A Physician Examines His Novels
Posted by By STEVEN ERLANGER in All news, Europe news on 04. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
The literature of Hans Keilson, a doctor who escaped to the Netherlands from Nazi Germany, is getting new attention in America.
Italian Cities Plan to Shut Roma Camps
Posted by By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO in All news, Europe news on 04. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
Dozens of Italian cities have been pursuing policies to expel the Roma, dismantling camps and evicting residents.
Turkey May Let U.S. Equipment Pass
Posted by By THE NEW YORK TIMES in All news, Europe news on 04. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
The country had refused in 2003 to let American troops pass through its borders on the way to Iraq.
Six Convicted of Sexual Crimes at Portuguese Children’s Home
Posted by By RAPHAEL MINDER in All news, Europe news on 04. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
The six-year trial involved charges of rape and abuse of 32 children and of running a pedophile ring at a state-run home for needy children in Lisbon.
European Trade Chief Accused of Anti-Semitism
Posted by By STEPHEN CASTLE in All news, Europe news on 04. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
Karel De Gucht, the European commissioner for trade, was accused on Friday of “outrageous anti-Semitism” after comments he made in an interview about Israel’s role in Middle East peace talks.
Cardinal, Who Mediated in Belgian Abuse Case, Says He Was Misled
Posted by By DOREEN CARVAJAL and STEPHEN CASTLE in All news, Europe news on 04. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
Cardinal Godfried Danneels is distancing himself from his colleague and friend, Roger Vangheluwe, the former bishop of Bruges who is accused of abusing his own nephew.
Defendants Convicted in Portugal Sex Abuse Trial
Posted by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS in All news, Europe news on 03. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
Six men and one woman were guilty of crimes relating to child sex abuse at a state-run children’s home in Lisbon during the 1990s.
Book Sets Off Immigration Debate in Germany
Posted by By MICHAEL SLACKMAN in All news, Europe news on 03. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
Thilo Sarrazin, a former official who has been criticized as espousing racist views, has set off a discussion about Germany’s immigration policy.
In Denying a Sex Scandal, a British Minister Focuses Attention on the Issue
Posted by By JOHN F. BURNS in All news, Europe news on 03. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
The foreign secretary rejects speculation that he had a relationship with an aide, and focuses instead on his relationship with his wife.
Turkish Action Film Depicts Israeli Raid
Posted by By SEBNEM ARSU in All news, Europe news on 03. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
“Valley of the Wolves: Palestine” is built around the unsuccessful attempt in May by a six-boat Turkish flotilla to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.
World Briefing | Europe: Turkey: U.N. Panel Gets Report on Flotilla Raid
Posted by By SEBNEM ARSU in All news, Europe news on 03. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
The United Nations panel is to examine documents from Turkey and Israel and deliver its first progress report in mid-September.
World Briefing | Europe: France: Minister Admits Lending Support on Award
Posted by By STEVEN ERLANGER in All news, Europe news on 03. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
Labor Minister Éric Woerth conceded Thursday that he wrote a letter in 2007 to Nicolas Sarkozy pressing for a state award for his wife’s future employer.
Putin Extends Ban on Russian Grain Exports
Posted by By CLIFFORD J. LEVY in All news, Europe news on 03. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin announced Thursday that Russia’s ban on grain exports would be extended well into next year because of continued uncertainty over production.
Books of The Times: Simon Wiesenthal, the Man Who Refused to Forget
Posted by By DWIGHT GARNER in All news, Europe news on 03. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
A detailed biography of the legendary Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal shows him to be a complicated hero, an angel with dirty wings.
Killing Spree in Slovakia Taps Into a Troubled Vein
Posted by By DAN BILEFSKY in All news, Europe news on 03. Sep, 2010 | Comments Off
As Slovakia held a day of mourning Thursday to honor the victims of Monday’s violent rampage in the Slovak capital, Bratislava, a picture began to emerge of the killer.