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Merkel ally resigns over Afghan deaths
BERLIN (Reuters) - A senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel quit the cabinet on Friday after being accused of covering up details of an air strike that killed civilians in Afghanistan when he was defense minister. Full Article
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Germany: a tale of two foreign ministers
German media have become gripped by a popularity contest between new foreign minister Guido Westerwelle, and conservative defence minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, whose globe-trotting has earned him the nickname "the other foreign minister". Full Article | Comments [4]
Will former minister's stab in the back hurt Germany's SPD?
Wolfgang Clement, former deputy leader of Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), delivered an unexpected surprise on Friday by urging the public in a newspaper advertisement to vote for the SPD's bitter rival, the pro-business Free Democrats, two days before a national election. Full Article | Comments [1]
Does Sorb’s election win point to a more multicultural Germany?
Stanislaw Tillich's election victory in the German state of Saxony on Sunday was the first in the modern era by a member of the country's tiny Slavic minority, the Sorbs. Could the historic win signal a more ethnically diverse future for Germany? Full Article | Comments [2]
