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- Norway's right-wing parties drop offshore oil ambitions in order to govern
The right-wing Conservative and Progress parties started talks today to form a minority government, but needed to drop drilling plans to get support.
- Richard III: a maligned king's reburial becomes a sordid affair
The discovery of King Richard III's bones in a shallow grave started a tug-of-war over where he should be buried. And some now say the design for his tomb is not fit for a monarch.
- Is Ireland turning its back on Guinness?
A nascent Irish movement tired of the country's drinking culture is targeting Guinness and the annual bacchanal 'Arthur's Day' celebration it sponsors. What's going on here?
- Merkel's back for Germany. What does that mean for Europe?
Angela Merkel's strong performance in Sunday's election provides hints of what Europeans should – and shouldn't – expect from German leadership of the EU.
- Merkel's mandate? Chancellor eyes biggest German electoral win in decades
Early exit polls indicate that Angela Merkel's CDU may have surpassed expectations and won a single-party majority, a feat not accomplished since 1957.
- Merkel's constituents hold faith in 'Mummy' as Germany heads to polls
If any place shows how today's elections in Germany have become a campaign about a person – Angela Merkel – and not policy, it is in her constituency of Stralsund.
- Cover StoryThe mind of Angela Merkel
How the German chancellor – a cautious, understated former physicist – has become the most powerful woman in the world.
- Angela Merkel: her bio in brief
She grew up in a small town in the former East Germany. She's an avid soccer fan. And she's married to a chemistry professor who's sometimes called the 'Phantom of the Opera.'
- Are German politics about to get a lot more unpredictable?
For smaller parties like the Greens and the Left, Sunday's elections could herald something formerly unthinkable: genuine staying power.
- The ExplainerWhy a Merkel victory in Germany's elections isn't a sure thing
The chancellor remains immensely popular among the public, but the German electoral system means that she still faces hurdles in this weekend's election.
- Poles march for wage increases as rest of Europe tries to hold on to jobs
Poland didn't slide into recession like the rest of Europe, but even Poles have reported widespread economic dissatisfaction in this year's Transatlantic Trends survey.
- Costa Concordia raised: 'The redemption of a nation bowed'
The stunning and successful raising of the stricken Costa Concordia has buoyed Italians embarrassed by the poor performance of the ship's captain.
- British judge says Islamic adherent may not testify wearing full veil
Judge Peter Murphy wants more clarity in the lines between religion practice and state laws.
- Costa Concordia: mammoth salvage effort could break records – and the boat
Costa Concordia salvage effort: Righting a cruise ship the size of the Costa Concordia – and so close to the Italian shore – has never been tried before.
- English soap opera turns 200: Pride and Prejudice still resonates today
Masquerade ball opens nine-day festival in Bath celebrating bicentennial of Jane Austen’s novel.
- In Norway, center-left out, center-right in after election
Norway's Conservative Party will lead parliament for the first time since 1990, with plans to lower taxes, sell shares in state oil companies, and increase oil exploration.
- Spain's 'barbell' workforce weighs down economic recovery
Experts say Spain has too many highly educated and undereducated workers, and not enough of the blue-collar workers it needs to help its economy rebound.
- G20 wraps with Putin, Obama still at odds over Syria
The St. Petersburg summit ended as it began, with all attention focused on the cold-war-like dynamics between Russia and the US.
- Putin waves off 'anti-gay' law criticism ahead of Obama's LGBT visit
The US president announced he would meet Friday with Russian LGBT activists who feel under threat from Russia's law against gay 'propaganda.'
- On eve of G20, Putin set to make big push on Syria
But it's unclear whether the Russian president will be able to win over summit attendees to its anti-interference stance on Syria.