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| Compiled on March 22, 2012, 07:46 PM CET |
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Mohamed Merah and the Secret Services
A Serial Killer Under Observation The debate is beginning in France over possible failures of the country's security and intelligence agencies. Prior to his killing spreed, Mohamed Merah had been placed on a government list of radical Islamist fundamentalists. And there were even clues leading to his mother after the first murder. Could the authorities have acted sooner? |
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Death with a Gun in His Hand
French Elite Police Kill Terror Suspect Merah Suspected serial killer Mohamed Merah is dead following a firefight with elite police in Toulouse. French prosecutors have confirmed that the terror suspect filmed his crimes as he murdered his victims, who included soldiers and Jewish children. |
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Fears of Anti-Semitism
More and More French Jews Emigrating to Israel More and more French Jews are buying homes in Israel amid fears of rising anti-Semitism in France. Many complain of being harrassed in public and feel the country is no longer a safe place to raise their children. In the wake of the Toulouse attacks, the wave of emigration is only likely to increase. |
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The World from Berlin
Toulouse Fallout 'Plays Into Sarkozy's Hands' Following the death of the Toulouse terror suspect on Thursday, attention is now turning to what his crimes will mean for France's future. With a presidential election just weeks away, candidates managed a dignified sense of national unity during the crisis. But German commentators say that could quickly change. |
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Sluggish Reaction to Fukushima
Germany Unprepared for Major Nuclear Disaster If a nuclear disaster comparable to Fukushima were to hit a German nuclear plant, authorities would be unprepared to handle it, and scientific projections show that radiation would likely spread much further than previous estimates. But government agencies have done little to address the problem. Critics call the delay a "scandal." |
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Pedophile Priests in Germany
'Zero-Tolerance' Bishop Accused of Leniency Two years ago, Germany's Catholic Church was rocked by reports of widespread child abuse. But Stephan Ackermann, the bishop subsequently made the German Bishops' Conference's spokesman on such issues, has rattled many in his own diocese by refusing to actively pursue investigations or impose harsh penalties. |
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Death at Your Door
Dutch Group Pioneers Mobile Euthanasia A pro-euthanasia lobbying group in the Netherlands has set up a suicide clinic and formed teams of doctors that make house calls to people who wish to die. Although euthanasia is legal in the country if certain conditions are met, critics say mobile suicide teams go too far. |
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Promoting Terror Online
Al-Qaida 'Media Warrior' Gets Five Years A Syrian man living in Germany has been sentenced to five years in jail after a court convicted him on Thursday of promoting al-Qaida and other terrorist groups on the Internet. Authorities believe Hussam S. played a key role in German-language propaganda efforts for Islamist extremist groups. |
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'Not Exactly Ambitious'
Bundesbank Head Attacks Merkel's Budget Plans Berlin has announced a roadmap for balancing the federal budget by 2016. But for Bundesbank head Jens Weidmann, the plans aren't ambitious enough. He has slammed the policies of Chancellor Merkel, his former boss, in an interview. Germany has a special duty within Europe to reduce its deficit, he says. |
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Picture This
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