Germany lifts Tom Cruise ban
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The German government reverses a decision to ban Tom Cruise from filming at a national monument.
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OSLO, Norway, Feb 23 (IPS) - A process to ban cluster bombs by 2008  received a  solid boost Friday in a remarkable u-turn by countries such as   Germany and Britain.
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The United Nations lifts a ban on the sale of beluga caviar, the most expensive variety.
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The injunction stopping a BBC report on the cash-for-honours probe has been lifted.
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Two hot-button issues in Germany &#151; the Nazi era and Scientology &#151; are being pushed simultaneously by a new film in which Tom Cruise plays the country's most-famous anti-Hitler plotter, sparking controversy in Berlin.
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Australia lifts a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research, despite strong opposition.
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Germany has cleared the way for the  extradition to Spain of an Arab businessman long accused by the  United States of financing al Qaeda and investigated by German  authorities for links to the Sept. 11 "Hamburg cell."
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Germany&#39;s film board will grant  subsidies worth 4.8 million euros ($6.5 million) for a  controversial new film in which Tom Cruise plays a German hero  executed for trying to kill Hitler, officials said on Thursday.
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An Islamic leader sought by Ankara on treason charges has been deported by Germany hours after a court cleared his extradition. Muhammad Metin Kaplan, 51, was detained at an Internet cafÃ© in Cologne and hustled
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COLOGNE, Germany  - The Oscar-winning director of the German film "The Lives of Others" has supported Tom Cruise's bid to play a would-be Hitler assassin in the movie "Valkyrie."
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  lifted a ban on contacts with the Palestinians on Wednesday  after new leader Mahmoud Abbas ordered Gaza security forces to  halt militant attacks on Israelis within days.
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The German government might consider Scientology a cult but they're now going to allow Tom Cruise to finish his film
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Germany has accepted a European court decision that Monaco's Princess Caroline can stop the publication of photos of her and her family, despite complaints by news organizations.
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Smoking bans come into effect in pubs and restaurants in much of Germany and all of France.
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A Europe-wide ban on Nazi insignia is  worth considering, the European Commission said on Monday,  after Britain's Prince Harry caused outrage by wearing a  swastika armband and Nazi costume at a fancy-dress party.
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Uefa lifts the suspension on European and international games being played in Israel.
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The jetsetting couple was in Berlin for the German premiere of Tom Cruise's newest film, Lions for Lambs.