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Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-02-10 01:00:00 Description: It’s taken four months, but the European Union finally has a new team of commissioners to govern the bloc. Also, Austria is taking steps to stop a flood of avalanche deaths in the Alps. And, Germany’s highest court has ruled that children on welf...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-02-09 01:00:00 Description: Governments around the world are concerned by Iran’s decision to further enrich its uranium stockpiles. Also, in Ukraine a former communist party boss is set to become the country’s new president. And, ahead of Europe’s internet safety day, a w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-02-06 01:00:00 Description: Washington is threatening the EU with retaliation if the US doesn’t get access to European bank data. Also, China recommends patience with Iran over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. And, NATO defense chiefs meeting in Turkey have agreed on new plans f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-02-05 01:00:00 Description: The French president and German chancellor have announced scores of new joint projects aimed at jump-starting the European economy. Also, British lawmakers are being ordered to repay more than a million pounds in false expense account claims. And, Ge...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-02-04 01:00:00 Description: The European Union is stunned and embarrassed by a top-level snub from Washington. Also, Italy’s prime minister is in the Middle East to demonstrate his clear support for Israel. And, a new study shows anti-Semitism is on the rise among Muslims liv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: A decade after 113 people died, a French court will decide who was responsible for the crash of the Concorde in Paris. Also, Germany’s largest-ever islamist terror trial is entering its closing phase. And, as the Pope criticized a proposed British ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-02-02 01:00:00 Description: A question of ethics has been raised in Germany concerning when it’s permissible to pay for stolen information in order to serve a greater public good. Also, Greece is under the gun to get its economy under control before it undercuts the value of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: [Newslink Plus] Updated: 2010-01-30 01:00:00 Description: An unapologetic Tony Blair testifies at Britain's Iraq war probe; Italy weighs new laws on the duration of criminal trials that could affect Berlusconi; a new sex abuse scandal involving Catholic priests brews in Berlin....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: [Newslink Plus] Updated: 2010-01-29 01:00:00 Description: Diplomats are optimistic following the London Afghanistan Conference; France's former PM is acquitted of slander charges; the fight in Germany over nuclear power rages on....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: [Newslink Plus] Updated: 2010-01-28 01:00:00 Description: Leaders in Europe mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day; The World Economic Forum opens in Davos; a German family is granted asylum in the US so they can home-school their kids....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: [Newslink Plus] Updated: 2010-01-27 01:00:00 Description: Chancellor Angela Merkel unveils Germany's new Afghanistan strategy, France mulls a nationwide ban on burkhas, Israeli President Shimon Peres visits Berlin for Holocaust remembrance day....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: [Newslink Plus] Updated: 2010-01-26 01:00:00 Description: Afghan and Pakistani leaders meet in Istanbul, EU leaders in Brussels ahead of the London conference on Afghanistan; Northern Ireland's power sharing deal is under threat; a stalwart of the German Left steps down....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-23 01:00:00 Description: The head of US Homeland Security has reached a consensus with international airline officials to improve security for flyers. Also, for the first time, illegal immigrants have suddenly appeared on the shores of the French Mediterranean island of Cors...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Eurpope Updated: 2010-01-22 01:00:00 Description: Washington has formally asked the European Union to introduce body scanners to improve security at EU airports. Also, Slovak police claim to have made their first-ever terrorism arrest. And, the Serbian Orthodox church is about to choose a new Patria...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-21 01:00:00 Description: The people of the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation of Haiti were jolted awake by strong aftershocks on Wednesday morning. Also, a top US general is calling on Germany to take a more active fighting role in Afghanistan. And, a radio commercial with...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-20 01:00:00 Description: The UN Security Council is dispatching another 3,500 troops to help maintain security in Haiti. Also, a Nazi war crimes trial against an accused former concentration camp guard continues to hear testimony in Munich. And, in the Baltics, marriages-of-...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-19 01:00:00 Description: The EU has agreed to a UN request for security assistance in protecting the population of Haiti following last week’s earthquake. Also, the World Health Organization is trying to determine what to do about the Swine Flu pandemic that – so far –...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-16 01:00:00 Description: International aid agencies are under fire, accused of responding too slowly to the catastrophe in Haiti. Also, it’s been 20 years since the East German communist secret police headquarters was stormed by that country’s citizens. And, on an offici...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-15 01:00:00 Description: The European Parliament continued its confirmation hearings on Thursday, questioning the German nominee for Energy Commissioner. Also, the Swiss government is considering how to ensure safety on its alpine slopes as the avalanche danger increases thi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-14 01:00:00 Description: Rescuers fear that thousands may have died in Tuesday’s massive earthquake in Haiti. Also, Bulgaria’s foreign minister finds herself under fire in a confirmation hearing for a top European Union position. And, Turkey may recall its ambassador to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-13 01:00:00 Description: Italy is under attack from northern African countries accusing Rome of racism for not protecting economic refugees. Also, the European Union is taking steps to help make its universities more internationally competitive. And, two NATO member countrie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-12 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s foreign minister paid a surprise visit to Yemen on Monday and, while there, got some unexpected good news. Also, two suspected Basque terrorists have been arraigned before a Portuguese court after fleeing across the border from Spain. And...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-09 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. riots over wages in southern Italy 2. Portugal allows gay marriages 3. Italians hit the gym to get back in shape...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-08 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s Foreign Minister is holding out hope for Turkey to join the European Union. Also, the UN has declared 2010 the year of biodiversity, so we’ll find out exactly what that means for the environment. And, a German policeman faces a re-trial...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-07 01:00:00 Description: German media are accusing the CIA of hiring Blackwater agents to assassinate an al-Qaeda suspect in Hamburg. At the same time, intelligence and security chiefs from around the world are currently meeting in Munich for a special summit. And, another s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-06 01:00:00 Description: The president of Iceland is refusing to repay Britain and the Netherlands for the losses of a failed Icelandic savings bank. Also, the Turkish government fears a possible coup by its military officers. And, the UN's World Food Program has suspended i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-05 01:00:00 Description: A murder in France has reopened a debate on how society should deal with the criminally insane. Also, Germany is having trouble selling 25 million doses of unneeded swine flu vaccine. And, our Middle East analyst warns that it will not be easy to ous...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-02 01:00:00 Description: Two French journalists are missing and believed kidnapped in Afghanistan. Also, there are growing worries in Europe that the euro could lose value as a currency due to financial mismanagement in some eurozone countries. And, there have been protests ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2010-01-01 01:00:00 Description: A tragedy in Finland on New Year’s Eve: a gunman killed five people before turning his weapon on himself. Also, Lithuania has fulfilled a promise and shut down a Soviet-era nuclear reactor modelled on the one that exploded in Chernobyl, Ukraine in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-31 01:00:00 Description: France’s high court has blocked a plan to tax carbon dioxide emissions, ruling it unconstitutional. Also, Germans remain unconvinced that full body scanners will improve airport security. And, if you haven’t already made plans for New Year’s Ev...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-30 01:00:00 Description: China has executed a British man for drug smuggling, despite international pleas for clemency. Also, people in Nigeria are trying to imagine how one of the country’s most pampered sons became an al Qaeda terrorist. And, in case you need something t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-29 01:00:00 Description: Germany is among the European nations reviewing its airport security this week. Also, Iran faces more violence after a weekend of deadly clashes between government opponents and police. And, during all the seasonal holiday cheer, Ireland tries to com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-26 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Pope delivers Christmas message 2. Chinese dissident handed 11 year sentence 3. Kidney trade trial begins in Turkey ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-25 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Christmas in Bethlehem hampered by security 2. Germany's Christmas Post Office open for business 3. German soccer team gives back to community ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-24 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Prisoner exchange between Israel und Hamas? 2. Silent Night in Austria 3. Michael Schumacher to race again ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-23 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Eurostar hits the tracks again 2. CIA jails in Luthuania? 3. A look at Christmas in Romania ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-22 01:00:00 Description: The infamous sign marking the entrance to the Auschwitz Nazi extermination camp has been recovered. Also, more than 50,000 stranded passengers spent the weekend wondering when the Channel Tunnel would reopen. And, traditional German Christmas markets...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-19 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Looking for the positive side of Copenhagen 2. Spain prepares to head EU 3. German soccer club turns 100...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-18 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. last minute deal in Copenhagen? 2. Germany's climate chancellor presses for a deal 3. Russia and Nato come closer together ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-17 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Copenhagen summit yields first results 2. May German soldiers shoot first in Afghanistan? 3. Dumpster Diving in Germany ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-16 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Climate change conference heats up 2. New French debt upsets Europe 3. Why Israel is upset with Britain...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-15 01:00:00 Description: Monday in Copenhagen turned out to be more exciting than even the most active activists had expected. Also, Germany’s defense minister is under growing pressure over an air attack in Afghanistan. And, Italy’s Prime Minister remains in the hospita...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-12 01:00:00 Description: Turkey’s top court has banned a major opposition party for supporting violent rebels. Also, the European Union is offering more than seven billion euros to help the developing world deal with climate change. And, Italian tax officials are offering ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-11 01:00:00 Description: Paris is following London’s lead and will introduce a windfall tax on banker’s bonuses. Also, the European Union is warning Greece not to look to Brussels for a financial bailout to solve its economic woes. And, the president of the United States...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-10 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s military involvement in Afghanistan is a major topic of both domestic and international politics today. Also, Britain is proposing a new tax on banker’s bonuses to help balance its over-extended budget. And, the German auto giant Volksw...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-09 01:00:00 Description: The European Union is calling for Jerusalem to become the capital of both Israel and a future Palestinian state. Also, Turkey’s highest court is considering banning the country’s largest Kurdish political party and risking a fragile peace. And, t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-08 01:00:00 Description: The long-awaited UN global climate conference has opened in Copenhagen. Also, European Union Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels have agreed to deepen economic ties with Serbia. And, connoisseurs of French wines have a once in a lifetime opportunit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: Newslink Plus 05.12.2009 Updated: 2009-12-05 01:00:00 Description: NATO's Afghanistan buildup; 32 sides find out their group pairings at next year's world cup; Amanda Knox sentenced to 26 years in Italy....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-04 01:00:00 Description: NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to determine if, when and how to increase troops strength in Afghanistan. Also, it’s been 25 years since the worst industrial accident in history killed 25,000 people in Bhopal, India. And, in Moscow, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-03 01:00:00 Description: On today's program: International reactions to the US president’s plans for a troop surge in Afghanistan. Also, a Nazi war crimes trial in Munich has been adjourned due to the defendant’s ill-health. And, the European Union’s new foreign policy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-02 01:00:00 Description: On the second day of a Nazi war-crimes trial in Munich, the court heard testimony from witnesses who lost family members in the Sobibor death camp. Also, the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA has welcomed its new chief in Vienna. And, the European Union has i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-28 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s former defense minister has resigned from the government over allegations he lied about an air assault in Afghanistan. Also, the UN’s nuclear watchdog IAEA has voted to censure Iran over its atomic program. And, a public inquiry in Brit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-12-01 01:00:00 Description: Voters in Switzerland have declared their overwhelming opposition to allowing Moslem minarets in their alpine nation. Also, the European Union has agreed to provide Washington with access to the banking data of EU citizens. And, a Nazi war-crime tria...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-27 01:00:00 Description: Top German military leaders have been forced to resign over a cover-up of September’s controversial air attack in northern Afghanistan. At the same time, NATO’s secretary general was in Berlin calling on allaiance member nations to increase their...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-26 01:00:00 Description: General Motors has told its workers in Europe to prepare for a 20 percent reduction in jobs. Also, around the world, governments are marking the international day to prevent violence against women. And, a hacker’s success in exposing internal scien...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-24 01:00:00 Description: General Motors is trying to make a deal in Brussels to gain access to billions in European public financing. Also, Germany’s new foreign minister is on his first trip to the Middle East. And, after more than a year of repairs, the world’s largest...