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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/19
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Euro debt crisis 101: What can Merkel, Sarkozy plan accomplish?
German Chancellor Merkel and French President Sarkozy are pushing eurozone reforms to mandate greater fiscal discipline in Europe. But is that enough to begin reversing the eurozone crisis?
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In Pictures: Speakers in support of the MEK
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In Pictures: Portable pooches
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/22
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European debt crisis: a dangerous week ahead
European debt crisis enters a dangerous phase with a German court ruling, Dutch election, and EU finance ministers meeting this week. A reversal of support for the EU's beleaguered nations could intensify the European debt crisis.
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Samaras goes on charm offensive in bid to give Greece more time
German Chancellor Merkel remained cool to the Greek prime minister's pleas in Berlin for more time to implement economic reforms. Samaras travels to France Saturday.
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Interim Ethiopian PM to stay on until 2015 elections
Hailemariam Desalegn, who assumed the prime minister's office upon the death of Meles Zenawi Monday, will finish Zenawi's five-year term.
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Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian Prime Minister and Western ally, dies (+video)
Meles Zenawi gained power in 1991 and went on to become a towering political figure on the African continent who was widely credited for steering one of the world's poorest countries to high economic growth. He died overnight in a Brussels hospital after a battle with illness.
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'Home is a Roof Over a Pig' and 'The Forgetting River'
Two very different memoirs chronicle distant searches for family ties.
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Slow to turn on Qaddafi, Bani Walid now struggles in a post-revolution Libya
Bani Walid's resistance to joining the uprising against Muammar Qaddafi earned residents a reputation for being regime loyalists, leaving them marginalized in the new Libya.
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Syrian troops retake Midan neighborhood from rebels
Syrian forces retook the Damascus neighborhood of Midan Friday. But Bashir Assad's national security chief Gen. Hisham Ikhtiyar, died Friday of wounds suffered in Wednesday's bombing, the fourth member of Assad's inner circle to die in the blast, according to state-run TV.
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German circumcision ban incites new religious controversy in Europe
The ruling of a court in Cologne in June to ban circumcision of young boys for religious reasons has riled Muslims and Jews alike.
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In a France suspicious of religion, evangelicalism's message strikes a chord
Charisma Church near Paris gets 6,000 attendees most Sundays. A 'friendlier' style and search for purpose are among reasons people say they're drawn to evangelical worship.
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Stocks slide ahead of corporate earnings season
Stocks closed lower on The Street ahead of US corporate earnings reports and the continued instability of markets across the pond. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 36 points to close at 12,736, the index's third straight day of losses.
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Stefan Karlsson
Regional differences in unemployment further hinder EU recoveryIt is well documented that there are big differences in unemployment within the European Union. What is perhaps less well known, however, is that dramatic differences in unemployment exist within many euro countries as well.
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French paper asserts officials know more about Arafat's death than told
French newspaper Le Figaro carried a piece today, citing an unnamed official, that asserts details of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's 2004 death have been concealed.
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Win-win moment in Europe takes edge off summer of gloomy predictions
Ugly eurozone-crisis dynamics threaten to make it a summer of social unrest. But Spain's Euro2012 win and Germany's agreement on a European rescue fund have shifted the tone.
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World markets surge after Europe finds rescue plan
Financial markets around the world jumped higher Friday with the Dow Jones industrial average climbing 277 points, closing at 12,880, and the Standard & Poor's had its best day of the year. Stocks advanced even further in Europe.
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How much did German Chancellor Merkel give up at euro summit?
The once-unmovable Chancellor Merkel agreed to a bailout fund for struggling eurozone members, saying she did not bow to pressure. Headlines in Germany portray it differently.
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Germany forfeits to Spain and Italy, agreeing to loan directly to banks
After weeks of refusing to yield, German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to allow eurozone bailout funds to be used to recapitalize struggling banks.
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In Tunisia, leaders struggle to kick the problems that toppled Ben Ali
Rioting broke out in Tunisia earlier this month after rumors that a local art exhibit insulted Islam. But most of the protesters were not ultra-religious – just young, poor, and angry.
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Germany vs. Italy: At eurozone meeting, the battle is over urgent action
As Europe's leaders meet in Brussels today, Germany is pushing hard for long-term reform. But Italy PM Monti says Europe faces disaster if high borrowing costs aren't addressed quickly.
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Greece names new finance minister
Yannis Stournaras, a prominent economist who has been working on the country's efforts to join the euro, has been tabbed by the government to head up its finance ministry.
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The Daily Reckoning
C'est la vie: French emphasize food, gossip over economics, warSo who's right? The French seem preoccupied with the mistresses of their new chief, and the details of their last meal. Meanwhile back in America, President Barack Obama is happily married, but taking flak for his economic and foreign policies.
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Why Turkey is holding back, for now, after Syria downed its jet
NATO and Turkey talked tough about Syria's shooting down of a Turkish military jet at an emergency summit in Brussels today. But they sought to calm fears of a broader escalation.
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Cyprus seeks bailout, following Spain. Who's next?
Cyrpus became the fifth country to seek financial aid Monday, as Cyprus banks suffered heavy losses on Greek debt.
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Turkey aims for NATO help with Syria (+video)
Following Syria's downing of a Turkish jet on Friday, officials in Turkey are looking to NATO for assistance. Syrian officials claim their act was one of self-defense.
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Weary investors sell stocks as Spain seeks help
Spain formally asked for help to rescue its ailing banks, but its request left many questions unanswered, including just how big a bailout it needs. Unsettled markets contributed to the Dow dropping 138 points to close at 12,502.
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Syria insists downed Turkish plane was 'not an attack'
This week NATO leaders will decide how to respond to Syria's downing of a Turkish jet, which Turkey argues was in international airspace.
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