBING ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Victims of Gadhafi Terror Hope for Compensation Twelve people died in a Libyan-sponsored bombing in Djibouti in 1987. The German survivors hope that their suffering will finally be recognized, now that dictator Moammar Gadhafi has been forced from office. They hope the transitional government will pay them compensation out of Gadhafi's frozen assets. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,789741,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A 'HALF-BAKED' DEAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Former German Chancellor Considered Buying East Germany Newly released documents from the CIA and State Department suggest that former German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard wanted to purchase German unity from the Soviet Union for around $25 billion. But the Americans didn't take the German leaders suggestion very seriously at the time. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,789811,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRACKS IN THE SNOW ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Experts Gather For Siberian Yeti Conference Large footprints in the snow have long fueled speculation that a mysterious beast lives in the icy wastelands of East Asia. Now a team of experts is gathering in a remote Russian town to examine the alleged existence of the creature known as the Yeti, promising "surprising findings." http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,789776,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A GRASSHOPPER AND A VIKING HELMET ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oktoberfest Lost-and-Found List as Strange as Ever Oktoberfest revellers drank a record amount of beer this year. And they also lost a bizarre collection of items, including a live grasshopper. Only one set of false teeth got handed in, fewer than in the past -- evidently, denture adhesive is improving, says a member of staff in Munich's lost property office. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,789786,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Odd Leftovers at the Oktoberfest http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-73592.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WORLD CUP 1966 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Letter Reveals Doping Breach on German Team Three players on West Germany's 1966 World Cup soccer team may have broken doping rules with a medicine used to treat cold symptoms, according to a letter obtained by SPIEGEL. Whether the doping was intentional or not, the team lost in the final, a game now legendary for a controversial goal. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,789852,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PICTURE THIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cheek by Jowl http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,789904,00.html#ref=nlint
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