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Europe
Already Crippled Italian Region, Hit by Another Earthquake
May 29, 2012, 8:10 pmAnother earthquake has rattled northern Italyu, this one a 5.8 magnitude. So far at least 16 people have died according to local reports, however rescuers are continuing to [...]
German Solar Power Output Sets World Record
May 29, 2012, 2:53 am
German solar energy production reached a world record of more than 20 gigawatts of output, according to an energy institute.
EU Knew Greece Cooked its Books When it Joined Eurozone
May 28, 2012, 8:25 pm
Suspect statistics from Greece were overlooked by EU officials when negotiating Greece’s entry for the single currency in 2002, according to FedEE.
Azerbaijan Gets Low Score as Eurovision Hos
May 28, 2012, 12:43 am
Europe’s biggest singing competition, and the world’s most watched nonsporting event, took on a political dimension this year with complaints about the host [...]
Anders Breivik Won’t Appeal if Declared Sane
May 24, 2012, 3:15 pm
Confessed Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik said that he will not dispute a guilty verdict if the court also finds him sane.
Russia Test-Fires ICBM in Response to NATO Shield
May 23, 2012, 6:15 pm
Russia tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday in response to the NATO missile-defense shield designed to protect Europe, according to the Russian Defense [...]
Euro Crisis Could Hamper Global Recovery, Says OECD
May 23, 2012, 1:14 am
The European financial crisis has the potential to derail the global economic recovery process unless steps are taken to curb it, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and [...]
Piracy Trial Starts in France for Six Somalis
May 22, 2012, 2:03 pm
Six suspected Somali pirates went on trial on Tuesday in Paris for allegedly taking a luxury yacht hostage in 2008.
French President Isolates Germany Over Eurobonds
May 22, 2012, 12:26 am
As new French President Francois Hollande works to build a consensus in Europe on issuing joint European bonds to tackle the European debt crisis, German Chancellor Angela [...]
Opposition Candidate Wins Serbia Elections
May 21, 2012, 3:20 pm
Serbian opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic declared victory in the country’s latest election, defeating incumbent Boris Tadic.
Selected Topics from The Epoch Times
