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- Namibia: Thieves Raid Lodge
THIEVES raided the German Fort Lodge at Sesfontein, leaving a trail of destruction. Police reported yesterday that the suspects had forced open a hallway window and a number of doors with unknown objects. They also cut open a safe inside an office,
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Days ahead of the summit of leading industrial nations in Japan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged G8 members to act on the current food crisis. She plans to set an example by bringing a major donation to the tab
- Brazil to zip past Germany in VW sales
FRANKFURT (Agencies): Volkswagen, the biggest European car maker, will sell more vehicles in Brazil than in its home market of Germany this year, the head of VW Brazil told a newspaper on Friday. Brazil will thus become the group's second biggest market,
- Cinque Terre region of Italy can leave one breathless
SOMEWHERE OVER THE ITALIAN CINQUE TERRE COAST -- The Germans, four of them, curved down out of the sun at 3 o'clock. Straining to gain altitude, I knew I was in trouble. My legs felt weak; I was sweating like the proverbial prosciutto on the hoof. Then
- Will paper cut Mugabe?
German paper manufacturer Giesecke & Devrient announced Tuesday that it would no longer do business with the government of Robert Mugabe, the strongman who has led Zimbabwe since its independence.Now, there's a way to hurt Mugabe, who holds power by
- Man rips off wax Hitler's head
(AP)
AP - Berlin police say a man has ripped off the head of a wax figure of Adolf Hitler at Madame Tussauds' newly opened branch in the German capital.
- G-8 protests in Japan; police arrest 4
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 AP - More than 1,000 people marched in northern Japan on Saturday to protest an upcoming summit of the top industrialized countries, and police arrested four protesters after a brief scuffle. No injuries were reported.
- 'EU seeking "all possible sanctions" against Zimbabwe'
BERLIN (AP): German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a tough stance against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, condemning his re-election last week as illegitimate and vowing in an interview with The Associated Press that the European Union would seek
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AFP - A new branch of Madame Tussauds opens in Berlin on Saturday, including in its display of famous figures in Germany history the most notorious one of all, Adolf Hitler.
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