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-21 01:00:00 Description: European leaders and political commentators have begun to make their views known on the EU’s new top bosses. Also, an international bribery scandal has led to the arrests of some well-known European soccer coaches and players. And, the head of the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-20 01:00:00 Description: The European Union has chosen its first president and a new female foreign policy chief, as well. Also, Russia will maintain its moratorium on the death penalty without making executions illegal. And, a look at a German-built solar-powered catamaran ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-19 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s government has decided to extend its military mandate in Afghanistan for another year. Also, Russia and the European Union have agreed on trade and climate topics at a summit in Sweden. And, there’s quite a struggle going on over who wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-18 01:00:00 Description: Somali pirates have released a Spanish fishing boat after reportedly receiving millions of dollars in ransom. Also, two top Rwandan war crimes suspects have been arrested in Germany. And, a new index of corruption around the world shows that even a c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-17 01:00:00 Description: The UN Hunger Summit has opened in Rome to complaints that nothing is being done to solve the problem. Also, the upcoming climate summit appears in danger of failing before it even begins. And, decades after the fact, Britain is finally acknowledging...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-14 01:05:00 Description: Germany’s new defense minister has stirred up a hornet’s nest in Berlin by declaring he’ll send more troops to Afghanistan. Also, after decades of civil war Turkey has announced steps to normalize relations with its large Kurdish minority. And,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-13 01:05:00 Description: Germany’s new defense minister made an unexpected visit to Afghanistan on Thursday and made a surprizing statement. Also, EU experts are meeting in Paris to examine strategies for battling cross-border crime in Europe. And, the president of the Uni...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and information from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-12 01:05:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. German chancellor's historic Paris visit 2. Tragic suicide hits German soccer world 3. Europe's new recording sensation and he's the Pope ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-11 01:05:00 Description: The European Union is taking steps to prevent banks from making risky investments. Also, there are questions of exactly where the French president was two decades ago today. And, after the Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago, pieces of it were sold all ove...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-10 01:05:00 Description: November 9th, 2009 is a day of celebration in Germany – the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of the end of communism in eastern Europe. We’ll be reporting on today’s events in Berlin and hear from some of the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-07 01:05:00 Description: Germany's new defense minister has defended a controversial airstrike in Afghanistan at the same time a legal investigation begins in Dresden. Also, the head of General Motors in Europe has stepped down after Detroit reneged on a deal to sell Opel. A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-06 01:00:00 Description: Thousands of German auto workers walked off the job on Thursday to protest against GM’s decision not to sell Opel. Also, European drug experts have discovered that drug dealers are branching out to make up for lost revenues. And, the World Health O...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-05 01:05:00 Description: One of the world’s greatest thinkers has died in France at the age of 100. Also, American expatriates in Berlin are among those marking the first anniversary of the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States. And, with GM’s abrupt...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-04 01:00:00 Description: The European Union can breathe easier now that the Czech President has signed the Lisbon Treaty. Also, a Bosnian Serb leader charged with war crimes in the Hague has finally deigned to appear in court. And, as the German chancellor addressed an histo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-11-03 01:00:00 Description: Afghan officials have confirmed President Hamid Karzai in office, after he won re-election by default. Also, the European Union is moving to take the lead in green technology. And, as Germany’s Chancellor begins an historic visit to Washington, Ger...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-31 01:00:00 Description: There’s been harsh criticism of Russia by a United Nations human rights committee in Geneva. Also, a proposal to cut the length of service for German conscripts is facing unexpected opposition. And, European Union leaders have agreed on a common po...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-30 01:00:00 Description: Iran has responded to a western proposal in an attempt to avoid a showdown over nuclear development. Also, Switzerland is cracking down on a phenomenon that’s become known as suicide tourism. And, the Lisbon treaty looks one giant step closer to ra...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-29 01:00:00 Description: In Berlin, Germany’s first female chancellor has been officially confirmed to serve her second term in office. Also, a man accused of committing war crimes in WWII has gone on trial in the German city of Aachen. And, the United Nations is reviewing...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-27 01:00:00 Description: A new government is preparing to take office in Germany, one that will provide several new faces on the international stage. But, saving the country’s badly damaged economy is the top priority. And, a murder trial in Dresden is making headlines aro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-28 01:00:00 Description: The Czech Republic is now causing new headaches for the European Union. Also, Turkey’s Prime Minister is raising western eyebrows and hackles on a visit to Iran. And, as Afghanistan’s presidential run-off election nears, EU foreign ministers are ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-24 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Rich Germans want to pay more in taxes. 2. New luxury home for Swiss bears 3. Italian women turn up the heat on PM Berlusconi ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-23 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Government chaos in Greece 2. Chemical castration in Poland? 3. "Miss Homeless" beauty contest in Belgium ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-22 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Is nuclear deal with Iran now possible? 2. Undercover racism film at the movies in Germany 3. Rapping to the Koran in Turkey ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-21 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Afghanistan braces for run-off election 2. US VP in Poland to keep friendship alive 3. Business Angels in France help new companies get off the ground ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-20 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. PKK rebels surrender to Turkish troops 2. British Prime Minister gets serious about climate change 3. Trouble at Frankfurt Book Fair ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-17 01:00:00 Description: The UN Human Rights Council has endorsed a controversial report accusing Israel of committing war crimes. Also, the European Union warns that 90 percent of its fish stocks are in danger of extinction due to over-fishing. And, to reach a new generatio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-16 01:00:00 Description: The UN is threatening Israel and Hamas with the International Criminal Court if they don’t thoroughly investigate war crime allegations. Also, Italy stands accused of inadvertently being responsible for the deaths of ten French soldiers in Afghanis...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-15 01:00:00 Description: Brussels has handed out its annual report cards for countries hoping to join the European Union and Turkey is not pleased with its grades. Also, Berlin is seeking to repatriate thousands of Kosovar refugees still living in Germany more than 10 years ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-14 01:00:00 Description: The US Secretary of State is in Moscow for discussions on how Washington and the Kremlin can work more closely together. Also, the European Union is losing patience with the Czech president’s refusal to sign the EU’s Lisbon reform treaty. And, Ro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-13 01:00:00 Description: Hundreds of handguns the German Army sent to Afghanistan have suddenly shown up on the black market there. Also, Britain is hoping to reduce an enormous budget deficit by selling off billions in government assets. And, around the world, the American ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-10 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Does President Obama deserve Nobel prize? 2. Is there water on the Moon? 3. Will Germany qualify for Soccer World Cup in South Africa? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-09 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. German-Romanian author wins Nobel Prize for Literature 2. Sex scandal involving French minister 3. Israeli town and Dachau become sister cities ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-08 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Berlusconi immunity falls 2. Why the Czech Republic is so important for Europe 3. German magazine says "no" to models on its pages ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-07 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Violent anti-IMF protests in Istanbul 2. Rich and poor countries support climate change efforts 3. Former French PM called a liar ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-06 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Ireland says "Yes" to Europe. Will Poland and the Czech Republic do the same? 2. Coalition talks underway in Germany 3. Brown bears greet Greeks in search of food. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-03 01:00:00 Description: Ireland votes for a second time on whether to accept the EU's Lisbon Treaty; more German troops may be heading to Afghanistan; and Sweden sends its nuclear waste down the hole.Host: Carl Holm...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-02 01:00:00 Description: Iran agrees to hold further talks over its nuclear program in the coming weeks; Ireland prepares to vote on the Lisbon treaty a second time round; and the Reeperbahn festival in Hamburg unearths the independent music world's next big thing.Host: Carl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-10-01 01:00:00 Description: The European Union report on last year's Russia-Georgia war is out, and both sides say they've been exonerated of any wrong-doing; illegal immigrants converge on Calais "jungle" a week after being evicted; and China celebrates 60 years of Chairman Ma...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-30 01:00:00 Description: The United Nations, in its findings after a probe into Isreal's Gaza war earlier this year says both sides are guilty of war crimes and may have to go before the ICC; Germany talks tough at United Nations; and Jane Austen fans dress up for the ball i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-29 01:00:00 Description: What does Sunday's election result mean for the German political landscape over the next four years? How is a centre-right coalition likely to affect Turkey's chances of joining the European Union? Pope Benedict XVI wraps up his trip to the Czech Rep...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-26 01:00:00 Description: Shock announcement over Iran nuclear facilities derails G-20 agenda in Pittsburgh; Moscow's 3rd Biennale of Contemporary Art opens; and the clock ticks down to Germany's elections.Host: Carl Holm...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-25 01:00:00 Description: The G-20 summit gets underway in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Germany is taking internet terror threats seriously, but urging people to remain calm; and just what makes Chancellor Angela Merkel so popular with German voters?Host: Carl Holm...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-24 01:00:00 Description: The anti-corruptiuon watchdog Transparency International has just released its global corruption report for 2009; The G-20 nations are in Pittsburgh to try to reach agreement on regulating high finance; and Guinness Stout celebrates its 250th year....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-23 01:00:00 Description: The UN climate change talks see some concessions from China; Germany's far-right NPD threatens politicians of immigrant origin; and Japan proposes an East Asia Community modelled on the EU....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-22 01:00:00 Description: Italy debates whether to pull troops out of Afghanistan, after six killed in bomb attack; EU countries have been trying to work out a coherent refugee strategy; and a former French Prime Minister goes on trial in the Clearstream affair....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Informaton from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-19 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. From Russia with love...Nato and Moscow come closer together 2. Spilled milk in France...French dairy farmers upset with EU 3. Hard times in Germany...German brothels feel the pinch ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-18 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Reactions to missile schield scrapping 2. Another German school attack 3. "Green" cars at Frankfurt Auto Show ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-17 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. German senior citizens big fans of the Wii 2. Why Germans love big cars 3. Why Chinese movies are so popular around the world ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-16 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Political Pirate Popularity among young Germans 2. German seniors take to the "stage" to protest Lehman Brothers collapse 3. Hitching a ride in Germany the German way...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-15 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Merkel or Steinmeyer? Who does Washington want as next German leader? 2. Why Belgium and UK are upset with German government 3. French communists rock until they drop outside Paris...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-12 01:00:00 Description: German carmaker Opel has apparently been saved, but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be deep job cuts here in Europe. Also, politicians in Berlin are being accused by their troops in Afghanistan of trying to ignore that they are fighting a war....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-11 01:05:00 Description: The European Union is ready to invest billions of euros in development aid to battle climate change. Also, Ireland will go to the polls soon and it's the Irish women who will be deciding the outcome of the vote. And, General Motors has announced it w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-10 01:05:00 Description: The tiny Baltic nation of Lithuania is denying that it ever hosted secret CIA rendition prisons. Also, dozens are dead after flash floods struck Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul. And, a new anti-AIDS campaign featuring Adolf Hitler is coming in for ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-09 01:05:00 Description: The European Union is weighing its response to what is being viewed as Washington’s plan to re-introduce a visa requirement to visit the US. Also, two small European nations have just re-established diplomatic relations after almost 70 years of dis...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: Newslink Plus 05.09.2009 Updated: 2009-09-05 01:05:00 Description: Probing Germany's involvement in a deadly air raid in Afghanistan; Silvio Berlusconi plays hardball with critical newspapers; German directors show their new work in Venice....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-08 01:00:00 Description: A court in London has sentenced three men to prison for planning terror attacks on transatlantic airliners in 2006. Also, the UN's nuclear watchdog reports that Syria, as well as Iran, may have a secret atomic weapons program. And, last week's attack...