Tag: Germany
German trial of former SS man collapses
The planned trial of an 87-year-old former SS member who confessed to killing three Dutch civilians collapsed after the court decided he was unfit to stand trial for health reasons.[MORE]
Liu likely to miss Berlin worlds
China's Liu Xiang will probably not defend his world 110m hurdles title in Berlin later this year because of the injury which forced him out of the Beijing Olympics. The 25-year-old former world record holder and Olympic champion had surgery on his injured foot last month but will not be back in competitive form in time for the August 15-23 world championships, coach Sun Haiping said.[MORE]
Dutch museums probe Nazi loot
Works of art looted from Dutch Jewish victims of the Nazi regime may be returned to the rightful owners' heirs thanks to a new probe announced on Tuesday (local time) by the National Association of Museums.[MORE]
German billionaire commits suicide after $750m loss
German billionaire Adolf Merckle has committed suicide after his business empire ran into trouble in the global economic slowdown. [MORE]
Porsche buys controlling stake in VW
The German luxury sport scar maker Porsche has taken over Volkswagen, the biggest European car maker, by purchasing more than 50 per cent of its shares, Porsche announced.[MORE]
Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider quits band
Florian Schneider, co-founder of Kraftwerk, quits the legendary German electronica band.[MORE]
5yo, 6yo try to elope to Africa
Two German children aged five and six have been stopped by police from travelling to Africa to elope.[MORE]
Customs investigates dumping complaint
The Australian Customs Service has launched an investigation into the alleged dumping of geo-synthetic clay liners from Germany onto the Australian market, undercutting a Queensland producer by up to 20 per cent.[MORE]
Protests around the world over Gaza attacks
Thousands of demonstrators have marched in cities across the world to demand a halt to Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip.[MORE]
Gaza violence enters second week
Israeli forces have continued to bomb and shell targets in Gaza as the offensive against Hamas enters its second week.[MORE]
Beer lake freezes in German city
A busy intersection in the German city of Kassel turned into a lake of frozen beer when some 1,600 bottles smashed after poorly secured crates flew off a delivery truck, police said.[MORE]
Hooker, McLellan named for world champs
Beijing Olympics pole vault champion Steve Hooker leads a team of eight Australian athletes preselected for next year's world championships in Berlin, Athletics Australia said.[MORE]
Berlin opens soup kitchen for pets
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In a sign of the times in Europe's biggest economy, dogs are queuing up for rations at Berlin's first soup kitchen for pets.[MORE]
Germans release captured Somali pirates
The German Navy says it has released six pirates that it apprehended as they tried to hijack a ship off the coast of Somalia.[MORE]
German warship, helicopter foil Egyptian ship hijack: watchdog
Heavily armed Somali pirates shot a sailor on an Egyptian bulk carrier in a hijack bid that was foiled by the quick reaction of a German warship, a maritime watchdog says.[MORE]
Japan, Germany, Canada pledge new stimulus packages
Japan, Germany and Canada pledged new measures overnight to confront a financial crisis that has toppled banks, endangered the global auto industry, and now played a part in the demise of Belgium's Government.[MORE]
Germany's Hypo to shed 40pc of staff
Hypo Real Estate, the most high-profile victim of the banking crisis in Germany, is to reduce its workforce by 40 per cent to cut costs amid the economic downturn. [MORE]
Berlin monument pays tribute to German Gypsies
Work has begun in the German capital, Berlin, on a memorial to the hundreds of thousands of Roma, or Gypsies, that were killed by the Nazis in World War II.[MORE]
Milan to face Werder Bremen in UEFA Cup
Competition favourite AC Milan will face Werder Bremen, one of the Champions League dropouts, in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup following the draw in Switzerland.[MORE]
Stabbed German police chief vows to fight neo-Nazis
A German police chief stabbed by a skinhead vowed to carry on fighting the neo-Nazis overnight as authorities in Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic joined in the hunt for his attacker.[MORE]
Schumacher takes legal action over Tour drug tests
German cyclist Stefan Schumacher, who failed two drugs tests at the Tour de France, has confirmed he is suing the French anti-doping authorities (AFLD) for defamation.[MORE]
German critics embrace Cruise's Valkyrie
After a year of Sturm and Drang in Germany surrounding Tom Cruise's World War II movie Valkyrie, local critics have largely embraced the finished film.[MORE]
Berlin's kiddie sidebar features drugs, hookers
Drink, drugs, guns and prostitution: Judging by the subject matter of the selected films, the Berlin International Film Festival's children and youth sidebar has come of age.[MORE]
Milan miss top spot, Villa dismantled
UEFA Cup favourites AC Milan missed the chance to progress to the knockout stages as group winners when a late Mahir Saglik equaliser handed VfL Wolfsburg a 2-2 draw at the San Siro this morning (Australian time).[MORE]
Klitschko dispatches Rahman in the seventh
World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko has had few problems defending his WBO and IBF belts with a technical knockout of United States challenger Hasim Rahman in the seventh round in Mannheim, Germany.[MORE]
