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  • August 2007

    • After Two Years, Merkel's Still Honeymooning

      Der Spiegel  |  Aug 22, 07 5:12 PM CDT

      After Two Years, Merkel's Still Honeymooning

      (Newser) - Better than halfway through her first term as Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel is more popular than ever, Der Spiegel reports, with an impressive 76% approval rating. Her hardworking image has gotten boosts from solid diplomacy and good domestic luck, with reforms put in place by the previous government now paying dividends and keeping political rivals at bay. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Germany  • Vladimir Putin  • Europe  • Angela Merkel  • female politicians

    • Germany Wakes Up to Mafia Problem

      Der Spiegel  |  Aug 20, 07 6:13 PM CDT

      Germany Wakes Up to Mafia Problem

      (Newser) - Germany is finding its mafia problem harder to ignore after the murder of six men outside an Italian restaurant in Duisburg last week. The killings were part of a feud between two warring mafia clans, both of which have established major footholds in Germany, Der Spiegel reports. Police are now trying to crack down after years of lax enforcement. More »

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      Germany  • Italy  • Mafia  • organized crime  • mob  • Duisburg

    • 11 Injured in Cruise Film Car Crash

      BBC  |  Aug 20, 07 2:52 PM CDT

      11 Injured in Cruise Film Car Crash

      (Newser) - Eleven extras were injured on the Berlin set of Tom Cruise's latest film, "Valkyrie," when the side of a truck—decked out to look like a Nazi military transport—blew open as it took a corner. One man was seriously injured in the crash. Local authorities reported "no findings to suggest anyone famous was involved," the BBC says. More »

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      movie  • Germany  • Nazi  • World War II  • Tom Cruise  • injury  • Berlin  • Adolf Hitler  • car crash  • Scientology  • Valkyrie  • Claus von Stauffenberg

    • 6 Dead in Mafia Hit in Germany

      Der Spiegel  |  Aug 15, 07 11:03 AM CDT

      6 Dead in Mafia Hit in Germany

      (Newser) - Police are calling the killing of six Italians early today in Duisburg, Germany, a probable Mafia hit job, Der Spiegel reports. Five bodies with gunshot wounds to the head were found outside an Italian restaurant, and a sixth man died en route to the hospital. The incident is one of the largest mass murders in Germany in years. More »

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      Germany  • Italy  • gun  • drug trafficking  • Mafia  • organized crime  • Duisburg

    • Stasi Ordered to Shoot First

      BBC  |  Aug 12, 07 3:08 PM CDT

      Stasi Ordered to Shoot First

      (Newser) - During the Cold War, East German border police were ordered to shoot all attempted defectors, a newly discovered Stasi document confirms. “Do not hesitate with the use of a firearm, including when the border breakouts involve women and children, which the traitors have already frequently taken advantage of,” the 1973 order commands. More »

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      Germany  • Cold War  • East Germany  • Berlin Wall  • Stasi

    • German Leaders Reject Scientology Ban

      Der Spiegel  |  Aug 8, 07 1:30 PM CDT

      German Leaders Reject Scientology Ban

      (Newser) - German leaders say they won't press for a ban on Scientology—not because they're against it, but because they don't think it would succeed. The German government officially considers the organization a cult, Der Spiegel reports, but politicians from both major parties say that they probably don't have enough evidence to take their case to court. More »

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      Germany  • religion  • Scientology  • ban  • tolerance

    • Woman Has Pencil Removed From Brain After 55 Years

      Der Spiegel  |  Aug 7, 07 5:52 PM CDT

      Woman Has Pencil Removed From Brain After 55 Years

      (Newser) - A German woman had a pencil removed from her brain after living with it for 55 years. Margret Wegner fell down while holding a pencil when she was four years old, jamming it into her brain and leading to a lifetime of headaches and nosebleeds. Surgeons finally removed most of the writing implement, but the pencil proved mightier than the scalpel—the tip was too tightly lodged to dislodge. More »

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      Germany  • surgery  • brain  • weird

    • Germany Steels for Rail Strike

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Aug 7, 07 6:17 AM CDT

      Germany Steels for Rail Strike

      (Newser) - A rebellious union of German train drivers has voted overwhelmingly to strike on Thursday, setting the stage for the country's largest industrial action in over a decade, reports the Financial Times . Travelers began canceling trips as the railway dug in, refusing to negotiate with workers and insisting that it could withstand a strike. More »

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      Germany  • travel  • strike  • train  • wages  • union  • railway  • Deutsche Bahn

  • July 2007

    • Rent-a-Yanks Push Goodwill Abroad

      Der Spiegel  |  Jul 27, 07 10:03 AM CDT

      Rent-a-Yanks Push Goodwill Abroad

      (Newser) - American exchange students in Germany are so bombarded with broadsides against the US government and lifestyle that one university has started a program called "Rent an American." Yanks visit German schools to answer questions about the Bush administration, climate change, and the death penalty, all in an effort to help parry anti-American attitudes. More »

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      Germany  • student  • university  • Americans  • exchange student

    • Taliban Claims 2 German Hostages Killed

      Associated Press  |  Jul 21, 07 7:53 AM CDT

      Taliban Claims 2 German Hostages Killed

      (Newser) - Two German citizens abducted in Afghanistan have been shot to death, a Taliban spokesman claimed today. The Taliban had demanded the withdrawal of the more than 3,000 soldiers Germany has stationed in Afghanistan, a demand to which they did not accede. The Germans were working on a dam project . More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Germany  • troop withdrawal  • South Korea  • hostage  • American troops  • execution

    • Children of Holocaust Survivors Sue Germany

      Der Spiegel  |  Jul 16, 07 8:29 PM CDT

      Children of Holocaust Survivors Sue Germany

      (Newser) - An Israeli group is about to file a class action lawsuit against Germany on behalf of 15,000 children of Holocaust survivors in need of psychological treatment. The children suffer from depression and other problems stemming from being raised in dysfunctional homes. The suit, to be filed Sunday in Tel Aviv, is the work of the Fisher Fund, an Israeli charity. More »

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      Israel  • lawsuit  • children  • Germany  • Holocaust

    • Sarkozy and Merkel Face Off

      Der Spiegel  |  Jul 16, 07 6:02 PM CDT

      Sarkozy and Merkel Face Off

      (Newser) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy is stepping up to challenge German chancellor Angela Merkel for the leadership of Europe, Der Spiegel reports, and the result  will be first-rate political spectacle. The two alpha heads of state, who met today in Toulouse, have very different styles: Merkel is restrained and accute; Sarkozy pugnacious and hyperactive. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Germany  • European Union  • Europe  • Angela Merkel

    • Germany Weighs Civil Liberties Against Security

      New York Times  |  Jul 13, 07 4:23 PM CDT

      Germany Weighs Civil Liberties Against Security

      (Newser) - Sensing a growing threat from Islamic terrorists, Germany's top security official is pushing for new measures to monitor suspects and deal with attacks, the Times reports. But the interior minister's moves have ignited a firestorm of controversy in a country overly familiar with authoritarian rule. Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed limited support for the ideas. More »

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      Germany  • Angela Merkel  • civil rights  • counterterrorism