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Global anti-abuse conference set for the Vatican

Catholic leaders from around the world will meet next week for a conference to combat child abuse which will include a penitential service.

EU summit edges towards new eurozone treaty

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel appears to be getting support on the fiscal compact, but is left increasingly isolated over Greece.

Africa can feed itself -- and it should

The opportunities are there and leaders must work together to make them bear fruit.

Crew, honeymooners rescued from Italy cruise disaster

Emergency services are searching for those still missing as honeymooners and a crew member have been rescued from the cruise ship wreck near Italy.

Oil falls to nearly $101 ahead of Europe meeting

Oil prices fell to near $101 a barrel on Monday in Asia amid investor concern over the outcome of a meeting between the leaders of Germany and France.

To pay, or not to pay

Keynes suggested a means to restoring equilibrium between nations after the Great Depression and it may be an idea whose time has come.

German Jews 'ashamed' of Holocaust-like protest in Israel

Germany's Jewish community has expressed shock after ultra-Orthodox protesters in Israel donned Holocaust symbols, including yellow stars.

Eurozone's weak manufacturing output spells slide to recession

A lack of confidence among investors in the prospects for the eurozone has pushed the value of the euro down against the US dollar and the yen.

Germany can expect a bumpy 2012

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says the new year will probably be worse than the last but Germany should be able to withstand it.

A sinking ship, brace for a tough 2012

Every week brought more dire forecasts in the battle to save Europe's economic club but 2012 will be its worst year yet.

Archbishop orders Anglican child abuse inquiry

Archbishop Rowan Williams's decision to probe the diocese of Chichester will throw the spotlight on abuse by clergy in the Anglican Church.

Eurozone crisis hangs on ECB cash injection

Positive sentiment is being driven by a new measure by the ECB to pump liquidity into the markets, analysts say.

Fikile Bam dies at Milpark Hospital

Judge President of the Land Claims Court, Fikile Bam, has died at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg.

Karthikeyan wants to race F1, despite limited spots

India's Narain Karthikeyan has not given up hope of racing Formula One in 2012, despite a long list of rivals for the two clear vacancies.

The great divide as Europe tackles debt fears

Europe has divided in a historic rift with a majority of countries led by Germany and France moving ahead with a treaty, leaving Britain isolated.

France and Germany to rally crisis plan support

France and Germany are to sound out European leaders about their plan to defuse the eurozone's debt crisis, to rally support before an EU summit.

'Germany's dumbest bank robber' jailed for seven years

A man -- called Germany's dumbest bank robber -- who tried to hold up a bank that closed 17 years ago has been jailed for seven years.

Strained Germany raises pressure on eurozone fears

The German economy has shown signs of strain and raised fears across world financial markets that Europe is far from containing its crisis.

Set aside euro misgivings, says Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged her party to set aside misgivings about the euro and accept integration as a solution to the debt crisis.

German cops arrest far-right terror suspect

German police have formally arrested a woman suspected of founding a far-right terror organisation that authorities say murdered nine foreigners.

New Greece prime minister still unknown as bankruptcy looms

As their country's debt crisis situation worsens, Greek politicians have remained deadlocked around who to appoint as their new prime minister.

Eurozone: Will Greece stay or will it go?

Germany and France have issued Greece with an ultimatum that will see it receive no more aid until it decides on whether it will stay in the eurozone.

Greece referendum threatens new eurozone crisis

George Papandreou's shock announcement that he will put Greece's bailout to a referendum has threatened to intensify the eurozone crisis.

The arms deal's big deceit: The great submarine rip-off

A leaked report on the contract to supply SA with submarines has exposed the major deceit at the heart of the arms deal: inflated promises of offsets.

Battle won but fiscal war not over

Europe's leaders are claiming victory in the eurozone crisis after agreeing to new deals that halve Greek debt.

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