News: Germany

We have started to collect the most important news related to Germany in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• August 4th 2009 – July 8th 2009
• July 8th 2009 – May 26th 2009
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Germany: news

Germany arrests top Rwanda rebels

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 17:52
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda

German police arrest two leaders of the Rwandan Hutu FDLR militia on suspicion of crimes against humanity in DR Congo.
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'Ex-Nazi' charged with 58 murders

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 14:34

German prosecutors charge a 90-year-old alleged former Nazi with the killing of 58 Jewish forced labourers, officials say.
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Glock to lead new Manor F1 team

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 8:33

The new Manor team sign German Timo Glock as their lead driver for the 2010 season.
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Oil 'polluting South Sudan water'

Monday, November 16th 2009, 17:21
related countries: Sudan

A German aid agency accuses an oil consortium in southern Sudan of contaminating water supplies, affecting at least 300,000 people.
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Complaints after Germans asked to foot bill for fairground rescue

Monday, November 16th 2009, 13:46

German thrill-seekers say they were taken for a ride when they were charged for calling on the fire brigade to set them free from a fairground carousel.
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Thousands attend Enke's memorial

Sunday, November 15th 2009, 13:27
related places: Hannover

Tens of thousands of fans pay tribute to Germany's goalkeeper Robert Enke, who committed suicide earlier this week.
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Man on Crawford extortion charge

Saturday, November 14th 2009, 10:14

A German man is charged with trying to extort money from former supermodel Cindy Crawford over a photo of her daughter.
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Lion gets night-time tour after German thieves steal circus van

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 15:28

A lion goes on a night-time odyssey in Germany as thieves steal a circus van, apparently unaware of its cargo.
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Litvinenko killing charge dropped

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 11:41
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom
related places: London

German investigators drop their case against a suspect in the murder of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in London.
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Egypt welcomes German life term

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 22:57
related countries: Egypt

Egypt's government welcomes a German court's life sentence for a man who murdered a pregnant Egyptian woman.
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Suicide keeper battled depression

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 22:03

The widow of Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke, who died after being hit by a train on Tuesday, says he fought depression for six years.
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'Justice served'

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 21:11
related countries: Egypt

Egypt reacts to Germany's 'veil martyr' verdict
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German courtroom killer gets life

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 18:11
related countries: Egypt

A man is sentenced to life in jail after being convicted of murdering a pregnant Egyptian woman in a German courtroom.
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Tributes after German goalkeeper dies

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 13:21

German football reacts to the suicide of national team goalkeeper Robert Enke.
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New agendas

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 23:08

Leaders try to build on the Franco-German bond
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Somali pirates charged in Kenya

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 17:46
related countries: Kenya, Somalia
related places: Mombasa

Seven Somalis, captured at sea by German naval forces last month, appear in court in the Kenyan port of Mombasa accused of piracy.
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Bendtner to undergo groin surgery

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 10:15

Arsenal confirm that striker Nicklas Bendtner will undergo minor groin surgery in Germany on Tuesday and is set be out for up to four weeks.
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Leaders' call to action in Berlin

Monday, November 9th 2009, 23:56
related places: Berlin

World leaders marking the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall say the fight against injustice around the world must continue.
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Berlin celebrates fall of the Wall

Monday, November 9th 2009, 20:23

World leaders past and present join tens of thousands of Berliners marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Activists break West Bank barrier to mark fall of Berlin Wall

Monday, November 9th 2009, 16:27
related countries: West Bank

Palestinian activists have marked the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by knocking through a segment of the West Bank barrier.
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Chipping away - Sarkozy posts Facebook photo of Berlin Wall

Monday, November 9th 2009, 13:08
related countries: France

French President Nicolas Sarkozy posts a Facebook picture of himself at the Berlin Wall, saying he chipped away at it with a pickaxe.
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Where were you when the Wall fell?

Monday, November 9th 2009, 9:14
related places: Wall

World leaders joined thousands of people on Monday to mark 20 years since the Berlin Wall's fall. What did it mean to you?
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Unforgettable day

Monday, November 9th 2009, 0:16

Reporter recalls the evening the Berlin Wall came down
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Free market flawed, says survey

Monday, November 9th 2009, 0:00

A BBC World Service poll on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall finds global dissatisfaction with capitalism.
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Tasting freedom

Sunday, November 8th 2009, 13:10
related places: Berlin

Gavin Hewitt on the night in Berlin when history was made
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Berlin blunder

Sunday, November 8th 2009, 5:53
related places: Wall

How a live news conference led to the fall of the Wall
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Pieces of history

Friday, November 6th 2009, 11:57

Where to find fragments of the Berlin Wall
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Babies 'cry in mother's tongue'

Friday, November 6th 2009, 10:38

German researchers say babies begin to pick up the nuances of their parents' accents while still in the womb.
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U2's Berlin wall gig to be held... behind a wall

Friday, November 6th 2009, 8:41
related places: Berlin

A U2 concert marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall runs into controversy - after they build a wall around the venue.
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A world of walls

Friday, November 6th 2009, 8:18

Barriers still divide, 20 years after fall of Berlin Wall
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Stalled engine

Friday, November 6th 2009, 2:33

Has GM dealt German carmaker Opel a fatal blow?
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Scientists seek clues to bare bears mystery

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 18:24

Bears in an eastern German zoo have lost their fur, but international experts cannot work out why.
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