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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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No-Car Suburb in Germany May Prove Tough
to Translate

Americans 'suspicious' of green model

May 12, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Will Europe’s assault on the American way of life stop at nothing? Vauban, a town in the southwest corner of Germany, is a working model of a leafy-green suburb without cars. People walk or bike, and a tram runs through the middle of town. “When I had a... More »

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Germany • Oakland • bicycles • suburbs • cars • public transit • Vauban

 Demjanjuk 
 Taken to 
 German Prison 

Nazi war crimes suspect to hear charges at Munich jail

May 12, 09 5:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Accused Nazi guard John Demjanjuk arrived today in Germany and was taken from Munich airport directly to prison, AP reports. German authorities have charged the retired Cleveland auto worker with being an accessory to the murder of some 29,000 civilians in Nazi-occupied Poland. His deportation from the US sets... More »

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Germany • Holocaust • deportation • Nazi • Munich • John Demjanjuk • Nazis

Demjanjuk Removed by Ambulance

US set to deport
alleged Nazi; Germany expects him tomorrow

May 11, 09 3:52 PM CDT
(AP) - Suspected Nazi death-camp guard John Demjanjuk was taken from his home by ambulance today as US immigration agents prepared to deport him to Germany. It was not clear where the ambulance was taking the 89-year-old Demjanjuk, who is wanted on a Munich arrest warrant that accuses him of 29,000... More »

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Germany • Poland • murder • appeal • deportation • Nazi • John Demjanjuk • ambulance • arrest warrant

Demjanjuk Won't Contest High Court Decision

Deportation to Germany, trial now await alleged Nazi

May 8, 09 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alleged Nazi guard John Demjanjuk, 89, will not seek another review of his case by the Supreme Court after the first was dismissed without comment, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. The concession paves the way for the Ohio man’s deportation to Germany, where he is charged as an accessory... More »

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Germany • appeal • deportation • concentration camp • Nazi • John Paul Stevens • US Supreme Court • John Demjanjuk • murder charges

Demjanjuk Asks Supremes
to Block Deportation 

Accused death camp guard argues he is too frail to be sent overseas

May 7, 09 5:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk, 89, has appealed to the Supreme Court to prevent his deportation to Germany, Reuters reports. A federal appeals court ruled last week that the retired autoworker, accused of assisting in the deaths of 29,000 Jews, could be deported to stand trial. His... More »

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Germany • Ohio • deportation • concentration camp • US Supreme Court • John Demjanjuk

 Porsche, VW to Merge 

Luxury maker fails in takeover attempt

May 7, 09 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Porsche has announced it will merge with Volkswagen after weeks of negotiation between the two German carmakers, reports the BBC. The deal puts an end to Porsche's efforts to take over VW. Porsche already owns a majority stake in the company. While details of the merger remain unclear, VW's individual... More »

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Germany • merger • Volkswagen • auto industry • Porsche • VW Group • Lower Saxony

 Corpses 
 Having Sex 
 Sparks Uproar 

Popular traveling exhibit of bodies triggers new controversy

May 7, 09 3:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A controversial traveling exhibit of preserved bodies has sparked a storm of controversy with a new addition of corpses having sex, reports the Guardian. "It's not meant to be sexually stimulating," said creator Gunther von Hagens, who opens the Berlin exhibit to the public today. German politicians and... More »

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Germany • Berlin • corpse • pornography • sex • Grey's Anatomy • bodies • Gunther von Hagens • exhibition

(AP) - Somali pirates have hijacked a German cargo ship carrying a crew of 11 in the Gulf of Aden, the latest seizure by high-seas bandits who are holding hundreds of merchant mariners hostage, the AP reports.The MV Victoria was captured yesterday 75 miles south of Yemen. There is no information... More »

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Somalia • Germany • piracy • pirates • cargo ships • hijacking • Gulf of Aden

 German Court Says Nein 
 to Long Last Names 

Ruling upholds ban on "chain names" with more than one hyphen

May 6, 09 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Germany's highest court has upheld the country's ban on triple-barreled surnames, the BBC reports. The court ruled that limiting surnames to two did not violate freedom of expression laws. Frieda Thalheim and Hans-Peter Kunz-Hallstein—who have been married for 12 years but legally couldn't take their preferred last name, Thalheim-Kunz-Hallstein—... More »

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Germany • marriage • name • surnames

(AP) - Hundreds of thousands of European workers feeling the pinch of the economic crisis rallied at May Day protests today from Moscow to Berlin to Istanbul. Violence and clashes between police and angry protesters disrupted some events, including in Greece, Germany, and Turkey. But overall participation fell short of what many... More »