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: Newslink Plus 04.09.2009 Updated: 2009-09-04 01:00:00 Description: The EU debates privacy rights in sharing banking data with US terror investigators; Germany's budding health care policy mess; and why voters in Greece haven’t exactly been electrified by the announcement of snap elections....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: Newslink Plus 03.09.2009 Updated: 2009-09-03 01:00:00 Description: EU and US envoys talk Afghanistan in Paris, Armenia and Turkey are improving ties – in part by not patching up old wounds, and Hungarian-Slovak relations are hitting the rocks over a new language law....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: Newslink Plus 02.09.2009 Updated: 2009-09-02 01:00:00 Description: Europe's remembrance, 70 years on, of one of its darkest hours - the start of WWII; Russia comes under fire from Beslan survivors; The big switch to fluorescent lightbulbs is on in the EU....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: Newslink Plus 01.09.2009 Updated: 2009-09-01 01:00:00 Description: Israel’s former prime minister makes history – of an inauspicious kind; On the 70th anniversary of the Second World War's start, Germany, Poland, and Russia are still getting over the scars; and out-of-work artists in Germany are looking to the s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-29 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Will the "Left" win in Germany's state elections? 2. Dutch teen prohibited from sailing solo 3. French president makes no friends among country's bankers ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-28 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Ethnic minorities in German politics 2. Making perfume in France the old fashion way 3. Buying a street in Germany has never been so cheap ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-26 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Partial election results in Afghanistan 2. Will German birthday party hurt Chancellor Merkel? 3. Gang violence in Germany ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-27 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Rehabilitating WW2 "traitors" 2. Ethics hearing in Germany 3. Spending a night in a castle has never been cheaper...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-25 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. PHDs for sale in Germany 2. Dutch teenager plans to sail the world solo. But will she be allowed? 3. Computer game trade fair the hit in Cologne ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-21 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Americans upset with Lockerbie decision 2. Burqini ban in Italy 3. German comedian throws his hat in the ring...at least on the big screen. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-22 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. A new look at art in Vienna 2. Computer geeks rule in Cologne 3. Berlin marathon never so scenic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-19 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Deadly violence in Afghanistan ahead of vote 2. math tests getting easier in Britain 3. Organic farming in arid Spain ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-20 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Afghan elections amid Taliban fears 2. Swiss bank worries American account holders 3. German/Italian ice cream connection...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-13 01:00:00 Description: The Fatah movement has ended its first party congress in 20 years with some changes, although much remains the same. Also, France has developed detailed plans for dealing with swine flu. And, the Netherlands is known for its free-thinking ways, such ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-14 01:00:00 Description: NATO’s secretary general has announced an exit strategy, not for Afghanistan, but for Kosovo. Also, a Libyan terrorist convicted of the Lockerbie bombing could soon be released from prison for humanitarian reasons. And, on the 48th anniversary, Ger...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-15 01:00:00 Description: Only four months ahead of a major UN climate conference, there’s been little headway in finding a replacement for the Kyoto protocols. However, Germany’s chancellor and Russia’s president had somewhat greater success in their talks on the Black...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-18 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Run-up to presidential elections in Afghanistan 2. Teacher shortage in Germany 3. Berlin more than just for breaking world records...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-08 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Bad PR for German Social Democrats 2. Esperanto the talk of the town in Poland 3. fewer Germans say "ein Bier bitte." ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-11 01:00:00 Description: Four accused terrorists are providing German prosecutors with details of their plans to attack US military bases in Germany. Also, Basque separatists are blamed for the latest series of bomb blasts on the Spanish island of Mallorca. And, it appears t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-12 01:00:00 Description: A French embassy employee has been released from Iranian prison, although a French college student remains in custody in Tehran. Meanwhile, in Munich a 90-year-old Nazi war criminal has been sentenced to life in prison. And, in Chechnya, another Russ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-04 01:00:00 Description: billboard text...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-05 01:00:00 Description: Topic topic topic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-06 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Does Europe speak with one voice on Iran? 2. German artists fill empty downtown space with inspiration 3. Teaching "Wagner" to children can be fun ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-31 01:00:00 Description: Terrorist car bombs on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca have killed two Spanish policemen. Also, the European Union plans to trade citizens’ banking information with the United States. And, one of Germany's greatest theater directors, Peter Zad...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-08-01 01:00:00 Description: British troops have formally ended their participation in the Iraq military coalition. Also, human rights activists are condemning the killing of an Islamist militant leader by Nigerian police. And, a new UN report confirms that civilians are increas...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-28 01:00:00 Description: Iceland is already well on its way to becoming a member of the European Union, to the chagrin of some other candidates. Also, Bulgaria’s new prime minister is tackling rampant corruption in an effort to get hundreds of millions in EU subsidies for ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-29 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s military mission in Afghanistan is on the offensive against Taliban insurgents near Kunduz. Also, battles with Islamist militants in Nigeria have killed 250 people since the weekend. And, in Rome, an upset win for a German swimmer over a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-30 01:00:00 Description: Basque separatists have exploded a bomb outside a police barracks in Spain, wounding more than 60 people. Also, BMW is exiting Formula One at the same time that a legend is returning to the motor racing sport. And, inflation in Germany has not only d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-22 01:00:00 Description: For the first time in more than 300 years, a Spanish cabinet minister visits Gibraltar; Germany joins international condemnation of Israeli settlement building; and Hungary's intelligence chief steps down in spy scandal....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-23 01:00:00 Description: Germany's armed forces, the Bundeswehr, deploy heavy weapons for the first time; the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baghdad, Jean Benjamin Sleiman says Iraq desperately needs peace; and we look at Europe's biggest Arabic art festival, in Liverpool Engl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-24 01:00:00 Description: German carmaker Volkswagen prepares to take over troubled sportscar-maker Porsche; European scientists say red tape is discouraging them from applying for basic research grants; and we look at the first large scale trial of an electric car, in Berlin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-25 01:00:00 Description: The German Health Mininstry say that despite the rising tide of swine flu cases, the situation is far from dramatic; a group of 100 Iranians have begun a hunger strike at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate; and Richard Wagner fans have once again converged on...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-21 01:00:00 Description: Two Turkish four star generals face trial for allegedly plotting a coup, Germany marks the 65th anniversary of the von Stauffenberg plot to assassinate Hitler, and we look at what the next steps in space exploration might be....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-18 01:00:00 Description: The European Union is taking a step forward in establishing a continent-wide emigration policy. Also, a top Iranian political leader has joined opposition critics in disputing the results of June’s presidential election. And, in Berlin several hund...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-15 01:00:00 Description: A top Polish politician has been elected president of the European Parliament. Also, France celebrated Bastille Day on Tuesday, although not without violence. And, in Germany, an investigation into the misery of human trafficking and what’s being d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives form the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-16 01:00:00 Description: Iceland is still debating the pros and cons of membership in the European Union. Also, Belgian taxpayers have the feeling that their royal family is becoming a bit too expensive to support. And, in the Caucasus, a Russian human rights campaigner has ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-17 01:00:00 Description: At a meeting in Munich, the German chancellor and the Russian president have condemned the murder of a human rights activist in Chechnya. Also, Iceland's parliament has voted for full European Union membership, in a move driven by financial fears. An...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-07 01:00:00 Description: The eastern European nation of Bulgaria is about to get a new government – this time, one determined to attack corruption. Also, for the first time since World War Two, Germany has decorated its soldiers for bravery in combat. And, we’ll hear wha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-08 01:00:00 Description: The US president met with the Russian prime minister on Tuesday, without the feared confrontation between the two men. Also, the Pope has released an encyclical calling for capitalism with a human face. And, Michael Jackson’s German fans have also ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-09 01:00:00 Description: Leaders of the world’s major industrial countries are meeting in Italy for a G8 summit that could prove to be contentious. Also, France is considering banning a traditional form of Islamic female clothing. And, many Austrians are up-in-arms over a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-10 01:00:00 Description: The second day of the G8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy ended somewhat more upbeat than the first. Also, the UN reports that the lives of women in Afghanistan have improved little since the fall of the Taliban eight years ago. And, after an Egyptian wom...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-11 01:00:00 Description: The G8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy is over and, on balance, may actually have achieved some form of success. Also, it appears that the European Commission’s president is on track for re-election, despite opposition in parliament. And, responding to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-14 01:00:00 Description: A German court has convicted a citizen of actively supporting al Qaeda in Germany. Also, the British government is under new pressure over its military mission in Afghanistan. And, five nations have signed a gas pipeline deal with the aim of reducing...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-04 01:00:00 Description: The European Union is backing the UK after Iran threatened to put British embassy personnel on trial. Also, Italy has passed a tough new illegal immigration law that may violate EU human rights guidelines. And, Berlin is back on the scene as a locati...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-02 01:00:00 Description: The Prime Minister of Croatia has resigned after his country had its efforts to join the European Union put on hold over a border dispute with neighboring EU-member Slovenia. And, faced with crises ranging from economic meltdown to environmental coll...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-03 01:00:00 Description: The International Atomic Energy Agency has elected a successor to long-time Director General Mohammed ElBaradei. And, Amnesty International reports that it has evidence both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes during the Israeli incursion into Gaza...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-24 01:00:00 Description: 20 of the world’s leading economic powerhouses have agreed to jointly battle tax evasion. Also, Britain has announced an ambitious plan for nationwide high-speed internet access. And, a respected global anti-corruption organization charges that the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-25 01:00:00 Description: Berlin debates how to refer to its Afghan mission as three more German soldiers die fighting the Taliban. Also, Turkey is out-of-step with the rest of NATO over political unrest in Iran. And, two British artists known for their urge to provoke contro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-26 01:00:00 Description: Foreign ministers from the eight leading industrialized nations of the world are meeting in Trieste, Italy on Friday. They'll be trying to reach consensus on how to best deal with the unstable political situation in Iran. And, we’ll also hear from ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-27 01:00:00 Description: The German Chancellor flew to Washington on Friday for consultations with the US president and members of congress. Also, G8 foreign ministers meeting in Italy managed to at least agree on some strong words for the leaders of Iran and North Korea. An...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-30 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s conservatives have announced a no-new-taxes platform for this fall’s general election. Also, Greece and Turkey are trying to come to grips with human trafficking along their common border. And, the European Union has vowed to support Br...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-07-01 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s highest court has ruled in favor of the European Union, under certain strict conditions. At the same time, Sweden takes the helm of the EU for the next six months. And, an international icon of modern dance has died of cancer at the age o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-19 01:00:00 Description: European leaders have backed Jose Manuel Barroso for a second term as EU President; We look at European responses to US President Barack Obama's financial reform concept; and in Germany, atheists have been spreading the good news....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-20 01:00:00 Description: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled out electoral fraud, and warned protesters to give up, or take the consequences; in Brussels EU leaders have agreed to shake up the financial regulatory system - some say they didn't go anywhere ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: Perspectives on the news from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-23 01:00:00 Description: A power struggle between rival clerics has burst into the open in Iran, as demonstrators continue to protest election results. Also, Sweden prepares to assume the European Union presidency as international tensions grow. And, the EU is dealing with t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-11 01:00:00 Description: German Foreign Minister Frank Walter-Steinmeier met the Russian Prime Minister and President in Moscow, human rights groups criticise Silvio Berlusconi's meeting with Lybian leader Moammer Gadhaffi, and the US Holocaust Museum releases the first volu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-12 01:00:00 Description: The World Health Organisation has raised the A(H1N1) Swine flu alert level to pandemic status; as Iranians go to the polls , we ask what are the chances one of the candidates can unseat President Mahmoud Ahmedinedjad? And we take an in-depth look at ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-13 01:00:00 Description: Preliminary results from Iran's presidential election show the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmedinedjad as the clear leader. NATO defense Ministers in Brussels have been discussing Afghanistan, and reducing civilian casualties is a priority; and Friday is Worl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-16 01:00:00 Description: Israel's Prime Minister has given conditional acceptance to a two state solution but analysts are sceptical; and European Union countries have been putting pressure on Iran to stop its violent post-election crackdown on protesters and journalists. Al...