10.03.2010 - Irish police arrest seven over cartoonist plot
Irish police said the four men and three women arrested Tuesday
planned to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who in 2007 had
drawn a caricature of Prophet Muhammad's head attached to the body
of a dog to illustrate a newspaper editorial about freedom of
expression and religion.
The seven, ranging from their mid-twenties to late forties, were
from Morocco and Yemen but living legally in Ireland, according to
Irish media reports...
10.03.2010 - Cologne literature festival delves into politics and power
Deutsche Welle: How significant is this anniversary for
lit.COLOGNE?
Regina Schilling: When we started 10 years ago, we wouldn't have
thought that this festival would be so successful...
10.03.2010 - Berlin takes aim at drug makers in health-care reform bid
Reforming the expensive German health-care system is a key
objective for the German government. One of Health Minister Philipp
Roesler's proposals is to tackle the relationship between the
pharmaceuticals industry and Germany's numerous health insurers...
10.03.2010 - Opinion: 100 days of EU solitude
When EU foreign ministers met for an informal meeting in Cordoba in
Spain last week, they complained that she is under the thumb of the
European Commission and that the ministers had too little influence
on shaping foreign policy. Ashton had to listen to some harsh
criticism...
10.03.2010 - Tourism in Germany fares well despite crisis
Germany outperformed all other European countries on average when
it came to the travel industry, with Berlin emerging as the big
winner within the country.
Weak economic activity in 2009 contributed to a 5...
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10.03.2010 - Bayern Munich advances in Champions League despite loss in Florence