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| Compiled on April 24, 2012, 06:20 PM CET |
| ANDERS BREIVIK'S WORLD How Sick Is Norway's Mass Murderer? Seventy-seven people died in the attacks in Oslo and on the island of Utøya last July. The central question in the trial of the perpetrator, Anders Behring Breivik, is whether or not he is criminally liable. There is much to suggest that he is suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. Can a delusional person be punished for their crimes? |
| MEMORIAL TO SLAVE TRADE French City Confronts Its Brutal Past The slave trade once made the people of Nantes rich, but the French city covered up its dark history for decades. It recently erected a memorial to the victims in a project believed to be the first of its kind in Europe. But the effort to shed light on the Continent's role in the 18th century slave trade with Africa and the New World has not been popular with some residents. |
| ISLAMISTS IN ENEMY TERRITORY The Missionary Zeal of Germany's Salafists Salafists in Germany have attracted increasing attention in recent weeks with their campaign to hand out millions of free Korans. What, though, is their ultimate goal? Some sell Islamism like it is pop-culture and openly call for holy war, even under the watchful eye of the authorities. |
| DISQUALIFIED ISLAMISTS Egypt's Search for a Leader Plunges into Chaos Despite its victory in parliamentary elections, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has been weakened in the race to elect a successor to former President Hosni Mubarak, after its two most promising candidates were disqualified. Meanwhile ordinary Egyptians, who care more about making a living than about religion, are looking for a strong leader for the country. |
| THE WORLD FROM BERLIN 'Berlin Is Running Out of Allies in Euro Crisis' The collapse of the Dutch government, the prospect of Socialist François Hollande as next French president and the surging popularity of far-right parties shows that budget discipline is out of fashion in Europe. Chancellor Angela Merkel is looking increasingly lonely in her fight to save the euro through painful austerity measures, write German commentators. |
| GROWING PERIL FOR BEACHGOERS Two Hurt by WWII Phosphorus on German Shoreline Two women suffered serious burns on a German beach over the weekend when they misidentified pieces of World War II phosphorus that had washed ashore as amber. Similar accidents occur each year and experts say the threat posed by rusting war munitions dumped into the Baltic and North Sea is increasing. |
| HELLO HARA-KIRI KITTY Cartoon Figures Hit Rock Bottom in Berlin SpongeBob as a suicide bomber, Winnie the Pooh in a noose and Ernie as a degenerate drunkard: A new exhibition of crocheted artworks in Berlin uses an unconventional medium to explore the question of how fame and commercialization might affect children's favorite fictional characters. |
| HITLER BACK IN PRINT Bavaria Plans New Edition of 'Mein Kampf' The copyright on Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" expires in 2015, after which anyone will be free to republish the infamous tome. Amid fears that neo-Nazis could exploit the text's new availability, the Bavarian government, which holds the copyright, is planning to bring out its own annotated version. An English version and an audio book are also planned. |
| PRIVATE 'ITALO' TRAIN Italy Introduces Ferrari on Rails Italy's burgundy red Ferrari on rails is finally going into service. Starting on April 28, the "Italo" will travel at speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour between Milan, Rome and Naples. The new high-speed train is more environmentally friendly and also cheaper than its competitors -- on both the rails and roads. |
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