The child abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church widened this week as a leading German bishop personally appointed by Pope Benedict was accused of beating and punching children at a church-run home.

Production of cars has restarted at Saab's Trolhättan plant in Sweden after an interruption of seven weeks while the brand was sold to its new owner Spyker Cars.

Sandra Bullock is reportedly on the hunt for a high-end divorce lawyer.

How the Nazis hoodwinked British scoutmaster Lord Baden-Powell into aligning the boy scouts with the Hitler Youth.

Canada's crushing ice hockey victory over the Russians has given the host country something to smile about, after a frustrating first week.

Plans to hold a topless tobogganing competition next month in the east German ski resort of Oberwiesenthal have caused a furore.

"I am still in Sobibor 67 years on," the trembling man told Court 101. "I still have nightmares about the place.

France and Germany have warned web users against using all versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer to protect security.

Unseeded American John Isner is the first man to advance through to the final at the Heineken Open in Auckland.

A young German tourist hit and killed by a truck wrote of aggressive Kiwi drivers just a few days before her death.

Following the marriage of President Jacob Zuma to his fifth wife, the Independent looks at the arguments for and against polygamy.