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SPIEGEL ONLINE - International
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News and POV from Europe's largest newsmagazine.
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SPIEGEL Interview with Iraq Leader Nouri al-Maliki: 'The Tenure of Coalition Troops in Iraq Should Be Limited'
The situation in Iraq seems to be improving. SPIEGEL spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki about his approval of Barack Obama's withdrawal plans and what he hopes from US President Bush in his last months in office.
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'As Soon as Possible': Iraq Leader Maliki Supports Obama's Withdrawal Plans
In an interview with SPIEGEL, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Barack Obama's 16 timeframe for a withdrawal from Iraq is the right one.
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Liechtenstein Affair: Court Hands Down First Tax-Cheat Sentence
A court in Bochum has handed down the first sentence of what are expected to be hundreds of trials involving people who illegally hid money from German tax authorities in Liechtenstein. Many are handing over their expected fines -- even before they go on trial.
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Looming Recession: Real Estate Crisis Threatens Spanish Economy
Spain's economy is in trouble. Rising property values earlier this decade lured many Spaniards into the market. Now that the bubble has burst, the crisis is quickly spreading through the country's economy.
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Salafi Jihadists in Gaza: 'Compared to Us, Hamas Is Islamism Lite'
Global power is their goal, and they are willing to slaughter innocents to get there. A group of ultra-radical Islamists are training in the Gaza Strip, and SPIEGEL ONLINE met with one of their leaders.
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The Austrian Far Right: A Grand Coalition Fails, Leaving Room for Radicals
Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer's term in office has ended in fiasco amid infighting, tactical errors and his own overestimation of himself. The populist, far-right Freedom Party will benefit: It has good prospects in Vienna for the first time since the Jörg Haider era.
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Picture This: Candlelit Karma
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The World from Berlin: 'The Tour de France Is Disintegrating'
Thursday's doping ban on Italian rider Riccardo Ricco puts another huge dent in the hopes of the Tour de France's organizers to finally have a clean, drug-free race. German-language commentators fear those hopes are dead.
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Leterme's Resignation Rejected: Belgian King Wants to Try Again
Earlier this week, Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme offered to resign. But on Thursday evening, King Albert II asked him to stay on for one last try to solve the country's political crisis.
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Post-Communist Sleaze: EU May Halt Funds Over Bulgarian Corruption
For some time critics have claimed that EU money was flowing into Bulgaria's organized-crime coffers, not to its people. Now the European Commission -- in a sharply-worded report -- will threaten the government in Sofia with severe funding cuts.
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Rem Koolhaas: 'An Obsessive Compulsion towards the Spectacular'
Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas talks about new trends in architecture and urban development, the end of the European city, the rise of Dubai, Russia and China, the obsession with XXXL and the difference between the people who design buildings for a living and "star architects."
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SPIEGEL Pub Quiz: Headless Hitler and the Lesbians
A dictator lost his head in Berlin, a bride lost her pride and a pensioner lost his way. But do you know how and why? If you think you do, grab a glass and sit down with this week's SPIEGEL Pub Quiz.
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Going Upmarket: A Golden Recipe for McDonald's Europe
Europe is now McDonald's largest region by revenues. Here's how Denis Hennequin, European operations president, keeps profits hopping.
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Opinion: An American at the Table in Iran Talks
President Bush's decision to send one of his top diplomats to join the European Union's diplomats in talks with Iran makes any incentives package look more credible.
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Picture This: Light Rain
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A Renaissance on Rails: France Rediscovers Its Love of Trams
Trams are enjoying a comeback in France. From Nantes to Marseille, city planners are building new, high-tech streetcar lines as central elements in urban redevelopment. And they haven't forgotten any of the French flair the world has come to love.
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The EU's Carbon Trading Scheme: Killing Jobs to Save the Climate
The price of European emission permits is rising so rapidly that German companies are threatening to leave the country. Thousands of jobs could be lost. And the environment may, in the end, be no better off.
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Berlin's New UNESCO Sites: 'Bauhaus Is Better Known Abroad than Goethe or Schiller'
Last week UNESCO awarded six housing estates in Berlin the World Heritage seal of approval. Bauhaus Archiv Director Annemarie Jaeggi tells SPIEGEL ONLINE why these examples of modernist architecture are so important.
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Demolishing the Cold War Past: End of the Road for Historic Rest Stop
The Michendorf rest stop used to be the last stop in East Germany before West Berlin. Local conservationists have tried to save it, but on Monday it will be demolished to make way for a highway expansion.
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Free Trip Gone Wrong: Retired Man Abandoned on the Autobahn
A 69-year-old retiree was found wandering on the autobahn, forced to leave a bus during a "free" excursion that turned out not to be gratis. The old man argued over a surprise three-euro charge, and the driver, he says, left him behind.
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