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NEWS ABOUT: Cologne

Cologne stories: 3 news summaries

Iran Launches Islamic
Video Games


Aug 21, 09 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Video game developers are in Cologne for one of Europe's biggest gaming conventions, and one booth is standing out: the Iranian National Foundation for Computer Games, which is trying to get a foothold in the West. The games have a decidedly nationalist slant, reports the BBC. One game is a... More »

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Iran • games • Cologne • video game developers • video games

 Cops Yank 
 Terror Suspects 
 off KLM Flight 

Two arrested onboard at Cologne airport

Sep 26, 08 4:56 AM CDT
(AP) - German police commandos may have averted a terrorist attack early today when they grabbed two suspects off an Amsterdam-bound flight before the plane took off from Cologne airport, reports AP. The pair had been under observation for months and a suicide note was found in their apartment saying they wanted... More »

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terrorism • Germany • terrorist • Cologne • hijacker • Air France KLM Group • airplane • suspected terrorists • plane hijacking

Museum Looks Picture-Perfect Online

Dresden gallery gets virtual replica
in Second Life

Aug 13, 07 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dresden’s Old Masters Picture gallery is the first museum to create an online clone, now appearing in all its glory—down to the trash cans and fountains—as a location in the virtual reality game Second Life. The building’s 750 paintings have been reproduced digitally, as have the... More »

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museum • painting • Second Life • Dresden • Cologne • Venice Biennale • Art Basel • Raphael • Old Masters

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