What’s holding the eurozone recovery back?
By PAN PYLAS Stevedores work to unload a cargo ship at Lisbon’s Santa Apolonia port, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. The recovery from recession in the 17-country eurozone nearly came to…
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Biggest haul of looted church icons back in Cyprus
Christian Orthodox priests look at returned looted icons at the Byzantine Museum in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. The largest haul of looted church icons, frescoes and mosaics…
German stolen art website down, high demand seen
Photo provided by the Augsburg, southern Germany, prosecution Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 shows a painting ‘Dame in der Loge’ (lady in a loge) by German artist Otto Dix that was…
ECB surprises markets with rate cut
By DAVID McHUGH President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi adjusts his glasses during a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, following a meeting of the ECB…
Wes Anderson movie to open Berlin film festival
BERLIN (AP) — Wes Anderson’s new movie, “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” is to open the 2014 Berlin Film Festival. Festival organizers said Tuesday the event kicks off on Feb. 6…
German art hoard held unknown Chagall, Matisse
By DAVID McHUGH A painting of Marc Chagall is projected on a screen during a news conference in Augsburg, southern Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, on the art found in…
2 Germans briefly kidnapped in Lebanon, released
By DIAA HADIDBEIRUT (AP) — Two German nationals who were briefly kidnapped in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley were released early Saturday, but a Lebanese soldier and a gunman died in…
Germans: European spy agencies swap tech
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign intelligence agency has confirmed a report that it regularly discusses technological developments with its European counterparts. But a spokesman denies a report in Britain’s Guardian…