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Germany • Europe • France • protests • May Day • labor unions

Merkel in Her Undies Drives Berliners Wild

Berliners fascinated by provocative billboard

May 1, 09 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A striking new ad featuring a drawing of Angela Merkel wearing only underwear has attracted the fascination of Berlin residents, the Local reports. Placed prominently in a busy shopping district, the billboard depicts Merkel with other figures from German politics—also in their skivvies—looking on. "The chancellor's office... More »

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Angela Merkel • Germany • Berlin • underwear • billboards • ad campaign

(Newser) - A federal appeals court today ruled that alleged Nazi guard John Demjanjuk can be deported to Germany to stand trial, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Demjanjuk’s family had argued that the 89-year-old’s poor health would make the flight tantamount to torture, resulting in a stay last month. An... More »

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Germany • Ohio • US Appeals court • deportation • Nazi • US Supreme Court • John Demjanjuk • murder charges

(Newser) - A German couple has been detained in Italy for abandoning their three hungry kids at a pizzeria, reports Der Spiegel. The poverty-stricken young parents, found in a forest outside the town of Aosta, said they didn't know what else to do. The parents had left behind their car and a... More »

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parenting • Germany • Italy • children • starvation • poverty • child abandonment

 Travelers  
 Flock to  
 Nazi Tours  

For many tourists, Germany means beer and Hitler

Apr 23, 09 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world has moved on in many ways, but for many tourists, a visit to Germany often boils down to two things: beer and Hitler. "I'm no Nazi," said an American who's spending most of his four-day visit on Hitler's trail. "I'm just interested in Germany.... More »

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Germany • tourism • World War II • Third Reich • Munich • Nazis • Jeff Cox

(Newser) - Phonemaker Nokia is flummoxed as to why hackers are offering more than $32,000 in underground forums for old handsets, NetworkWorld reports—though bank fraud is a distinct possibility. “We have not identified any phone software problem that would allow” misuse, the company said. But a 2003 model manufactured... More »

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cell phones • Germany • Nokia • black market • hackers • cybercrime • bank fraud • SIM cards • online banking • mobile phones

Israel Yanks Ambassador
to Switzerland

Outraged as Iranian, Swiss leaders meet at UN racism conference

Apr 20, 09 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel has angrily called home its ambassador to Switzerland after that country's president met with Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ahead of a politically charged UN meeting on racism that began today, the Times of London reports. On Israel's Holocaust Memorial Day, Switzerland’s “guest of honor is a racist... More »

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Iran • Israel • United Nations • Australia • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Germany • Poland • Holocaust • Canada • Italy • Switzerland • United States • Benjamin Netanyahu • Netherlands • New Zealand • racism • boycott • ambassador • Ban Ki-Moon

 Volkswagen Challenges 
 Toyota's No. 1 Ranking 

Global sales surge on Germany, China stimulus, Toyota lags

Apr 17, 09 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Volkswagen may have beaten Toyota in global sales in the first quarter, Reuters reports. Although VW sales declined overall, the company's market share increased to 11% with 1.39 million vehicles sold. Toyota has not released sales figures, but it estimated its first-quarter sales at 1.23 million. Volkswagen had... More »

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China • Germany • Toyota • automaker • sales • Volkswagen • vehicle • sales projections • global stimulus

 Berlin Pols Target 
 'Disneyland' Soldiers 

They're turning serious monument into 'Disneyland:' officials

Apr 15, 09 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - German politicians want the fake Cold War soldiers who pose near Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate gone, because they’re turning a somber symbol of the nation’s unification into “Disneyland,” Der Spiegel reports. The performers don American, East German, and Soviet military gear and snap photos with tourists... More »

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Germany • tourism • Berlin • Cold War • East Germany • Brandenburg Gate

German Singer Arrested for Spreading HIV

Star accused of having unprotected sex while aware she had virus

Apr 15, 09 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A singer in Germany's biggest girl band has been arrested on suspicion of having unprotected sex while aware she was HIV-positive, the BBC reports. Prosecutors suspect that No Angels singer Nadja Benaissa had unsafe sex with three men after she knew she was infected, at least one of whom now... More »

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Germany • HIV • infection • singer • unprotected sex

 US Seizes Demjanjuk; 
 Court Halts Deportation 

Appeals court will consider family's claims that Demjanjuk is too frail to travel

Apr 14, 09 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Accused Nazi guard John Demjanjuk will stay in the US for at least a while longer after a federal appeals court granted him a last-minute stay of deportation, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Six US immigration agents removed Demjanjuk from his home in suburban Cleveland today and drove him away... More »

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Germany • war crimes • concentration camp • Nazi • old age • Munich • John Demjanjuk

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