Europe

Silvio Berlusconi’s party falls into chaos ahead of regional elections

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's party has been excluded from taking part in upcoming regional polls after missing a deadline to ...

EU foreign policy chief calls for European unity to halt decline

Catherine Ashton, who has taken widespread criticism since entering office 100 days ago, said in Strasbourg on Wednesday that EU ...

Germany and EU criticize Israel over plan to build in East Jerusalem

Germany has criticized an Israeli decision to build 1,600 Jewish homes on occupied land arguing that it could hinder planned ...

Culture & Lifestyle

Cologne literature festival delves into politics and power

Now in its 10th year, lit.COLOGNE has become more politicised than it ever intended. Program director Regina Schilling talks about trouble with China and visits from Nobel Prize winner Herta Mueller and artist Ai Weiwei.

Germany

Archbishop will report to Pope on abuse in German church schools

German archbishop Robert Zollitsch is set to meet Pope Benedict XVI for discussions on sexual abuse against children at church institutions. Meanwhile, the Pope faces questions on whether he knew anything of such crimes.

World

Business bridges gap between Xiamen and Taiwan

Every year at the National People’s Congress, China’s top brass insists that Taiwan belongs to China. But this year there was also great praise for the way cross-strait relations were developing, especially economically.