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| Compiled on January 14, 2013, 06:53 PM CET |
| MALI MANEUVERING Germany's Risky Offer Of Help In Mali, the French air force is fighting to push back Islamist forces. The German government wants to stand by its close ally and has offered Paris logistical assistance. Is Berlin getting itself into another lasting conflict? |
| THE WORLD FROM BERLIN French Mission in Mali 'Is Not Without Risk' The German government on Monday unexpectedly offered Paris concrete support as French troops battle Islamist extremists in Mali. Though ruling out a combat role, Germany's military will provide transport and medical assistance. |
| HAVEN FOR OLIGARCHS Europe's Mounting Reluctance to Bail Out Cyprus There is growing resistance in Europe to the planned aid program for Cyprus, because it would also benefit illegal Russian money parked in bank accounts in Cyprus. The government in Nicosia is willing to make concessions, but Brussels is demanding more reforms. |
| INTERVIEW WITH CYPRIOT FINANCE MINISTER 'Cyprus Is No Tax Haven' In a SPIEGEL interview, Cypriot Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly, 64, defends his country's request for billions of euros in European bailout funds. He denies accusations that Cyprus encourages worldwide money laundering and is attracting investment by means of tax dumping. |
| ANTI-EUROPEAN SENTIMENT GROWS German Warnings to Britain Fall on Deaf Ears Growing ranks of euroskeptics in the UK have Prime Minister Cameron scrambling to adjust his country's relationship with the EU. And diplomatic warnings from Germany and the US against such measures have only further encouraged anti-EU voices there. |
| MASS RALLY IN PARIS France Agonizes Over Plan to Allow Gay Marriage French President François Hollande wants to legalize gay marriage and adoption. Critics say it will threaten the country's traditions. More than 350,000 turned out to protest against the proposed new law on Sunday. Their main concern is it would cause problems for the children. |
| GERMANY AND ISRAEL A Relationship Full of Misunderstandings How critical can one be of Israel? It is a question that Germany has been debating since SPIEGEL ONLINE columnist Jakob Augstein was included on the Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of the world's worst anti-Semites. Political leaders in Berlin have a different answer than Germans at large. |
| 100-FOOT-TUNNEL Robbers Bore Into Bank Through Parking Garage Bank robbers have made off with an unknown amount of loot after digging a 100-foot tunnel into a Berlin bank from a nearby parking garage. To get into the building, they broke through two concrete walls. Police have no leads. |
| PARIS SHOOTINGS Murdered Kurdish Activists Had Ties to Germany The murder of three Kurdish activists in Paris last week remains a mystery, but SPIEGEL has uncovered details about their ties to Germany. Two of the women were under investigation by German federal prosecutors. |
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