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-17 01:00:00 Description: Post-election violence in Iran continues; experts at a UN conference on disaster risk reduction in Geneva warn that disasters will become more frequent and more severe; and a row between Germany and the EU over farm subsidies has escalated....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-18 01:00:00 Description: Iranian protests against the election results continue to escalate, both within Iran and around the world; the European Union has pledged millions of euros in aid for the refugees of Pakistan's Swat Valley; and we look at the background behind racist...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-09 01:00:00 Description: The European Parliament elections took place over the weekend and Europe's centre-left parties took a battering amid low voter turn-out. Also, one of Germany's retail giants could be facing extinction, as the country's government denies a bailout req...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-10 01:00:00 Description: After the crash of an Air France jet over the Atlantic last week, the airline is rushing to update airspeed censors on its Airbus 330 and 340 fleet. Also, European Commision President Jose Manuel Barroso looks set to take a second term; and how confi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-04 01:00:00 Description: Thursday is the 20th anniversary of the massacre in Tianamen Square. We’ll hear about its aftermath in Beijing and elsewhere. Also, a financial scandal appears about to topple the British government. And, the European Union hopes that a massive cas...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-05 01:00:00 Description: We’ll hear from Middle East experts for their analysis of the US president’s speech in Cairo. Also, a look back 20 years to the deadly events of Tianamen Square in Beijing. And, a preview of Barack Obama’s visit to the Nazi's Buchenwald concent...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-06 01:00:00 Description: US President Barack Obama spent Friday in Germany, where he visited a former Nazi concentration camp. Also, in European parliamentary elections, the Dutch have taken a hard turn to the right. And, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is reshuffling hi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-26 01:00:00 Description: The murder of a Sikh guru in Vienna on Sunday has led to religious rioting in India. Also, the Church of Scientology is on trial in France, charged with fraud. And, the German Federal Assembly has confirmed Dr. Horst Köhler as Germany’s president ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-27 01:00:00 Description: Tens of thousands of opposition demonstrators have called on the president of Georgia to resign. At the same time, across France protesters are demanding the Paris government take stronger steps to deal with the economic crisis. And, we’ll hear abo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-28 01:00:00 Description: Austrian politics is taking a sharp swing to the right ahead of European parliamentary elections. Also, the German government is holding an all-night meeting to find a future for the General Motor’s subsidiary, Opel. And, employees in the German re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-29 01:00:00 Description: European Union ministers have added their weight to reaching an equitable deal for saving General Motors operations in Europe. Also, Amnesty International has released its annual report of the global state of human rights. And, we’ll hear what Ital...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-30 01:00:00 Description: Germany has decided to accept a bid by the Austrian-Canadian firm Magna to take over Europe’s GM subsidiary Opel. Also, efforts are already underway to destroy stockpiles of banned cluster munitions, even before the ban takes effect. And, European ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-02 01:00:00 Description: An Air France flight with 228 people aboard has disappeared off the coast of Brazil. Also, a financial scandal in Britain may have a dramatic effect on the European parliamentary election this week. And, the youngest generation of Europe’s biggest ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-06-03 01:00:00 Description: The worst fears have been confirmed as the wreckage of an Air France flight has been discovered off the coast of Brazil. Also, Hungary and Germany celebrate the beginning of the end of the Iron Curtain 20 years ago. And, we’ll hear about the high p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-15 01:00:00 Description: The Pope has wrapped up his five-day trip to the Holy Land with an open air mass in Nazareth. Also, political leaders from around the world are concerned by the renewed arrest of Burmese dissident Aung San Suu Kyi. And, labor union demonstrations beg...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-16 01:00:00 Description: While some analysts try to remain optimistic, Germany is reported to be in its worst recession in 40 years. Also, the Pope has ended his week-long tour of the Middle East with a call for a two-state solution and Arab-Israeli peace. And, Turkey is und...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-19 01:00:00 Description: European Union Ministers call for a full and independent investigation into Sri Lankan war crimes. Human rights groups have praised France for becoming the first EU country to accept a Guantanamo Bay inmate; and The Producers opens in Berlin: are Ger...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-20 01:00:00 Description: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, and clear differences of opinion have emerged between him and US President Barack Obama; the jostling begins to stockpile vaccines for swine flu; and Great Britain's house speaker resigns ov...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-21 01:00:00 Description: Leaders of China and the European Union have met in Prague and have promised to work together to tackle climate change and the world economic crisis; Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is making waves with his comments over African asylum seeke...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-22 01:00:00 Description: A European Union-Russia summit has begun in Khabarovsk; The Prime Minister of Estonia has kicked a centre-left coalition partner out of the government; and East African nations are lobbying the UN security council to impose immediate sanctions on Eri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-23 01:00:00 Description: Russia and the European Union failed to bridge the divide over the big issues at a summit in Khabarovsk; Germany has given political support to the bid by Canadian and Austrian automobile supplier Magna to take over Opel; and the head of the World He...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-13 01:00:00 Description: An accused Nazi war criminal has arrived in Munich from the United States to face prosecution. Also, the International Labor Organization asserts that worldwide forced labor is a form of modern-day slavery. And, as the Pope continues his trip to the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-14 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s banks will be getting government aid to get rid of their toxic assets. Also, the 62nd Cannes Film Festival is opening for the first time with a Hollywood animated feature film. And, the European Commission has imposed an enormous one bill...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-09 01:00:00 Description: Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in the Middle East for a visit he hopes will promote peace in the region. Also, celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the International Red Cross have begun in Geneva, Switzerland. And, the European Union is cont...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-12 01:00:00 Description: The Pope is in Israel on the next stop of a week-long trip to the Middle East and has visited the Yad Veshem Holocaust memorial. Also, following a wedding massacre in Turkey last week, village militias have become a political liability for the govern...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-08 01:00:00 Description: Risking the ire of Moscow, the European Union has launched a new initiative welcoming six former Soviet states. Also, expensive farm subsidies are a hot topic in Europe, especially since transparency became the watchword. And, the new government in I...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-02 01:00:00 Description: Across Europe thousands joined in May Day demonstrations, with left and right wing radicals doing battle in the street. Also, Europe's third case of human to human swine flu transmission appears in Germany; and Estonia finds high-tech ways to develop...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-05 01:00:00 Description: Germany is willing to accept some Guantanamo inmates, although only under certain conditions. Also, the European Union remains pessimistic about the way the economy will develop over the next two years. And, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-06 01:00:00 Description: Turkey tries to come to terms with a massacre that killed 44 members of a wedding party. Also, French prison guards are striking for improved conditions in the country’s overcrowded jails. And, German historians worry that many people simply want t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-07 01:00:00 Description: The Czech Republic has taken a first step toward ratifying the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty. Also, Belgium warns that the Chinese mafia is taking over gambling in that country. And, NATO military exercizes are underway in the Caucasus nation of G...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-05-01 01:00:00 Description: A new spat between Russia and NATO has flared up, over Georgian breakaway regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia; Iraqis uneasy as British soldiers hand over their Basra base to the US Army; and tragedy strikes Queens Day celebrations in the Netherlands....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-25 01:00:00 Description: French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveils his one billion dollar plan to tackle youth unemployment; also Germany passes legislation to restrict DNA testing, and we find out what South Africa's future holds under President Zuma....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-28 01:00:00 Description: The first European swine flu cases confirmed in Spain; the trial of a Kurdistan Workers Party leader begins in Düsseldorf; and Germany's former national soccer coach Jürgen Klinsmann is forced to resign as coach to Bayern Munich after a disastrous ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-29 01:00:00 Description: Swine flu continues to spread as health authorities warn people not to be alarmed, but to excercise caution; foreigners who bought property in Cyprus after 1974 may be on shaky legal ground; and British artist David Hockney examines the lay of the la...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-30 01:00:00 Description: German troops in Afghanistan suffer two attacks, leaving one dead and nine injured - does the Taliban see the Bundeswehr as a soft target? Also, we look at the spread of swine flu - some experts are saying it's all a media beat-up; and second hand ca...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-16 01:00:00 Description: Switzerland’s largest bank fears more losses and has announced almost 9,000 new job cuts. Also, travel between Britain and France remains disrupted by protesting French fishermen. And, a facelift is underway for Berlin’s Eastside Gallery, the fam...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-17 01:00:00 Description: International agricultural experts warn of global political instability as food prices rise dramatically over the next decade. Also, in the midst of an economic meltdown, London’s pawnbrokers are doing a booming business. And, after ten years, Russ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-18 01:00:00 Description: Italy has estimated the cost of repairing earthquake devastated Abuzzo, but the time frame remains open. Also, German Internet providers have agreed to block access to sites containing child pornography. And, in Sweden, four men plan to appeal their ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-21 01:00:00 Description: European countries boycott UN racism summit, over Iranian President. Also, Hannover Messe opens in high spirits despite economic downturn. And, minimum wage plan for Germany sparks fierce debate....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-22 01:00:00 Description: What are the wider implications of the case of journalist Roxana Saberi, sentenced to eight years jail in Iran? Also, Germany debates an illegal firearm buy-back scheme; and the United Nations adopts an anti-racism declaration, after Iran's president...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-23 01:00:00 Description: Germany's biggest terrorism trial in decades opens in Düsseldorf. Also Great Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, issues a sobering budget. And the European Commission urges EU nations to take a long hard look at dwindling fish s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-24 01:00:00 Description: Top German economic think tanks say the German economy will contract further and is unlikely to rcover before mid 2010; Fiat looks interested in taking over troubled German car-maker Opel; and Iceland unveils its grand plan for a carbon-free future....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-11 01:00:00 Description: Good Friday was a national day of mourning in Italy for the victims of this week’s deadly earthquake. Also, British officials are confident there is no new terror threat to fear over Easter. And, ever since the Second World War a Roman Catholic pri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart pf Europe Updated: 2009-04-14 01:00:00 Description: At least two are dead and a hundred wounded in violent clashes in the Thai capital. Also, a vote recount has been ordered for last week’s disputed parliamentary elections in Moldova. And, dozens of leading intellectuals have been arrested in Turkey...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-15 01:00:00 Description: Somali pirates struck again on Tuesday, hijacking four more cargo ships off the coast of east Africa. Also, Germany has banned a species of genetically modified corn produced by the US biotech firm Monsanto. And, we’ll celebrate the life and the mu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: The first funerals have begun following Italy’s worst earthquake in decades. Also, a new book examines the role of German mercenaries around the world today. And, shareholders in one of Germany’s most troubled banks – including a prominent Amer...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-07 01:00:00 Description: Hundreds are feared dead and tens of thousands homeless after an earthquake struck central Italy. Also, the German chancellor came under rocket attack on a surprise visit to Afghanistan. And, the US president is on an official state visit to Turkey, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-08 01:00:00 Description: The death toll continues to rise in Italy as rescuers search frantically for earthquake victims. Also, the worldwide economic free fall is now also causing serious harm to a traditional Swiss precision craft. And, we’ll have analysis of Barack Obam...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and perspectives from the heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-09 01:00:00 Description: The French government is accused of persecuting social workers trying to aid illegal immigrants. Also, in the tiny eastern European nation of Moldova the communist government is fighting to maintain control. And, in the wake of this week’s deadly e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-31 01:00:00 Description: An African leader wanted on an international warrant for war crimes has appeared at an Arab League summit. Also, the head of Germany’s railroads has been forced to step down in a spying scandal. And, Washington appears to be getting serious about c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-01 01:00:00 Description: Washington has made an unexpected overture to Tehran at a meeting in the Hague. Also, hundreds of illegal immigrants have drowned off the coast of Libya while trying to reach Europe. And, as Britain welcomes the new US president, we’ll look at just...