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BERLIN – Germany’s highest court has struck down a state’s ban on teachers wearing headscarves as unconstitutional, saying that it violates guaranteed religious freedoms. The Federal Constitutional Court ruled Friday in favor of two female Muslim teachers from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in a decision that will also apply …

ATHENS, Greece – Greece has slipped back into deficit so far this year, according to figures from the Bank of Greece. But the country’s left-wing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ruled out any difficulties in making payments for public sector workers’ salaries or state-backed pensions. The central bank said the central …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates has recalled its ambassador to Sweden to protest comments made by Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom criticizing neighboring Saudi Arabia. The official UAE news agency, WAM, says Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash also summoned Sweden’s Ambassador to the …