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| Compiled on September 19, 2012, 05:41 PM CET |
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Fear of Muslim Backlash
France to Shut Embassies Over Muhammad Cartoons French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad on Wednesday, sparking fears of retaliation against French interests in the Muslim world. The government said embassies and schools will be kept shut in some 20 countries on Friday, the Islamic holy day. |
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Republic of Abandoned Children
Desperate Moldovans Head West without Families Moldova was a relatively prosperous republic when it was still part of the Soviet Union. But now its ailing economy has driven roughly a quarter of its population abroad in search of better prospects. The victims are the thousands of children growing up back home alone. |
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The World from Berlin
'Who Wants an Amateur in the White House?' Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney appears to have seriously damaged his chances of election with his comments about the "47 percent" of voters who are "dependent" on the state. German commentators are baffled by how a career politician could have made such an embarrassing gaffe. |
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The Kiryat Shmona Success Story
Israeli Soccer Champion Sparks Urban Revival Kiryat Shmona is an impoverished city in northern Israel sandwiched between Lebanon and the Golan Heights. Its soccer team has climbed from the pits to the peak of Israeli soccer and will now even play in the Europa League. But its real success has been in the community. |
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'Adventure Camp' for Recruits
Critics Slam German Military Ad Aimed at Teens "Are you a mountain or a beach type?" asks a new German military ad aimed at teens. While it may seem appealing to adolescents, the video selling "adventure camps" for young recruits is a misrepresentation of military service and a violation of children's rights, critics say. |
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Exporting Naked Protest
Femen Opens First Office Abroad Feminists from the Ukraine-based activist group Femen have opened their first training center abroad in Paris to teach like-minded protesters how to evade security forces. For the opening, the women ran half-naked through a predominantly Muslim neighborhood in the French capital. |
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Gay Players in The Closet
Coming Out Remains Taboo in German Football Germany's foreign minister is gay and so is the mayor of Berlin, but gay players in the Bundesliga top football league remain firmly in the closet. Last week one of them spoke out -- anonymously -- about the strain of denying his identity for fear of hurting his career. Chancellor Angela Merkel says athletes shouldn't be afraid to come out. But the obstacles are high. |
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Prison Conversion
The Neo-Nazi Thug Who Found God At 17, Johannes Kneifel beat a man so brutally that he later died. In prison, the neo-Nazi converted to Christianity, and soon he will qualify as a church minister. But a new witness in the case has raised doubts about his guilt. |
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Hospitalized with Stings
Swarm of Hornets Attacks German Schoolchildren A swarm of angry hornets assaulted a group of schoolchildren during an excursion to a nature park in northeastern Germany on Tuesday. Twenty of them plus five adults had to be taken to the hospital in a major operation involving a dozen ambulances and a helicopter. |
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Picture This
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