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-02 01:00:00 Description: The president of France has vowed to intervene to keep a US-owned factory from closing. Also, Germany and France have called on world leaders to tighten controls on financial institutions. And, the G20 summit begins on Thursday, but already thousands...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-03 01:00:00 Description: The program takes a look ahead at the 60th anniversary NATO summit that begins on Friday in Germany and France. And, of course, we have analysis of the just-ended G20 summit in London with the question: now that the G20 leaders have met, who is going...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-04-04 01:00:00 Description: At this year’s NATO summit, the alliance is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its founding. On Friday the top-level ceremonies kicked off on both banks of the Rhine River, which separates France and Germany. Despite the party, though, Turkey cont...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-28 01:00:00 Description: We survey Europe’s reactions to US President Barack Obama’s new plan for Afghanistan, and we also find out if Europe and the US can get on the same page when it comes to regulatory reform. And we break down what’s at stake in this Sunday’s re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-27 01:00:00 Description: We look at the continuing fallout from the collapse of the ruling coalition in the Czech Republic, we hear about Spain’s decision to pull out of the NATO mission in Kosovo, and learn what steps Brussels and Berlin are taking to fight child porn onl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: We hear about German Chancellor Angel Merkel’s expectations for the coming NATO summit. We also bring you the news that Britain’s MI5 intelligence service faces accusations of collusion in the alleged torture of a UK resident. And we learn how Ge...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-25 01:00:00 Description: The United Nations issues its assessment of Israel’s January assault on Gaza. Also, we’ll hear how, even as the auto industry as a whole is hurting, one German carmaker just got a big new cash injection. And we’ll hear about just how little cas...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Description: Israeli Labor party leader Ehud Barak has to reassure some in his party after a contentious vote to join a new right-wing-led coalition. And as that new coalition takes shape in Israel, another one in the Czech Republic has fallen – midway through ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-20 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. EU agrees on new finance deal 2. Major strike in France turns violent 3. Swiss bank secrets annoy Germans ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-21 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. EU pledges more bailout funds 2. Germany applauds Obama on Iran 3. Protecting polar bears from climate change ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-14 01:00:00 Description: Numbered secret Swiss bank accounts may soon be a thing of the past. Also, finance ministers from around the world are meeting in emergency session this weekend in London. And, from Sicily, we hear that one group is not suffering from the economic cr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-17 01:00:00 Description: In Austria, the trial has begun for a man who kept his daughter a prisoner for more than two decades. Also, a moderate Iranian presidential candidate has unexpectedly withdrawn from the race. And, the global financial crisis is impacting hard on this...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-18 01:00:00 Description: The French National Assembly has approved a proposal for France to rejoin the NATO command. Also, Russia’s president has announced plans for its biggest military build-up since WWII. And, there is surprising news on youth violence in Germany in tha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-19 01:00:00 Description: In Austria, there has been an unexpected guilty plea by a 73-year-old man charged with incest, enslavement and homicide. Also, the British opposition leader has called the German response to the financial crisis the right one for the UK, as well. And...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-13 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Deadly killing spree in Germany 2. France to rejoin NATO 3. Spain marks bombing anniversary ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-05 00:00:00 Description: Across the country, Germans are trying to come to grips with the murderous rampage of a 17-year-old gunman. Also, economic news is mixed in Germany, with exports down but car making apparentlay stable, for the time being. And, all across Europe, slow...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-07 01:00:00 Description: Russia and the United States have hit the reset button to improve relations between the Kremlin and Washington. Also, a German court has issued arrest warrants for nine suspected pirates captured off the Horn of Africa. And, in Italy, a group has org...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-10 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Another killing in Northern Ireland 2. More German troops in Afghanistan? 3. 1970's Hollywood in Paris ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-11 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Will Obama talk to Taliban? 2. Another attack in Northern Ireland 3. German Bundesbank makes a profit ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-06 01:00:00 Description: The US Secretary of State has urged NATO to again normalize relations with Russia. Also, the German government has announced plans to place caps on executive pay. And, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England have both lowered interest rates...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-03 01:00:00 Description: General Motor’s German subsidiary is looking to declare independence from its parent. Also, the Vatican has rejected an apology by the Holocaust-denying British bishop as disrespectful and incomplete. And, the European Union’s Foreign Policy chie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-04 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Will German government help Opel? 2. Will donor meeting mean a better life for the people of the Gaza strip? 3. Will Iran come in line with the IAEA?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-03-05 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Prominent jailed Russian back on trial 2. German building collapses in Cologne 3. Visa controversy in Germany ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-05 00:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Good Day for Human Rights Groups 2. Opel workers want to say goodbye to GM 3. German rail chief under pressure ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-21 01:00:00 Description: Both houses of Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag and Bundesrat, have approved a 50 billion euro economic rescue package, the biggest since WWII. Also, a city in Italy is taking a unique step to counteract the effect of the global recession on tou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-24 01:00:00 Description: European leaders have been less than enthusiastic about plans for a continent-wide stimulus package. Also, it’s the 50th anniversary of a unique human rights court headquartered in Strasbourg, France. And, a terror suspect held for four years by th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-25 01:00:00 Description: Europe’s largest car maker has sent more than 60,000 employees on unpaid leave to cut costs. Also, lack of funding could mean that a UN court will be forced to free an accused war criminal. And, off the coast of Norway, the question of territorial ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-26 01:00:00 Description: A Turkish airliner has crashed in the Netherlands killing nine people. Also, while the world’s finances are obviously in disarray, military sales remain high in the middle east. And, the European Union is looking for common ground at the upcoming G...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-27 01:00:00 Description: A UN court in the Hague has ruled in the case of six former Serbian officials charged with war crimes. Also, tens of thousands of workers at GM’s German subsidiary Opel have demonstrated to keep their jobs. And, the Royal Bank of Scotland has set a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-14 01:00:00 Description: A German court has sentenced an Afghan man to life in prison for the murder of his sister in a so-called honor-killing. Also, as the Eurozone contracts, Germany has passed a record 50-billion-euro stimulus package. And, despite terrible economic news...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-17 01:00:00 Description: Paris and London have admitted that two nuclear submarines have collided while on patrol in the Atlantic. Also, the German government is considering nationalizing one of its largest mortgage banks. And, an international commission has determined that...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-18 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s foreign minister is the first top German diplomat to visit Iraq in 20 years. Also, a British credit agency warns that eastern European debts could severely damage western European economies. And, a new black comedy in Finland calls the Eu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-19 01:00:00 Description: The government in Berlin has taken a large step toward nationalizing a major bank. Also, the EU is warning member states to maintain balanced budgets. And, German shareholders who have been burned badly in recent months now have little use for the st...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-20 01:00:00 Description: NATO leaders meeting in Krakow remain at odds over how best to support Afghanistan. Also, US tax officials have filed suit against the Swiss banking giant UBS in an attempt to force the bank to reveal the names of US tax dodgers. And, a political par...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-11 01:00:00 Description: Israel has voted but the outcome is anything but clear with an almost even split between centrist and right wing parties. Also Switzerland’s largest bank has reported the worst losses ever recorded by any bank in Swiss history. And, the European Un...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-12 01:00:00 Description: A day after parliamentary elections, Israel now faces the daunting task of forming a government. Also, Zimbabwe finally has a new Prime Minister. And, Russian human rights activists warn that police are doing too little to combat racist and xenophobi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-13 01:00:00 Description: The Pakistani government has finally admitted that November’s terror attack on India was planned and carried out from Pakistan. Also, British authorities have denied entry to an anti-islamic Dutch filmmaker. And, scientists warn that we can probabl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-07 01:00:00 Description: The Munich Security Conference is underway, hosting some of the world’s top foreign policy makers. Also, reversing an earlier decision, Sweden will keep its nuclear energy plants. And, Moscow has told the United Nations that human rights in Russia ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-10 01:00:00 Description: Iran’s controversial president Achmedinejad will be facing surprisingly strong competition for re-election. Also European finance ministers have met again in Brussels for more talks on how to deal with the emergency in the Euro-zone. While, in the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-06 01:00:00 Description: We’ll look into the question of just how politically naïve the Vatican seems to have become. Also, from Spain, the latest on how Madrid is dealing with the global financial crisis. And, Germany’s chancellor hosted some of the world’s most infl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-04 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s Chancellor is calling on the Pope to distance the Vatican from a Holocaust denier. Also, European Union parliamentarians are debating whether to accept inmates from the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. And, both the German and British F...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-05 01:00:00 Description: Protectionism against foreign workers was the issue behind the just-ended wildcat strikes in Britain. Also Germany’s state-run rail operator faces a new scandal for spying on almost 200,000 employees. And, a prominent Catholic theologian has added ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-31 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Advice for U.S. in Davos 2. Will economic crisis mean less for developing countries? 3. Germans discover 3,000 year old relatives ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-02-03 01:00:00 Description: Britain and China have agreed to double their trade within the next two years. Also, the Pope has stirred up a new controversy with several ultra-conservative decisions. And, Germany was first up to face the UN’s Human Rights Council on Monday....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-27 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Europe discusses Guantanamo prisoner future 2. Political meltdown in Iceland 3. Dutch Kroket the hit ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-28 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. EU Iran terror list 2. UNICEF appeals for more aid 3. Davos preview ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Informaton from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-30 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Nationwide strikes in France 2. Washington blamed for economic meltdown in Davos 3. Somali pirates strike again ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-24 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... Guantanamo questions unresolved 2. U.K. recession announced 3. Art scandal in Brussels ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-17 01:00:00 Description: Israel is under growing international pressure to call a unilateral ceasefire in Gaza. Also, Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin travelled to Berlin on Friday to tell German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the Kremlin is not at fault for the curre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-20 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. What does Germany expect from new US leader? 2. "Obamamania" hits Kenya 3. Less of a party for euro zone economies ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-21 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Barack Obama becomes next U.S. President 2. German reactions to developments in Washington 3. What does Europe expect from the new U.S. leader? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-22 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. A look back at Day 1 for the new U.S. President 2. Who will President Obama visit first? 3. Israeli and EU officials meet to discuss Gaza tensions in Brussels ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-23 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. President Obama keeps campaign promise 2. EU involved in Gaza reconstruction 3. Protests in Iceland over bank scandal ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-16 01:00:00 Description: An Arab satellite TV network reports that Hamas is prepared to accept an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire in Gaza. Also, Human Rights Watch hopes to see the US retake a leading international role, soon. And, a German grocery discounter is about to enter t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-09-05 00:00:00 Description: Israel’s Prime Minister has apologized to the UN Secretary General for Israeli air strikes and artillery attacks on the UN headquarters in Gaza. Also, the European Central Bank has dropped its lending rate to two percent, the lowest level ever. And...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-14 01:00:00 Description: The UN’s Secretary General is travelling to the Middle East in hopes of promoting a ceasefire in Gaza. Also, Russian natural gas is still not on its way to Europe. We’ll be hearing why. And, we’ll do our best to take you on an out-of-body exper...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-10 01:00:00 Description: Gaza Fighting Continues; Germans Embrace Social Return on Investment; Columbian Drug Kingpin Murdered in Madrid....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-13 01:00:00 Description: Europeans Dismiss UN Condemnation of Israel as One-Sided and Biased; Russian Natural Gas Set to Start Flowing into Europe on Tuesday....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-09 01:00:00 Description: Russia, Ukraine Agree on Natural Gas Monitors; German Exports Plunge....