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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of Germany's conservative ...
Nov 13th, 2011
(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and party general secretary Hermann Groehe (L) inspect the stage for the upcoming party meeting at the fairground in Leipzig, November 13, 2011. The CDU, party of Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, will hold a three day party meeting until November 15. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS) -
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis toured St. Peter's Square to greet tens of thousands of people attending a rally of prayer, music and speeches Saturday, and he embraced the brother of a Pakistani politician who was assassinated in his country after calling for greater religious freedom for Christians there. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's flagship gay marriage policy deepened a rift in his own party on Monday after many of his own MPs defied him in a sign of growing strains on his leadership and his coalition government. Almost 40 percent of Cameron's 303 MPs in the Commons voted for an ultimately unsuccess... [Full Article]
By Sarah Marsh and Ingrid Melander BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - Germany's economy crept back into growth in the first quarter of the year, after a sharp contraction at the end of 2012, while France slipped into recession, data showed on Wednesday. Germany grew by just 0.1 percent on the quarter, weaker than expected as a harsh winter prevented a s... [Full Article]
By Niluksi Koswanage KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose poor showing in a general election earlier this month has left him vulnerable to the conservative wing of his party, announced a cabinet on Wednesday that was packed with the traditionalists. The 57-member cabinet was also strikingly short of representatives f... [Full Article]