A Ma'am For All Seasons (EUROPE)
Britain's Queen Mother dies aged 101


Battle Lines
Mudslinging in German poll campaign

Politics Under the Gun
Paris Killings Spark Political Storm

Indecent Interval in a Good Cause
Is buying a top flight university place so bad?

Germany's Ivy League
Fast-track education, the German way

Forward Spin
Hungary for change at the polls

Food Fight
Smart department stores are competing to have the finest in-house dining as a way to lure customers


And in His 82nd Year, He Rested (EUROPE)
Will the Pope retire?


Coping with Labor's Pains
Union boss Sergio Cofferati may be the only Italian on the left who can challenge Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi


Berlin: The Trail of Two Cities
Old divisions are history now that the capital's restoration is complete


World Watch
The week's news in review