Tag: Angela Merkel
Merkel to join German Muslim rally for tolerance
Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to join a Muslim community rally Tuesday to promote tolerance, condemn the jihadist attacks in…
Merkel under fire for Greece exit from Eurozone
German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under fire Sunday over a magazine report suggesting she would be prepared to let Greece…
Merkel welcomes Ukraine prisoner swap, urges truce
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday welcomed a prisoner swap between Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian rebels but expressed regret about…
Germany to drop probe into US spying on Merkel
Germany is dropping a probe into the alleged tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by US spies, due to…
EU leaders furious over US phone tapping
Europe’s leaders united Thursday behind furious Germany and France as an escalating row over claims of US snooping on its…
No Nigerian in Forbes global list of 71 most powerful people
No Nigerian political or business leader made Forbes magazine recent ranking of 71 world’s most powerful people. Not surprisingly, the…
Breathing Space For Greece
By Gavin Hewitt Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has declared a “new day” for his troubled country. He believes that…
Press mixes sports, politics as Greece, Germany clash
German newspapers Friday light-heartedly mixed politics and football with an eye on Germany’s Euro 2012 encounter with Greece, suggesting the…
Francois Hollande takes oath as French president
Francois Hollande was sworn in as France’s first Socialist president since 1995 on Tuesday at a solemn ceremony overshadowed by…