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-03 01:00:00 Description: After almost a week, there is no sign of a let up in Israeli bombardment of Hamas targets in Gaza. Also, a new study shows that Germans from the East and West are as far apart as ever, even 20 years after reunification. And, Cuba is celebrating the 5...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-06 01:00:00 Description: Deaths mount in Gaza; Rotterdam elects Dutch-Moroccan mayor; German Railway inks multi-billion deal for new coaches....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-07 01:00:00 Description: Israelis Say Hamas Using Schoolchildren as Human Shields; Red Cross Says Situation in Gaza has Become "Intolerable". Porsche ups Stake in Volkswagen....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-08 01:00:00 Description: Fighting Resumes in Gaza After Three-Hour Humanitarian Cease-Fire; Bulgaria Takes Brunt of European Natural Gas Shortage; German Police Accused of Cover-Up in Brutality Case....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-26 01:00:00 Description: A Nobel prize-winning author has died of cancer in Britain. Also, religious and political leaders around the world have used their Christmas Day addresses to call for solidarity in dealing with the global financial crisis. And, a British TV channel m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-27 01:00:00 Description: Israel has opened a border crossing for humanitarian aid to pass into the Gaza Strip. Also, the German navy has foiled a pirate attack off the Somali coast. And, for some people in Africa, running shoes make the best Christmas present, of all. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-30 01:00:00 Description: Berlin reports that neo-Nazi violence has jumped by at least 30 percent in Germany this past year. Also, Israeli attacks on Hamas continue in Gaza as governments around the world begin to call for an end to the violence. And, a small ship loaded with...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-31 01:00:00 Description: Israel continues to blast Hamas positions in Gaza as a possible truce is discussed in Paris. Also, the Czech Republic is only a day away from the biggest political step in its post-war history. And, after six tumultuous months, the French presidency ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-01 01:00:00 Description: As the UN Security Council meets, the Arab League says it is powerless to end the Gaza conflict, while neither Israel nor Hamas is willing to even consider a ceasefire. Also, looking back at the last year, Germans were thrilled to welcome Barack Obam...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2009-01-02 01:00:00 Description: 2009 is an election year in Germany and Chancellor Angela Merkel may be in for a hard re-election fight. Also, a German state governor has been seriously injured in a skiing accident in Austria. And, the world is standing by and watching as events un...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-24 01:00:00 Description: Russia’s Prime Minister has announced steps that may lead to a new natural gas cartel. Also, a Turkish shoe maker is doing a booming business after an Iraqi journalist threw his at the US President. And, Germany’s oldest living former chancellor ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-25 01:00:00 Description: A Middle East ceasefire has ended with a Hamas rocket barrage against Israel. Also, the west African nation of Guinea has suffered a military coup… or, then again, maybe not. And, seven years after it began, the so-called Doha round appears ready t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-09 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Riots in Greece 2. Germany excluded from finance talks 3. German kids hit the books ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-10 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Protests in Greece continue 2. New EU members critical of environment goals 3. German Christmas markets the hit ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-11 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Strikes in Greece 2. Environment on EU summit agenda 3. DW visits Salzburg Christmas Market ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-12 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. EU summit in Brussels 2. Portugal wants to help in closing Guantanamo 3. Chinese fashion in Vienna...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-13 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. EU summit approves stimulus package 2. Europe's auto industry on the ropes 3. Santa Claus training program in Germany...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-16 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Siemens corruption 2. Israel Hamas tensions 3. Wild boars in France ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-17 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Mafia sting operation in Italy 2. Russian opposition joins forces 3. Ford Germany keeps producing despite crisis ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-19 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Fighting piracy on horn of Africa 2. Is Sunday shopping a cultural danger in France? 3. Eco-friendly Christmas ideas made in Germany ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-20 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Auto aid package approved 2. Growing concerns over oil price instability 3. Eco-friendly parties the hit ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-23 01:00:00 Description: The government in Berlin is considering granting asylum to prisoners released from the Guantanamo Detention Facility. Also, there’s a new move underway to ban a radical right-wing political party in Germany. And, the German Education Minister is pr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-25 01:00:00 Description: The German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy held a bilateral economic summit in Paris on Monday. At the same time, London is trying to come to grips with the financial crisis in Great Britain, as well. And, in Iceland, th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-26 01:00:00 Description: German business confidence has hit a fifteen year low, at the moment, but that seems to have little effect on consumer confidence, which is relatively high going into the Christmas shopping season. Still, a leading European economic organization warn...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-27 01:00:00 Description: The latest from India on a series of terrorist attacks in the country’s commercial capital Mumbai, which have left scores of people dead and hundreds wounded. Also, the UN’s International Labor Organization has issued a warning that workers are likel...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-28 01:00:00 Description: The deadly terrorist siege of India’s commercial capital Mumbai continues. Also, the European Union is readying a plan to accept thousands of Iraqi refugees. And, the UN atomic watchdog IAEA is again calling on Iran to allow access its nuclear facili...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-29 01:00:00 Description: Thailand remains in the grip of an ever-deepening political crisis that threatens to either paralyze or topple the government in Bangkok. And, two days after the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai began, India is still searching for insurgents and is...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-02 01:00:00 Description: European reactions are mostly positive to news of which individuals will be forming the next US Cabinet. Also, the latest details on the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India indicate a clear Pakistan connection. And, a visit to Venice, which is ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-03 01:00:00 Description: We’ll mark World Slavery Day with a look at the scourge that still exists for 12 million people around the world. Also, a so-called "debt swap" plan may help in the global fight against HIV AIDS. And, European Union finance ministers meeting in Bruss...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-04 01:00:00 Description: It’s not only the American Big Three; German auto makers are looking ahead to a terrible year in 2009, as well. Also, we’ll hear about the problems of integrating Europe’s largest minority, 12 million Roma and Sinti, perhaps better known as "gypsies"...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-05 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s Chancellor remains convinced that the German economy does not need massive state intervention. At the same time, France’s President has announced he’ll be taking exactly that interventionist step. And, we’ll travel to Iceland to hear how th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-12-06 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s chancellor has been demonstratively uninvited to attend Franco-British-EU economic talks. Also, Prague prepares to take over the EU presidency under a Czech president who is openly opposed to the European Union. And, as automakers around th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-04 01:00:00 Description: Two more major banks, including Germany’s second largest, have asked for government support from Berlin in order to stave off bankruptcy. Also, car manufacturers across Europe are increasingly worried about how they’ll be able to weather the current ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-05 01:00:00 Description: With the era of George W. Bush in its closing phase, we’ll be hearing how Berlin is reacting to the idea of a new US president. Also, we’ll be looking at how the next president of the United States is expected to be received in Moscow. And on a diff...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perpectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-06 01:00:00 Description: We’ll be going around the world to hear how people across the globe are greeting the news that Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States in January. Most reactions have been very positive. But one question still rema...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-07 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Tensions between Washington and Moscow? 2. Native American culture in Germany 3. Vatican Islam meeting ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-08 01:00:00 Description: European Union leaders have agreed upon what they call a “new financial order” to save the world economy. Also, in Georgia, there are renewed calls for the President to resign. And, 70 years after the Night of Broken Glass, synagogues are re-opening ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-11 01:00:00 Description: International human rights groups are calling on European countries to grant asylum to Guantanamo detainees. Also, the Deutsche Post is shutting its American operations. And, the European Commission is criticizing the EU’s delays in providing aid for...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-12 01:00:00 Description: It’s known as Veteran’s Day, Remembrance Day or Armistice Day. November 11th marks the end of the First World War, 90 years ago. We’ll be visiting a commemoration in Flanders, Belgium. Also, more than two months before he takes office, the world is c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-13 01:00:00 Description: The financial problems of the American auto industry are now spreading to Germany. Also, European leaders are trying to get the Kremlin to support them at the G20 summit in Washington. And, the EU has declared that self-regulation has failed in the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-14 01:00:00 Description: German doctors may have accidentally achieved a breakthrough in treating HIV / AIDs. Also, just ahead of the G20 summit, the expectations of participants appear to have little in common. And, we’ll hear how the rest of Europe is reacting to the news ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-15 01:00:00 Description: General Motors’ German subsidiary is asking for a one billion euro bailout from the Berlin government. Also, Pakistan reacts to harsh words from the director of the CIA. And, the G20 summit is getting underway in Washington DC, but expectations are l...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-18 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s chancellor has postponed making a decision on whether or not to bail out the struggling car-maker Opel. Also, French police have arrested a suspected Basque terrorist wanted for murder in Spain. And, environmental activists hope to ensure t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-19 01:00:00 Description: An investigation into thousands of deaths in Franco’s Spain has been halted by the country’s high court. Also, the leaders of Germany and Italy have held a bilateral summit on the Adriatic Sea. And, a shipping expert will analyze the reasons for the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-20 01:00:00 Description: A top al Qaeda lieutenant has sent a carefully-crafted insult to the new US President-elect. Also, after Opel, the German chemical giant BASF now reports it, too, is in financial straits. And, the German Football Federation, DFB, has awarded its Juli...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-21 01:00:00 Description: The UN Security Council has decided to increase its peacekeeping troop strength in Congo to 20,000. Also, Iceland has been promised 3.5 billion euros in financial support to avoid national bankruptcy. And, Germany is preparing to participate in an an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-22 01:00:00 Description: The European Union is warning France and Germany against following Washington’s example with subsidies, should the US decide to bailout out its automobile industry. And, Germany’s Defense Minster has announced that Berlin will be sending naval forces...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-28 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. German car industry hits speed bump 2. British judges lose their wigs 3. Greenpeace sees new environmental opportunities ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-29 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on today's program... 1. German car industry hit hard by financial crisis 2. Polish Prison TV on the air 3. Heat turned up on Belgian cooking show ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-30 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Conflict in DRC worsens 2. Are eco cars Europe's saving grace? 3. Gaza peace boot sets sail ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-31 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. German unemployment unter 3 million 2. Britain and Germany to fight finance crisis together 3. Bach Festival open to new sounds ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-11-01 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Tensions in DRC continue 2. Spanish queen upsets gays 3. Do Europe's politicians favor McCain or Obama? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-21 01:00:00 Description: Two German soldiers have been killed in a Taliban suicide attack in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, here in Europe banks across the continent are taking advantage of bailout packages. And, in Turkey, army officers are on trial for planning a coup, but the ou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-22 01:00:00 Description: France’s President is again calling for more political influence on European economic policies. Also, UNICEF accuses Afghan police of systematically torturing children being held in custody. And, we’ll hear about attempts to bridge the cultural divid...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-23 01:00:00 Description: Bank directors in Germany face possible criminal charges for transferring 300 million euros to a bankrupt US investment bank. Also, a long-sought German terror suspect has surfaced in Afghanistan. And, German university students are confronted with s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-24 01:00:00 Description: In Beijing, the German Chancellor has expressed concern about human rights in China. Also, France has announced unilateral efforts to protect its industries. And, a German group has provided Israel with the names of Jewish citizens of Germany during ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-25 01:00:00 Description: OPEC leaders have decided to slash output in an effort to shore up sinking oil prices. Also, European and Asian leaders meeting in Beijing have only the financial crisis on their minds. And, it looks like elections may be needed in Israel, if there’s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-07 01:00:00 Description: For the first time, German military troops are being readied for domestic assignments. Also, Europe’s largest telecommunications firm is hit with another privacy scandal. And, a German economist examines the causes of the current financial meltdown....