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By not in system - AOL NewsBRUSSELS -- Shocked into action by Japan's atomic crisis, European energy officials agreed Tuesday to apply stress tests on nuclear power plants and Germany moved to switch off seven aging reactors - one of them permanently. The European Union's energy chief called for a reassessment of the 27-nation bloc's energy policy, and questioned what role nuclear power should have in the future. "We have to ask ourselves: Can we in Europe, within time, secure our energy needs without nuclear power plants?" EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger told German ARD television. Yves Logghe, ...
Japan Disaster Reignites Nuclear Debate Around the World
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsLONDON -- Japanese authorities are battling to stop radiation from leaking from Fukushima's quake-ravaged atomic power plant. But the economic and political fallout from the disaster has already spread far beyond the Land of the Rising Sun. Governments in Europe and Asia are tearing up or reviewing plans to build new nuclear plants, and reactor manufacturers and uranium producers have seen their share prices dive. This is a major setback for the nuclear industry, which had enjoyed something of a renaissance in recent years. As public fears over nuclear energy faded along with ...
German Interior Minister: Islam May Not Belong in Germany
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsHe's only been in the job for three days, but Germany's new interior minister has already sparked a major controversy by suggesting that Islam does not "belong" in the country. Hans-Peter Friedrich, a member of the Bavaria's Christian Social Union party, made the headline-grabbing comments as police investigated the killing of two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt Airport on Wednesday. Prosecutors suspect that the attacker was acting alone and had been motivated by radical Islamist beliefs. The suspect -- a 21-year-old Muslim immigrant from Kosovo -- is now being held on two counts of murder and three ...
What Was the Motive in Shooting Deaths of 2 US Airmen?
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsWho is Arif Uka and why is he suspected of opening fire today on American servicemen on a U.S. military bus at Frankfurt's airport? The attack killed two airmen and wounded two. Investigators were scrambling to find out more about the 21-year-old Kosovo citizen after they say he fired shots at U.S. military personnel on a bus outside Terminal 2 at one of Europe's busiest airports this afternoon. Rep. Patrick Meehan, a member of the U.S. Homeland Security Committee, said it looked like a terrorist attack. The New York Times quoted a man whose office is near the site of the shooting who ...
UK, Germany Fly Secret Missions Into Libya
By not in system - AOL NewsBERLIN -- British and German military planes swooped into Libya's desert, rescuing hundreds of oil workers and civilians stranded at remote sites, as thousands of other foreigners are still stuck in Tripoli by bad weather and red tape. The secret military missions into the turbulent North Africa country signal the readiness of Western nations to disregard Libya's territorial integrity when it comes to the safety of their citizens. Three British Royal Air Force planes plucked 150 stranded civilians from multiple locations in the eastern Libyan desert before flying them to Malta on Sunday, the ...
Female Politicians Earn Place in Fashion World
By Monica Garske - AOL NewsThey say clothes make the man, but when it comes to politics, the only real "power dressers" are the women of that world: first ladies and female politicians. Think about it. We're constantly gossiping about what first lady Michelle Obama is wearing, but we seldom explore -- or even care about -- President Barack Obama's fashion choices. Unless, of course, he's frolicking topless on a beach. According to Robb Young, author of the new book "Power Dressing: First Ladies, Women Politicians & Fashion," this occurs because the feminine wardrobe is far more varied, vibrant and memorable than ...
Don't Tell That Kid to Keep Quiet! German Bill Would Protect Kids' Right to Make Noise
By not in system - AOL NewsChildren of Germany take heart -- it may soon be perfectly legal to make noise. Germany is so desperate to encourage people to have more children that the government is proposing a bill allowing citizens under 6 to laugh, shout and play at any volume. Philippe Wojazer, AFP / Getty Images German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, is welcomed by children Dec. 10 in Freiburg. Merkel's party had sought to ban kindergartens from residential areas because they are too loud. But a proposed bill would exempt children from noise limits. Germany is a land of many rules, especially about ...
Medal of Freedom Recipients: George H.W. Bush, Bill Russell, Yo-Yo Ma and Others
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyFormer President George H.W. Bush returned to the White House on Tuesday to pick up a Medal of Freedom from President Obama, who honored 14 other notables in business, labor, sports, the arts, government and literature. "This year's Medal of Freedom recipients reveal the best of who we are, and who we aspire to be," Obama said. Former First Lady Barbara Bush looked on as her husband -- the 41st president and father of the 43rd president -- was hailed by the 44th for his sky diving and his service to the nation over a 70-year span. "I would add that, like the remarkable Barbara Bush, his ...
Medal of Freedom Winners 2011
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsPresident Barack Obama honored 15 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony from the White House today. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is presented to individuals recognized for "especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." Here is a complete list of today's recipients: President George H.W. Bush German Chancellor Angela Merkel Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. John H. Adams, co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense ...
Obama Now Backs Gradual Transition in Egypt as Crisis Continues
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics DailyWith the sands shifting in the crisis in Egypt, the Obama administration on Saturday gave its support to a gradual transition in government to prepare for new elections in September. The decision to support efforts by Egypt's vice president, Gen. Omar Suleiman, to forge a compromise with opposition groups was announced by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at a conference of European leaders in Munich, the New York Times reported. Clinton's statement was a departure from President Obama's demands as recently as Friday afternoon calling on the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, to make ...
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