Germany condemns Afghan suicide attackBERLIN - Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier condemned Saturday’s suicide bombing near the German embassy in Kabul as ‘barbaric act’. Matching clothes for couples a fashion faux pasBERLIN - Couples need not wear matching balloon-silk jogging suits to be an eyesore, fashionistas warn. Identical pullovers or outdoor jackets are off-putting as well. Matching clothes make couples look too similar and interchangeable, which runs counter to style sense. Gas dispute shows need for energy diversification: BrownBERLIN - The gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine demonstrates to the world the need to diversify energy supplies, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday. German experts to advise Egypt on securing Gaza borderBERLIN - Technical experts from Germany’s federal police and interior ministry are to travel to Egypt in the coming days to help Egypt secure its border with the Gaza Strip, the state secretary in the ministry has said. Worldwide protests over Israeli attacks on GazaBERLIN - Tens of thousands of people have taken part in worldwide protests against Israel’s 15-day bombardment and infantry deployment in the Gaza Strip. Worldwide protests against Israeli attacks on GazaBERLIN - Tens of thousands took part Saturday in worldwide protests against Israel’s 15-day bombardment and infantry deployment into the Gaza Strip. Six die as severe cold persists across EuropeBERLIN - Europe remained in the grip of a cold spell Thursday, resulting in at least six deaths as well as heating shortages and travel delays. Ukraine stops all gas supplies to Europe: GazpromBERLIN/KIEV - Ukraine has closed down the fourth and final pipeline pumping Russian gas to Europe, Russia’s energy giant Gazprom said Wednesday. Europe’s inflation plunge adds to rate cut pressureBERLIN - European inflation plunged to its lowest level in more than two years in December, data released Tuesday showed, adding to the pressure on the European Central Bank (ECB) to deliver further cuts in interest rates. The World in 2008: A year of extremes (Yearender-8)BERLIN - The year 2008 can be called a year of extremes: it saw huge trauma, beginning in the shadow of the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto just days earlier and ending with a global market crisis that has brought despair to millions across the world. Yet the worst is still to come. Europe gears up to mark decades of changeBERLIN - Europe is gearing up to mark a series of major anniversaries next year, defining moments in terms of European as well as world history. |
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