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-08 01:00:00 Description: Worldwide economic turmoil is forcing Germany’s rail operator to postpone a long-planned stock market offering. Also, after years of business success, the tiny island nation of Iceland suddenly finds itself in dire financial straits. And, as the econ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-09 01:00:00 Description: Germany’s auto manufacturers are reacting to the increasingly poor economic environment by halting production. At the same time, African businessmen fear the effects on their countries. While, central banks around the world have slashed interest rate...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-10 01:00:00 Description: It’s all the economies all the time as countries all over the world try to come to grips with a global financial meltdown. For example, the Swiss International Institute for Management Development is one of the world’s top business schools, and, toda...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-11 01:00:00 Description: Finance ministers from the world’s leading industrialized nations are trying to end the global credit crisis. Also, in the midst of a banking meltdown, we’ll examine a couple of institutions that are still working well. But, all in all, the week has ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-14 01:00:00 Description: Analysis of German and French Bank Relief; Krugman Wins Nobel for Economics....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-15 01:00:00 Description: Germany Heading Towards Recession? The Latest on EU and US Bank Bail-Outs....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-16 01:00:00 Description: Georgia/Russia Summit in Peril; EU Leaders Agree to Coordinate Financial Bailout; German Leftists Criticize Plan....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-17 01:00:00 Description: US Economy: if the Engine of the World Sputters, we all Lose; EU Summit: One Step Forward......more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-18 01:00:00 Description: US and Iraq: Deal Pending? German Bank Bailout: What Next? Pope and Science: at Odds?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-09-10 01:00:00 Description: Accused UK Terrorists Set Free; Zardari Sworn in as Pakistani President; EU, Ukraine Move Closer....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-09-12 01:00:00 Description: 9/11, Seven Years Later; Desperately Seeking Kim Jong Il; Russian Minister in Poland...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-09-13 01:00:00 Description: Mugabe and Tsvangirai Agree to Share Power; EU Finance Ministers Say 'No' to Stimulus; Pope Benedict Arrives in France....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-09-16 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Lehmann Brothers on the ropes 2. Georgia seeks NATO backing 3. Croatian water music makes waves...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-09-17 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. European markets respond to US crisis 2. Will power sharing work in Zimbabwe? 3. All inclusive vacations not popular with everyone ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-09-18 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program.. 1. Financial crisis in US becomes more expensive 2. Milk scandal in China 3. Were they terrorists or not? New German film looks for answers. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-09-23 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Germany against US bailouts 2. EU to debate anti-terror measures 3. Pakistan bomb aftermath...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-09-24 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. UN General Assembly talks business 2. British PM defends his style 3. French supermarket worker tells all...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-09-25 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. How is Europe dealing with U.S. finance crisis? 2. Moslems in London share food with the poor 3. Oktoberfest in Munich in full swing ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-09-26 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. EU fight against illegal immigration 2. German reactions to U.S. banking crisis 3. Christmas in Iraq anyone?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-09-27 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. Terror suspects arrested in Germany 2. Bavaria set for Sunday's election 3. Irish concerns over immigration...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-09-30 01:00:00 Description: As the US congress rejects an enormous bailout plan for Wall Street, the German government steps in to save a major mortgage bank. Also, the conservative party in Bavaria has suffered an historic defeat, creating new problems for German Chancellor An...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-01 01:00:00 Description: Austrian politicians are again trying to form a new government without the need of extreme right-wing parties. Also, Finland is cracking down on weapons permits following last week’s fatal school shootings. And, a German banker on Wall Street says th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-02 01:00:00 Description: Serbia’s president has travelled to Berlin for talks on improving ties with the EU. Also, German researchers are helping to build earthquake-proof schools in Iran. And, a German financial markets expert considers the current state of the global econo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-03 01:00:00 Description: Following the US lead, European governments are now scrambling to deal with the global financial crisis. We’ll also hear from an analyst on how well they’re doing in their preparations. And, European defense officials are also preparing to deal with ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-10-04 01:00:00 Description: European Union leaders are meeting this weekend to try to deal with the global financial crisis. Also, this year’s Paris Auto show has opened with a focus on "green" cars. And, smaller countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific are hoping uni...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-06-11 01:00:00 Description: Saudi Arabia is inviting oil producers and consumers to a summit over energy prices. Also, the European soccer tournament is turning out to be a gambling championship as well. And, US President George W. Bush’s visit to Germany has done little to imp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-06-12 01:00:00 Description: US President George W. Bush is continuing his farewell tour of Europe with a two-day stop in Italy. Also, Pakistan is protesting a deadly American air strike on its Afghan border. And, an international meeting in Paris on Thursday will help determine...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-06-13 01:00:00 Description: Initial reactions to the US Supreme Court decision on the rights of suspected terrorists. Also, international donors in Paris have pledged 10 billion euros for Afghan reconstruction. And in Denmark, a controversial satirical proposal to choose a Miss...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Perspectives from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-06-14 01:00:00 Description: The future of European Union reforms is in doubt after Irish voters rejected the EU Treaty of Lisbon. Also, US president Bush has delivered a keynote speech in Paris calling for a new Marshall Plan for the world's fledgling democracies. And, the Germ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-05-06 01:00:00 Description: Despite the military government's initial reluctance, donors around the world are prepared to help storm-ravaged Burma. Also, NATO is cautiously endorsing a missile shield for eastern Europe. And, in the Middle East, signs of a possible cause for opt...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-05-07 01:00:00 Description: Despite more than 20,000 dead, Burmese junta leaders remain reluctant to accept European Union aid. Also, a top Portuguese police official has resigned over a botched investigation with international implications. And, to celebrate Israel’s 60th anni...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-05-08 01:00:00 Description: Russia has a new President and tomorrow will have a new Prime Minister. Also, a donor conference in Oslo is overshadowed by Sudanese bombing in Darfur. And, the full extent of the devastation in Burma is only now slowly becoming clear....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-05-03 01:00:00 Description: Western powers are prepared to make Iran a new offer to encourage Tehran to end its nuclear program. Also, in a landslide defeat, Labour has lost the London mayor’s office. And, it’s been exactly a year since a three-year-old British toddler disappea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-04-18 01:00:00 Description: The Olympic torch moves on to Thailand after a smooth run through India. Also, in Zimbabwe the presidential election stalemate is heating up with charges of alleged treason. And, German politicians debate banning a far-right nationalist party. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-04-17 01:00:00 Description: The European Union has assured Iraq’s prime minister of its continued support. Also, the UN Security Council is pressuring South Africa to help end the crisis in Zimbabwe. And, Beijing says international media are treating China unfairly. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-04-12 01:00:00 Description: Coming up in today's program... 1. Tensions rise in Zimbabwe 2.Olympic torch in Africa 3. Rising food prices worldwide...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-04-15 01:00:00 Description: Italy has voted and returned a controversial former Prime Minister to office. Also, in Egypt drastic price increases are rapidly leading to a food crisis. And, an international aid agency accuses German supermarkets of paying starvation wages in the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-04-11 01:00:00 Description: Coming up in today's program... 1. Olympic torch discussion in Germany 2. EU investigates Turkey's reforms 3. Good Friday anniversary in Northern Ireland ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-04-08 01:00:00 Description: Coming up in today's program... 1. Protesters disrupt Olympic torch relay 2. New book upsets Serbs 3. German university reform no easy deal...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-04-09 01:00:00 Description: Coming up on the program... 1. US Iraq testimony 2. Why Americans come to Berlin 3. Kurt Masur trains future conductors...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-04-05 01:00:00 Description: Coming up in today's program... 1. Bush visits Croatia 2. Germany celebrates ML King 3. Spain's economic worries ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-03-28 01:05:00 Description: France and Britain Forge Closer Ties - at Germany's Expense? German Casualties Mount in Afghanistan....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-03-22 01:05:00 Description: Journalists Murdered in Russia; China Continues Clamp-Down in Tibet; US Fed and EU ECB Compared....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-03-21 01:05:00 Description: China Ejects Journalists from Tibet; Bin Laden Calls for Violence Against Europe; Iraq War Passes Five-Year Mark....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 16 Feb 2008 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-02-16 01:05:00 Description: 16 Feb 2008 - Ethics in German Business - are Current Scandals a Trend, or an Aberration?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 12 Feb 2008 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-02-12 01:05:00 Description: 12 Feb 2008 - Charges Filed Against Alleged 9/11 Planners; Four Arrested in US on Suspicion of Spying for China; German Candy-Makers Accused of Price-Fixing....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 15 Feb 2008 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-02-15 01:05:00 Description: 15 Feb 2008 - EU Prepares for Kosovo Breakaway; Germany Faces Hospital Strikes....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 9 Feb 2008 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-02-09 01:05:00 Description: 9 Feb 2008 - Erdogan Talks Peace in Ludwigshafen; Bhutto Investigation Results; Anglican Leader Under Fire for Shari'a Comments....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 7 Feb 2008 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-02-07 01:05:00 Description: 7 Feb 2008 - Turkish PM Arrives in Germany; Germans Weigh Afghan Commitment; European Response to US Super Tuesday...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 8 Feb 2008 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-02-08 01:05:00 Description: 8 Feb 2008 - Rolling Stones Rock Berlinale; Cops Clamp Down on Mafia; Debate of NATO Afghan Deployment Continues....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-29 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 29 January 2008 Coming up on today’s program: Two state elections this weekend may mean trouble for the German Chancellor. Also, in Britain McDonald’s has just been granted the right to issue state-recognized school diplomas. And, in th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-30 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 30 January 2008 Coming up on today’s program: Some European reactions to the US President’s last State of the Union address. Also, millions of Chinese are stranded in some of the worst winter weather in half a century. And, Democratic e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-31 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 31 January 2008 Coming up on today’s program: A military association warns that German troops are inadequately prepared for a larger role in Afghanistan. Also, it’s been 75 years since Hitler and the Nazi Party took power in Berlin. And...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-02-01 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 01 February 2008 Coming up on today’s program: Experts warn that Afghanistan is in danger of becoming a failed state. Also, an unexpected strike by Polish customs officials has snarled European Union border traffic. And, Human Rights Wa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-02-02 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 02 February 2008 Coming up on today’s program: A letter from the US Secretary of Defense has raised some hackles in Berlin. Also, a jailed Russian oligarch has begun a hunger strike to aid his imprisoned lawyer. And, German business is ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 5 February 2008 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-02-05 01:05:00 Description: 5 February 2008 - Terrorist Attack in Israel; Growing Unrest in Chad; SocGen Problems Worsen....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 6 February 2008 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-02-06 01:05:00 Description: 6 February 2008 - Obama and Clinton Battle in Primary Elections; France Considers Force in Chad; Yukos Trial Begins....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-22 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 22 January 2008 Coming up on today’s program: In the face of pressure from around the world, Israel has eased its blockade of Gaza. Also, Serbia’s first round of voting has failed to give an indication of how the country will deal with ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-23 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 23 January 2008 Coming up on today’s program: The financial world is still holding its breath, but the Fed’s rate cut seems to have sparked some optimism. This comes one day before many of world’s business leaders meet in Davos, Switzer...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-24 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 24 January 2008 Coming up on today’s program: European stock markets have reacted with caution to the cut in the Fed’s prime interest rate. Also, in Africa an historic peace agreement may mean a new chance for the devastated Democratic ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-25 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 25 January 2008 Coming up on today’s program: It’s happened again. One single trader in Paris has managed to defraud his bank out of six billion euros. Also, Italy is again without a government as Romano Prodi resigned after losing a vo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-26 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 26 January 2008 Coming up on today’s program: Palestinian bulldozers have opened another breach in the border between Gaza and Egypt. Also, European Union ministers are taking stock of the EU's growing borderless zone known as the Schen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-16 01:05:00 Description: Coming up in today's program... 1. More violence in Middle East 2. Italian professors against Pope visit 3. U.S. Morgage crisis hits Germany...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-15 01:05:00 Description: Coming up in today's program... 