Germany
Germany urged to halt castration of sex offenders
STRASBOURG - Germany should stop the practice of surgically castrating sex offenders, the anti-torture panel at Europe's top human rights watchdog said on Wednesday.
Greek risks boost demand at German bond sale
LONDON - Germany sold 4.3 billion euros (3.6 billion pounds) of new two-year bonds on Wednesday as concerns over Greece's ability to meet the terms of its latest bailout boosted demand for the safe-haven paper despite ultra-low returns.
UPDATE 1-Greek risks boost demand at German bond sale
LONDON, Feb 22 - Germany sold 4.3 billion euros of new two-year bonds on Wednesday as concerns over Greece's ability to meet the terms of its latest bailout boosted demand for the safe-haven paper despite ultra-low returns.
French factory sector takes unexpected upturn
PARIS - France's manufacturing sector managed a marginal but unexpected return to growth in February after six months of contraction, suggesting greater economic resilience than seemed likely a few months ago, although the services sector weakened markedly.
German manufacturing slows in February
BERLIN - Growth in Germany's manufacturing and services sectors slowed in February, surveys showed on Wednesday, clouding recent optimism about the resilience of Europe's bulwark economy to the crisis hammering its euro zone peers.
Cloud computing report slams Brazil, India, China
WASHINGTON - A U.S. software industry report on Wednesday chided Brazil, China and India for policies it said threatened the future of cloud computing, but also took aim at developed countries such as Germany that did well on its inaugural scorecard.
Frankfurt airport strike to continue until weekend
FRANKFURT - Strikes at Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest, will continue until the weekend, resulting in more flight cancellations and delays.
Frankfurt airport strike to continue until weekend
FRANKFURT - Strikes at Frankfurt airport, Germany's largest, will continue until the weekend, the GdF union, resulting in more flight cancellations and delays.
UPDATE 1-Too little baseload power in south Germany-regulator
* Transmission networks not up to long-distance transport
Too little baseload power in south Germany-regulator
FRANKFURT, Feb 20 - Germany's power grid regulator said on Monday a power supply crisis two weeks ago was over but pointed to potential shortfalls in round-the-clock power capacity in southern Germany.
Assad forces renew barrage on Syria's Homs
AMMAN/BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces bombarded opposition Sunni Muslim districts in the city of Homs for the 20th day on Thursday, activists said, despite international outrage over the reported killing of more than 80 people on Wednesday. | Video
Greeks on the street
Greeks smashing windows and setting fire to shops and banks in a fury of opposition to yet more austerity is gripping, but not unique. There are underlying elements than make such uprisings more common in Greece than elsewhere.
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