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01-01 International Herald Tribune - Europe British defy court on Iraqi suspects Two men accused of killing British soldiers have been turned over to the Iraqi authorities in defiance of the European Court of Human Rights.
01-01 International Herald Tribune - Europe Rebuilding a palace may become a grand blunder The rebuilding of the Hohenzollern Stadtschloss, a cultural misadventure from the start, captures Berlin in a nutshell as a city forever missing the point of itself.
01-01 International Herald Tribune - Europe Gazprom cuts Ukraine gas deliveries The Russian energy monopoly shut the entire flow of natural gas intended for Ukraine's domestic consumption after negotiations over prices and transit fees unraveled.
01-01 International Herald Tribune - Europe Paul Hofmann, author and foe of Nazis, dies at 96 Hofmann acted as an informer for the Allies while serving on the staff of the German commandants and later became a foreign correspondent for The New York Times.
31-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe UK turns Iraqi suspects over to Baghdad Two men accused of killing British soldiers have been turned over to Iraqi authorities in defiance of Europe's top human rights court, Britain's defense secretary said Wednesday.
31-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Gunman wounds 2 Israelis in Denmark mall shooting The shooting took place at the Rosengaard mall in Odense, 170 kilometers, or 105 miles west of Copenhagen.
31-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Russia aside, Georgia chief is pressed at home Mikheil Saakashvili is facing political pressure from Russia and domestic rivals at a time when an economic downturn could upend Georgia's political order.
31-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe As German neighborhood changes, raunchy shadow lingers The recent reincarnation of a magazine known for its provocative mixture of satire, sex and left-wing politics is the latest sign of a neighborhood going rapidly upscale.
31-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Czech Republic faces daunting challenges with EU presidency The Czech Republic, only the second post-communist EU newcomer to take the bloc's helm, will be tasked with implementing a $258 billion European economic stimulus package.
31-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Ukraine threatens to seize Russian gas, Gazprom says Gazprom's deputy chairman, Alexander Medvedev, said Ukraine's threat amounted to "blackmail" of Russia and the European Union.
31-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe No one hurt in bombing in Spain's Basque area The attack came less than a month after the fatal shooting of a Basque businessman on Dec. 3, for which ETA was blamed.
30-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Serbian president replaces army chief The president of Serbia dismissed the country's army chief Tuesday, days after the army chief charged the country had no strategy for defense.
30-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Ted Lapidus, 79, French fashion designer, dies Ted Lapidus, the fashion designer who redefined chic with the 1960s unisex look, has died in France.
30-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Medvedev signs law extending presidential terms in Russia President Dmitri Medvedev signed a law extending presidential terms from four years to six on Tuesday in a move seen as paving the way for Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency.
30-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Challenges await new Belgian leader A Flemish Christian Democrat, Herman Van Rompuy, was named Belgian prime minister Tuesday to head a revived five-party coalition in a country facing recession and a bank crisis.
30-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Gazprom pays price for its aggressive takeovers A year ago, Gazprom, the Russian natural gas monopoly, aspired to be the largest corporation in the world. Today, Gazprom is deep in debt and negotiating a government bailout.
30-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe After 4 years, Switzerland frees man suspected of smuggling nuclear technology The brother and father of Urs Tinner, who spent four years in detention for his connection to the nuclear black market of Abdul Qadeer Khan, are also connected to the Swiss investigation.
30-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Italian priest's attacker sentenced in Turkey A Turkish court sentenced a man to four years in prison on Monday for stabbing an Italian Catholic priest in 2007.
30-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe U.S. downturn hitting German exporters hard Even companies that make few sales to the U.S. are expected to suffer in 2009 as strapped Americans pare their purchases from abroad.
30-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Gazprom, once mighty, is reeling The Russian natural gas monopoly, which once aspired to be the world's largest corporation, is deep in debt and negotiating a government bailout.
30-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Swiss nuclear smuggling suspect released from jail The brother and father of the released man, Urs Tinner, who spent four years in detention for his connection to the nuclear black market of Abdul Qadeer Khan, are also connected to the Swiss investigation.
29-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Fritzl incest victims leave clinic A lawyer says Josef Fritzl's daughter and her children have left the psychiatric clinic where they were recovering from their incest ordeal.
29-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Spain offers citizenship to exiles' descendants Descendants of those exiled from Spain during the Spanish Civil War and the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco may claim Spanish citizenship under new legislation, part of the "law of historical memory."
29-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Moldovans hope fervently for recognition from Russia In Transnistria, a tiny, poor separatist province in Moldova, the dream of joining Mother Russia is now stronger than ever.
29-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe A Bulgarian care center for cerebral palsy patients excels Plagued by complaints about health facilities, Bulgarian authorities seem relieved when they can point to Karin Dom, a nonprofit day care center for children with cerebral palsy.
