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Rovanpera targets title in debut Central European Rally

Kalle Rovanpera embarks on this weekend's Central European Rally with his second successive world title tantalisingly within his grasp

Court halts Polish state oil company's media takeover

Polish state-owned Orlen buys top regional media group

Poland's state-owned PKN Orlen energy group said Monday it had acquired Polska Press, the largest regional and local newspaper distributers in the EU country

Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces new committee members

Germany's AfD Claims Big Success in Saxony, Brandenburg State Elections

Germany's right-wing party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has claimed remarkable support in the elections held in the states of Saxony and Brandenburg this past weekend, finishing second behind the so-called grand coalition of Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) that has ruled the reunified country for the last 29 years

REVIEW - Germany's AfD Claims Big Success in Saxony, Brandenburg State Elections

German police find two more bodies linked to crossbow killings

German police said Monday two more female bodies had been found during investigations into the deaths of three people discovered in a Bavarian hotel room and killed by crossbow bolts

European Commission Candidate Weber Rules Out Turkey Joining EU

RPT: REVIEW - Sunday's Bavarian Election Threatens to Become Devastating Earthquake for Dominant CSU

Sunday's Bavarian Election Threatens to Become Devastating Earthquake for Dominant CSU

The upcoming Bavarian state election threatens to deliver a powerful blow to the dominance of the region's ruling Christian Social Union (CSU) in the light of its recent row with the sister Christian Democratic Union (CDU)

Erdogan's Bridge-Building Visit to Germany Comes Amid Lack of Enthusiasm to Help Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Germany on Thursday for a three-day state visit identifying the "opening of a new page" in bilateral relations between Ankara and Berlin as key aim of his trip.

Erdogan's Bridge-Building Visit to Germany Comes Amid Lack of Enthusiasm to Help Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Germany on Thursday for a three-day state visit identifying the "opening of a new page" in bilateral relations between Ankara and Berlin as key aim of his trip.

RPT: REVIEW - Germany Remains Gripped by Internal Division 1 Year After General Election

Germany Remains Gripped by Internal Division 1 Year After General Election

Germany remains divided a year after a general election brought about a seismic change: the union including the party of Chancellor Angela Merkel retained the leadership, but by a smaller margin, while the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party made a surprisingly grand entrance into the Bundestag.

Germany jails two people-smugglers over 2015 influx

A German court convicted two human traffickers Tuesday of putting the lives of hundreds of asylum seekers at risk while transporting them at the height of the refugee influx in 2015