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| Compiled on November 14, 2013, 06:29 PM CET |
| A PACIFIST AT WAR An Unlikely Leader's Success in Congo In the embattled region of eastern Congo, the United Nations is deploying a real combat brigade for the first time. It's being led by a German pacifist who believes peacekeeping sometimes requires the use of military force. His approach appears to be working. |
| IRAN TALKS Stiffer Sanctions Could Torpedo Nuclear Deal Should sanctions against Tehran be tightened? US Senators believe Iran's nuclear activities can only be halted by ratcheting up the pressure. But Secretary of State John Kerry fears this hawkish stance will scuttle talks between world powers and Iran. |
| VIRAL VIGILANTISM Russian Neo-Nazis Take Gay Bashing Online A Russian neo-Nazi who films attacks on gay men and posts the clips on social networks has a growing following and encourages others to imitate his methods. Although he is known to the authorities, they have long turned a blind eye to his activities. |
| INTEGRATION DEBATE Parties Close in on Dual Citizenship Deal For the first time in Germany, politicians seem close to a deal that would extend the right to dual citizenship to children of immigrants and naturalized Germans. The national identity of thousands of young people hangs in the balance. |
| TABOO NO MORE? SPD Flirts with Left-Wing Coalition The far-left Left Party has long been a pariah in federal German politics. But the latest elections have confirmed it is not going away, and leaders of the Social Democrats now openly regard it as a potential coalition partner in the future. |
| UNPRECEDENTED Trial of Former German President Begins For the first time in German history, a former head of state is being put in the dock. Christian Wulff, who resigned in 2012, is seeking to be fully acquitted of charges he accepted favors. |
| EXIT CLAUSE Merkel's Partners Want Broke Countries Out of Euro Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the next government to be unified on its EU policy, but her sister party is resorting to populism. Bavaria's Christian Social Union wants tougher provisions against deficit offenders and the ability to drive them out of the euro zone. |
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