Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer interviews Jens Stoltenberg, the prime minister of Norway, who personally knew many of the victims of Friday's twin attacks.
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The German Chaos Computer Club has uncovered two recent instances of police using trojan spying programs on the computers of suspects they later arrested. The programs allowed remote users to take over webcams, listen in on internet phone calls and take screenshots every 30 seconds. All that would exceed the laws currently on the books in Germany, which only allow authorities to tap computers for phone calls. Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich said the government would re-examine the software it was using but that internet telephone monitoring would continue. Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports from Berlin.
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The discovery of a firebomb on rail tracks in Berlin has increased fears of renewed attacks by left-wing groups in Germany. Security at railway stations has been stepped up following the discovery of the sixteenth explosive device in in nine locations in less than a week. Hundreds of trains have been delayed because of partial shutdowns, but there have been no injuries. A previously unknown leftist group claimed responsibility for the bomb, saying they were protesting against Germany's military involvement in Afghanistan and the country's role as an arms exporter. Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports from Berlin.
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Greenpeace, the environmental campaign group, launched a new ship that it hopes will play a big role in its future campaigns. The Rainbow Warrior III carries the name of another vessel that was bombed and sunk by the French secret service in 1985 after it attempted to disrupt France's nuclear-testing in the South Pacific. Built to rigorous specifications for safety and environmental friendliness, the new vessel is almost 60m long, can hit 14 knots using sailpower, makes its own water, and can stay at sea for months. Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports from the German port of Bremen.
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High growth, low unemployment and public debt, all seem to point towards the Swiss Franc being a safe bet. However, with the rest of the global markets in turmoil, a strong Swiss franc is having an effect on the people of Switzerland, and their businesses. It has now become too expensive for people overseas to purchase Swiss cheese, for example, so they switch from buying Swiss Emmenthal to an Emmenthal produced elsewhere. Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports from Zurich, Switzerland.
Germany's top court has ruled that aid for Greece and rescue packages for other eurozone countries was legal but said parliament must have greater say in any future bailout deals. The Constitutional Court, based in Karlsruhe, western Germany, was responding to a challenge brought by six leading German Eurosceptics. In a landmark ruling, eagerly anticipated by jittery financial markets, the court said all "large-scale" future aid packages must be approved by the parliament's budget committee. Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports live from Germany
Norway's prime minister and the royal family have attended a memorial service for those who lost their lives. It was held just a few hundred metres from where a massive bomb exploded on Friday, killing seven. Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports.
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This is the first time that the changes sweeping the Arab world have hit a major oil producer and there are now fears that the spike in oil prices could hurt the fragile global economy. While Libya only produces two per cent of world oil production, 85 per cent of that is sent to Europe. Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports from Berlin.
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Scenes of Egypt's revolution - they are serving as a reminder of similar times in Europe. Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, has said that watching the events in Cairo's Tahrir's square reminds her of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Nick Spicer reports from Berlin.
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