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Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie airline bombing that killed 270 people in 1988, died Sunday of prostate cancer. Al-Megrahi, sentenced to 27 years in prison and released on compassionate grounds in 2009, protested his innocence until the end.
Dead but not buried – The Times
At the G8 in Camp David, the newly elected French president has confronted the German chancellor over the eurobonds issue. While France and Italy are in favor, Germany remains opposed.
Hollande challenges Merkel – Financial Times Deutschland
After his controversial pamphlet against multi-culturalism in Germany, Thilo Sarrazin, former Social Democrat member of the supervisory committee of the Bundesbank, is about to publish a new book about the single currency.
“Europe doesn't need euro” – Kleine Zeitung
Smuggling of drugs like Viagra, and sale of fake drugs, account for nearly 100 million euros per year for organizations like the Hell's Angels. They exploit the fact that Swedish customs cannot open packages from another EU country. Pharmaceutical companies have hired detectives to try to stop this traffic.
Swedish mafia's new cash cow – Dagens Nyheter
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook north-eastern Italy on the night of May 19 to 20, followed by a hundred aftershocks. In additon to seven deaths, thousands were left homeless and several historical buildings destroyed.
Earthquake nightmare: seven victims – La Stampa
As long as Russia has natural gas reserves, it will try to prevent the development of the exploitation of unconventional deposits in Eastern Europe, according to two Russian economists. Tactics will include threatening gas exports to the countries concerned, such as Moldova, or supporting environmental groups in Romania and Bulgaria.
Gazprom offensive against shale gas – Adevărul
At the G8 at Camp David, the leaders of the richest countries have urged Greece to abide by its financial commitments to remain in the eurozone.
Exorcising the drachma – Ta Nea
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