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Upcoming German elections have become the most important since 1989.

The International Monetary Fund says cutting budgets too quickly is dangerous for an economic recovery

British Medical Journal researchers call for urgent action to be taken to "prevent the economic crisis leading to further increases in suicides".

Leaks suggest NSA 'targeted' diplomatic missions of France, Japan and Turkey for bugging.

New leaks suggest NSA bugged EU authorities and infiltrated computer networks.

Cost cutting and restructuring measures help airlines fly out of rough patch.

Nikkei gains 1.56 percent while KOSPI and Hang Seng indices end 0.82 and 1.02 percent higher. Shanghai index slips 0.72 percent.

Nikkei gains 0.04 percent while KOSPI closes 0.23 percent up. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices also end trade at 1.20 and 0.37 percent higher.

Exports to China, Japan's biggest market, fall 14.1 percent as bitter dispute over Senkaku islands rumbles on.

US fast food chain's profits take a hit from competition and rising commodity prices.

Global Wealth Report projects world household wealth to grow 50 percent to reach $330tn (£206tn) in 2017.

Aung San Suu Kyi finds it difficult to adjust to the new time zone after having spent most of her life in her home country.

US Secretary of State accuses Moscow of propping up Bashar al-Assad regime and warns that situation will lead to civil war.

Though considerable progress has been made to tackle eurozone crisis, it remains single largest threat to world economy.

The infected fungus has killed more than five and a half million bats in the United States and Canada.

The skyscraper is projected to become the tallest building in Europe.

Nissan to provide engine for the DeltaWing project which will be a contender at 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Italy's volcano erupts again but for residents of Sicily it is business as usual.

Researchers from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in the UK and the Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) in Belgium have discovered a species of alien ladybirds that have invaded in Europe.

Icy roads and treacherous driving conditions are leading to many road accidents across the country. Many train and tube services were either delayed or suspended.

European farmers count cost of losing 1.2. million tonnes of wheat as ozone-damaging emissions cross Atlantic.

Icelandic volcano Katla and the Laacher See lake volcano near Bonn in Germany are two imminent threats for the continent.