Hurricane Matthew kills at least 17 as it heads towards the Bahamas and Florida
The hurricane caused severe flooding and killed four people in the Dominican Republic as well as at least 13 in Haiti.
Merkel, Sarkozy tackle differences over euro crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will thrash out differences with French President Nicolas Sarkozy over how to use the eurozone’s financial fire power.
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Move over Free Democrats, we need a seat
Unconventional photography and thought-provoking slogans of Germany’s Pirate Party stand well out from the pack of usual regional voting posters.
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Saudi king gets royal welcome, jeers on UK visit
The British and Saudi monarchs spoke warmly about each other’s countries at a formal banquet in London on Tuesday, but a state visit by Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah drew protests and political controversy in Britain. Protesters calling for the reopening of a corruption inquiry into a multibillion-dollar arms deal jeered at Abdullah as he rode in a gilded carriage.