29-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Chinese factory suppliers feel the pain from slump in exports A rare offer of government money to a nonstate company highlights the spread in China of the effects of the global economic downturn, from small exporters that bore most of the initial brunt to bigger companies in more basic industries.
29-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Spain offers citizenship to exiles' kin The descendants of those exiled from Spain during the Spanish Civil War and the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco may claim Spanish citizenship under new legislation.
29-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Publisher cancels false memoir of Holocaust Herman Rosenblat, whose memoir about his experience during the Holocaust was to have been published in February, has admitted that his story was embellished.
29-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Passive houses guard against waste of heat energy The passive house concept, pioneered near Frankfurt, uses ultra-thick insulation and complex doors and windows to prevent heat from escaping.
29-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Swiss release man held in smuggling case Urs Tinner — suspected of involvement in the world's biggest nuclear smuggling ring — has been released from prison after more than four years of investigative detention, his family said Sunday.
29-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe From the left, a call to end the current Dutch notion of tolerance A Labor Party paper states that government and politicians had too long failed to acknowledge the feelings of "loss and estrangement" felt by Dutch society facing parallel communities that disregard its language, laws and customs.
29-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe For champagne industry, a bubbly niche emerges As shipments fall for big producers, the vignerons, who produce Champagne from their own grapes, are having the opposite experience.
28-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Kurds herald launch of Turkey's first official Kurdish language station But scepticism among many about its state-sponsored message will mean it faces a battle to earn acceptance among Kurds in impoverished southeast Turkey.
28-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Gordon Brown pledges alliance for change with Obama Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain will use his New Year address as a rallying call to Britons to cooperate with America on the economic crisis, climate change and security.
28-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Sarkozy pardons ex-official convicted of bribery President Nicolas Sarkozy has included a former government official in the pardons of 27 French prisoners this holiday season: Jean-Charles Marchiani helped free French hostages in Lebanon in the 1980s and Bosnia in the 1990s, has been convicted twice of t
28-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe With Pope Benedict's encouragement, Spanish rally promotes family values The predominantly Roman Catholic country has legalized gay marriage and made it easier for people to divorce.
28-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Tajiks walk a dangerous path to work in Russia A recent killing was a grim reminder of the vicious daily attacks against ethnic minorities that have become a part of daily life for the millions of migrants from the former Soviet Union who work in Russia.
28-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Italian makers of prosecco seek recognition With its fresh flavor, pleasing bubbles and gentle price tag, the Italian sparkling wine prosecco has gained many fans worldwide. Now growers are starting to worry about foreign competition.
27-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe For migrants in Russia, fear swells after a killing With a sharp economic downturn looming, and Russian officials talking about instituting quotas for migrant workers, Tajiks fear the attacks will only get worse.
26-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Ex-Kosovo rebels arrested by Serbia Ten former Kosovo Albanian rebels were arrested Friday and accused of raping, torturing and killing Serb civilians in the aftermath of the war in Kosovo, the Serbian war crimes prosecutor said.
26-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Germany resists calls to spend its way out of trouble Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the focus of spending measures must be preserving jobs. But her government continues to resist calls to spend an additional €40 billion to escape its recession.
26-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe EU entry helps Romanians and Bulgarians understand each other Two peoples who seldom even thought about each other now find that cooperation is rather pleasant.
26-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Death toll in Ukraine apartment blast rises to 26 The death toll from an explosion that leveled an apartment building in southern Ukraine reached 26 on Friday, as the country observed a day of national mourning.
26-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe British downturn pummels real-estate values in Alps British demand for ski properties has helped drive Alpine prices higher for at least six years. Now, values are plunging, as the financial crisis deepens.
26-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Protestant and Catholic leaders in Germany warn against materialism Leaders of Germany's Protestant and Catholic churches warned Friday that "money has become God" and called for a return to nonmaterialistic values and urged bank managers to be more prudent during their Christmas messages.
26-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Religious Turks tested by wealth Observant Muslim businesspeople have helped make Turkey the seventh-largest economy in Europe. In a traditionally secular society, they find their role evolving and facing new challenges.
26-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Bringing a mixed French city together at the movies With L'Alhambra, a restored movie palace of the 1930s, officials mix film with history and culture to bring community to the tough northern part of Marseille.
26-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe NATO awaits new leadership Russia has always taken NATO more seriously than the West. Now its relevance will be tested when it picks a new leader.
26-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Death toll in Ukraine apartment blast rises The death toll in a blast that ripped through a five-storey apartment block in southern Ukraine has risen to 27 people, the emergency ministry said on Friday.
25-12 International Herald Tribune - Europe Harold Pinter, British playwright and Nobel laureate, dies Pinter, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005, died Wednesday after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 78.