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Study shows high cost of German reunification - paper
BERLIN (Reuters) - As Germany prepares to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new study shows that some 1.3 trillion euros have been transferred from the west to rebuild the east, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Full Article
Lebanon's Hariri set to form govt with Hezbollah
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government to include Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah in the next few days, politicians said on Saturday. Full Article
Getting to grips with the post-Cold War security threat
In the 20 years since the Berlin Wall fell, there are far more sources of insecurity than there were during the Cold War. The uncertainty this generates means that crises are more recurrent and the nature of the potential crises we face is constantly evolving. Are we prepared? Full Article
The “hostile racket” that comes with North Korea’s human rights season
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (L) inspects eggs at a chicken farm in North Pyongyan province in North Korea in this undated photo released the the state's KCNA news agency. Full Article
Forget about light bulbs - Iran wants a seat at the table
For years Mohamed ElBaradei, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and outgoing head of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency, has warned the United States and other Western powers against jumping to conclusions about Iran's nuclear program. While Washington, Israel and their allies see increasing indications that Tehran's secretive nuclear program is aimed at developing weapons, ElBaradei told an audience of academics, politicians and diplomats at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City that his agency has "no concrete evidence" that Tehran is pursuing an atom bomb. So is Iran's nuclear program intended solely for lighting light bulbs in the world's fourth biggest oil producer? According to ElBaradei, its purpose is something completely different. Full Article
Fort Hood shooting rampage
Investigators search for the motive behind the mass shooting at Fort Hood.
Obama in the footsteps of George W. Bush
The word "humble" disappeared from Washington's political lexicon after the Sept. 11, 2001 mass murders in New York and Washington and during the rest of Bush's eight-year presidency. But "humble" is back in fashion. Commentary
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Honda adds U.S. overtime, sees slow sector rebound
DETROIT (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co Ltd has added U.S. overtime production to meet demand for its cars and crossovers but the automaker is braced for little sales growth in the U.S. auto industry next year, its top U.S. sales executive said this week. Full Article
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