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Germany acts to guarantee savings
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:24:02 -0000
Chancellor Merkel says Germany will guarantee all private savings accounts, as a major bank struggles to stay in business.
Russia removes Georgia checkpoint
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:14:43 -0000
Russia dismantles a checkpoint near Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, the first step of a pullback plan.
Pope laments decline of scripture
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:33:15 -0000
Pope Benedict XVI opens a synod of more than 200 cardinals and bishops to examine the modern lack of interest in the Bible.
NYT > Europe
European Leaders Vow to Fight Financial Crisis
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:15:01 -0000
Despite their pledge, the leaders of Europe’s largest economies failed to offer a systemwide answer to a credit crisis that has forced them to bail out several banks in just the past week.
15 Turkish Soldiers Dead in Fighting With Rebels
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:08:52 -0000
Fifteen Turkish soldiers were killed in fighting with Kurdish separatist rebels in the mountainous border area in eastern Turkey, the Turkish military said.
Boris Yefimov, Sharp Russian Cartoonist Who Was Beloved by Stalin, Dies at 109
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:49:28 -0000
Mr. Yefimov’s 70,000 drawings wielded his talent as a keen sword to advance the goals of his country.
L.A. Times - Europe
Bolshoi Ballet Academy gives young dancer the chance of a lifetime
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
It's a long way from San Bernardino to Moscow, but Matthew Leonardi, 14, is making the leap. In his tough San Bernardino neighborhood, Matthew Leonardi doesn't talk much of his graceful pirouettes or evenings spent dancing with girls in pink tutus.
Frances Lomas Feldman dies at 95; social worker conducted groundbreaking cancer study
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Frances Lomas Feldman, a USC professor and social work pioneer who conducted a groundbreaking study in the 1970s that showed cancer patients faced discrimination in the workplace, has died. She was 95.
Dozens killed in Turkey as Kurdish rebels attack military base
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The battle leaves 15 soldiers and at least 23 separatists dead. The fighting may prompt Turkey to renew attacks on Kurdish hide-outs in northern Iraq. Fierce new fighting flared Saturday between Turkish troops and Kurdish rebels after months of relative calm. Fifteen soldiers and at least 23 separatists were killed.
UN News Centre - Europe
Better security needed to protect displaced in Georgia – UN rights expert
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Effective security is the key to ensuring the return home of tens of thousands of people displaced by the recent conflict in Georgia, a United Nations human rights expert said today, warning about the ongoing climate of fear faced by civilians in the region.
UN mission in Kosovo reopens court at centre of dispute
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) today reopened the courthouse in north Mitrovica, which ceased operations after it was stormed and occupied on 14 March by a mob of opponents to Kosovo's independence.
Trial of former Yugoslav army chief begins at UN war crimes tribunal
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The war crimes trial of a former chief of the Yugoslav army got under way today at the United Nations tribunal set up to try those accused of the worst war crimes committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s.
Europe - International Herald Tribune
European leaders reject broad bailout but promise unity
By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ AND KATRIN BENNHOLD Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:09:56 -0000
After days of squabbling, the leaders of Europe's largest economies vowed to work together to stop a growing financial panic.
Deal to save the German lender Hypo collapses
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:07:50 -0000
Hypo Real Estate Holding said Saturday that a $48 billion rescue plan for the company had fallen apart after private lenders withdrew support.
European standoff over search engine data
By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:09:56 -0000
For more than a year, European data privacy officials have been battling with American Internet search engines, trying to get them to conform to European restrictions on the storage of personal information gleaned from the Web.
Russian troops start dismantling posts in Georgia
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:09:56 -0000
Russian troops have lowered the flag at a checkpoint in Georgian territory and Georgian officials say another post has been dismantled.
Leaked diplomatic cable promotes 'acceptable dictator' in Afghanistan
By ELAINE SCIOLINO Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:09:56 -0000
A coded French diplomatic cable leaked to a French newspaper quotes the British ambassador in Afghanistan as predicting that the NATO-led military campaign against the Taliban will fail.
Boris Yefimov, Russian cartoonist, dies at 109
By DOUGLAS MARTIN Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:09:56 -0000
He was despised by Hitler but greatly admired by Stalin, which counted more.
