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A summit of northern European leaders examines how countries can fill the looming budget gaps in national pension systems, with Sweden's prime minister calling on Europeans to be 'open-minded.'
Record low temperatures have forced authorities to close a stretch of Europe's largest waterway, halting transport along the river. Some countries are also facing electricity rationing as consumption peaks.
French president Sarkoy's former treasurer has been charged with corruption over allegations he influenced a frail billionaire to donate to their successful 2007 election campaign
The Swedish state-owned energy group said its net profits fell 21 percent in 2011 as a result of a "tough year" for energy production and the forced shutdown of its German nuclear reactors.
The European Central Bank has kept eurozone borrowing costs at an historic low of 1 percent, after cutting rates twice in recent months. Uncertainty about the eurozone economy is still high, the bank says.
A regional court in Düsseldorf ruled on Thursday that electronics giant Samsung may continue to sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1 N tablet computer in Germany, rejecting a bid by arch-rival Apple to have sales banned.
Two alleged Syrian spies have been arrested for spying on Syrian dissidents in Germany. The intelligence agencies say that such spying is by no means rare but they do what they can to protect them.
Homosexuals are marginalized in many countries: some 80 nations make homosexuality punishable by law. Germany has put renewed emphasis on gay rights, and is working with the EU to protect homosexuals everywhere.
Two Dutch journalists have been acquitted of violating the privacy of a former SS officer. The public interest outweighed the man's right to privacy, according to the German court.