1. Bush visits Saudi Arabia 2. Row between Britain and Russia 3. Porsche to play big role in China...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-11 01:05:00 Description: Coming up in today's program... 1. Bush continues ME visit 2. UN's nuclear chief heads to Iran 3. Britain's nuclear power plans ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-12 01:05:00 Description: Coming up in today's program... 1. Bush ends Israel visit 2. Russia struggles with nuclear waste 3. Youth crime election issue in Germany...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 27 December 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-12-27 01:05:00 Description: 27 December 2007 - Afghans Expel Two European Diplomats for Fraternizing with Taliban; Serbs Warn Against Recognizing Kosovo; Kenyans go to the Polls....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 28 December 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-12-28 01:05:00 Description: 28 December 2007 - Benazir Bhutto Murdered; Austrian Economy on the Upswing; Kenyan Election Wrap....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 29 Dec 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-12-29 01:05:00 Description: 29 Dec 2007 - Benazir Bhutto Laid to Rest; Köhler Criticizes Merkel; Kenyan Election Update....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 1 Jan 2008 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-01 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 1 Jan 2008 - France Suspends Relations with Syria; Kenya Opens New Year on Violent Note; 2007 Year-in-Review...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 2 Jan 2008 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-02 01:05:00 Description: 2 Jan 2008 - US Aid Official Murdered in Khartoum; Death Toll Mounts in Kenyan Riots; New Year Special....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 3 Jan 2008 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2008-01-03 01:05:00 Description: 3 Jan 2008 - Elections: Fallout in Kenya, Delay in Pakistan, Caucus in the United States....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-12-21 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 21 December 2007 Coming up on today’s program: A new study shows that young Muslims in Germany feel persecuted and could be easily radicalized. Also, German politicians have responded to a recent spate of child abuse cases by requiring ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-12-22 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 22 December 2007 Coming up on today’s program: Friday was the first day that millions of eastern Europeans could travel freely throughout the European Union. Also, six French aid workers have gone on trial in Chad accused to attempted k...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 25 December 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-12-25 01:05:00 Description: 25 December 2007 - Germans Bust Child Porn Ring; Hungarian Border Overwhelmed; Tracking the Origin of the Christmas Tree - in Latvia....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-12-13 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 13 December 2007 Coming up on today’s program: Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have met for their first formal peace talks in seven years. Also, the United Nations is reviewing its security arrangements around the world following a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-12-04 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 04 December 2007 Coming up on today’s program: The Russian president is celebrating a huge victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections. At the same time, Venezuela’s socialist President has lost a vote to expand his powers. And, the Bal...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-12-05 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 5 Dec 07 Coming up in today's program... 1. Diplomacy for Iran? 2.German kids score high in science 3.Anti-Eta rally in Spain...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-12-06 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 6 Dec 07 Coming up in today's program... 1. Iran Nuclear latest 2. OPEC Oil Conference 3.German Al Qaeda verdict...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-12-07 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 7 Dec 07 Coming up on today's program... 1. Paris bombing 2. Informal Franco-German Summit 3.UN Climate Talks in Bali...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-11-30 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 30 Nov 07 Coming up in today's program... 1. Pakistan's new Civilian President 2. EU tightens gun control 3. German children test higher ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-12-01 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 1 Dec 07 Coming up in today's program... 1. concerns over Iran's nuclear problem 2. Cyber Hacking made in New Zealand 3. U.S. Dollar: a shopper's dream...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-11-28 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 28 Nov 07 Coming up in today's program... 1. Headway in Middle East Peace Conference 2. EU-China Summit Preview 3. More French Riots ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 21 Nov 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-11-21 01:05:00 Description: 21 Nov 2007 - German Rail Negotiators Call it a Night; French Strikes Continue; EU Braces for Kosovo Standoff....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 22 Nov 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-11-22 01:05:00 Description: 22 Nov 2007 - ISAF Debates Approach to Resurgent Taliban; Israelis, Palestinians Prepare for Annapolis; Brits Lose Vital Data on Half of Citizens....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 23 Nov 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-11-23 01:05:00 Description: 23 Nov 2007 - Low Dollar Whacks Airbus; European Cocaine Use at Record Highs; EU Health Ministers Debate Healt Care for Immigrants....more... 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-11-02 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 02 November 2007 Coming up on today’s program: London’s police have been found guilty in the wrongful death of a Brazilian man in 2005. Also, an international election monitoring group is protesting restrictions imposed by Moscow. And, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-10-26 01:05:00 Description: Coming up on the program: 1.Iran-Germany nuclear talks 2. NATO debates Afghan crisis 3. EU-Russia Summit Preview...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-10-16 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 16 Oct 07 Coming up in today's program: 1.High-level German-Russian talks 2. Rice continues Middle East mission 3. UN World Hunger Report ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 10 Oct 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-10-10 01:05:00 Description: 10 Oct 2007 - Frenchman, German Share Nobel Prize for Physics; US Warns Turkey on Incursion into Iraq; Iranian-Born German Soccer Star Refuses to Take the Field Against Israel....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 11 Oct 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-10-11 01:05:00 Description: 11 Oct 2007 - German Wins Nobel Chemistry Prize; German Hostage Freed in Afghanistan; South Asian Missile Defense Shield Criticized....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 12 Oct 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-10-12 01:05:00 Description: 12 Oct 2007 - Germany's Mission in Afghanistan up for Vote on Friday; Turkey Responds to US Genocide Resolution; British Writer Wins Nobel Literature Prize....more... 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Also, Germany’s second quarter economic growth was unexpectedly disappointing. And, Iran’s president beg...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-08-16 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 16 August 2007 Coming up on today’s program: Three German policemen have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan. Also, six Italian men have been found murdered in a Mafia-style execution in a western German town. And, a Be...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-08-17 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 17 August 2007 Coming up on today’s program: The death toll continues to rise in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake off the coast of Peru. Also, Italian authorities are helping German police investigate a mafia-style murder spree th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-08-18 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 18 August 2007 Coming up on today’s program: Stock markets rallied around the world on Friday on word that the Fed is cutting interest rates. Also, Germany’s chancellor has returned from a fact-finding trip to Greenland. And, a German c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 21 August 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-08-21 01:05:00 Description: 21 August 2007 - Afghan Police Free German Hostage, Arrest Suspect in Murder of Two DW Free-Lancers; German Mob Attacks Indian Merchants in Eastern Germany; Siemens Corruption Scandal Grows....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 22 August 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-08-22 01:05:00 Description: 22 August 2007 - Russia Rearming; Germany Re-Evaluating Afghan Policy; Medicinal Cannabis on Sale in Germany....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-08-11 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 11 August 2007 Coming up on today’s program: Stock markets around the world remain nervous over worries about US mortgages. Also, the Security Council has approved plans to increase the UN’s role in Iraq. And, as water levels continue t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-07-31 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 31 July 2007 Coming up on today’s program: Britain's new Prime Minister has travelled to the US and reaffirmed the close ties between the two nations. At the same time, the Palestinian President is in Moscow seeking Russian support for...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-08-01 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 01 August 2007 Coming up on today’s program: The Security Council has authorized UN military forces for a peacekeeping mission in Darfur. Also, a second world-famous film director has died in two days. And, thousands of people have been...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-08-02 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 02 August 2007 Coming up on today’s program: Germany’s Foreign Minister is on a three-day trip to improve ties between Europe and Africa. Also, globalization is hitting German shoppers unexpectedly with a sudden 50 percent jump in the p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-08-03 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 03 August 2007 Coming up on today’s program: An autopsy has confirmed that a German engineer abducted by Taliban guerrillas was shot to death. Also, a British police inquiry accuses a top anti-terorrism official of misleading the publi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-08-04 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 04 August 2007 Coming up on today’s program: As the French president vacations in the US, questions arise over an arms deal between Paris and Tripoli. Also, German prosecutors are investigating 17 journalists for revealing government s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-08-07 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 07 August 2007 Coming up on today’s program: Germans are growing increasingly wary of their country’s military involvement in Afghanistan. Also, international pharmaceutical giant Novartis has suffered a legal defeat over generic drug p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-08-08 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 08 August 2007 Coming up on today’s program: In an apparent change of political heart, London is requesting the release of five Guantanamo detainees. Also, Iraq’s Prime Minister is in Turkey for talks on the problem of Kurdish rebels. A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-07-27 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 27 July 2007 Coming up on today’s program: Tripoli is protesting Bulgaria’s pardon for six of its citizens just released from Libyan prison. Also, the Dalai Lama has wrapped up quite a successful visit to Germany. And, a heatwave along ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-07-28 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 28 July 2007 Coming up on today's program: Germany has sharply criticized a proposal by France to build a nuclear reactor in Libya. Also, the US and the EU have reached a deal on satellite navigation systems. And, deadly violence erupte...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 13 July 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-07-13 01:05:00 Description: 13 July 2007 - Lebanese Authorities Battling Islamists; Bush Facing Growing Opposition at Home; Germany Tells Iraqi Refugees to Go Home....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 14 July 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-07-14 01:05:00 Description: 14 July 2007 - Vattenfall on Hot Seat; Merkel Defends Immigration Policy; Musharaff: How Long Can He Survive?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the heart of Europe Updated: 2007-06-27 01:05:00 Description: Coming up on today's program 1. Efforts to steer farmers in Afghanistan away from opium production. 2. A new generation of do-it-yourself terrorists on the internet. 3. Washington’s planned missile defence shield and Russia's reaction. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-06-16 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 16 June 2007 Coming up on today’s program: Arab foreign ministers have met in Cairo to seek solutions to the Palestinian and Lebanese crises. Also, here in Germany, two men accused of an almost fatal racist attack have been acquitted fo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-06-14 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 14 June 2007 Coming up on today’s program: The Israeli Knesset has elected a Nobel laureate as the Jewish state’s new president. Meanwhile, another Nobel laureate accuses Jerusalem of causing the factional fighting between Palestinians ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-06-15 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 15 June 2007 Coming up on today’s program: The Palestinian president has fired the Prime Minister as Hamas forces rout Fatah fighters in Gaza. Also, NATO defense ministers have given the US tacit approval for a missile defense shield in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: News and Information from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-06-13 01:05:00 Description: Newslink Plus 13 June 2007 Coming up on today’s program: An increase in factional fighting among Palestinians in Gaza threatens to widen into civil war. Also, the government in Khartoum now appears ready to accept UN troops for Darfur. And, the Inte...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 9 June 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-06-09 01:05:00 Description: 7 June 2007 - Heiligendamm: G8 Summit Ends With Many Promises; Bush Visits Moscow; The Zimmers: Octegenarian Rock and Roll Sensation!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 30 May 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-05-30 01:05:00 Description: 30 May 2007 - Nancy Pelosi Finds Common Ground with Germany on Environment; Hugo Chavez Clamps Down on Dissent; Romy Schneider Remembered...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 31 May 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-05-31 01:05:00 Description: 31 May 2007 - Reaction to New Nomination for World Bank Boss; Shimon Peres in Israeli Presidential Race; Quantifying Peacefulness: the Global Peace Index....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 1 June 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-06-01 01:05:00 Description: 1 June 2007 - Iranian Nukes: No Breakthroughs; Bush Climate Change Proposal: No Meat; Litvinenko Case: New Twist....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 28 April 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-04-28 01:05:00 Description: 28 April 2007 - Saudi Raids Net Weapons and Militants; NATO Wraps up Turbulent Meeting in Oslo; Second Night of Rioting in Estonia....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 21 April 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-04-24 01:05:00 Description: 21 April 2007 - Nigeria and France Go to the Polls; US Embassy in Berlin on High Alert; Siemens Boss Quits Under Fire....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Newslink Plus: 24 April 2007 - News and Views from the Heart of Europe Updated: 2007-04-25 01:05:00 Description: 24 April 2007 - Boris Yeltsin Remembered. Election Recap: France - a run-off set for May; Nigeria - weekend election challenged....more... | |||||
