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'English Patient' twist

Hamburg's ambitious edifice brings rolling waves of overspending

Papal ally accused of 'ritual beatings'

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.

Saab's new owners push the 'go' button

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 seeking divorce lawyer: report

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

Coalition 'dream team' sinks to new low in popularity poll

Nazis tried to infiltrate boy scouts

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

'Tom Thumb' baby

NZ snowboarder killed in German mountains

German topless sledging causes stir

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

Black Hawk crashes in Germany killing two

Merkel under attack over plan to buy stolen bank data

Gullwinged supercar to take off

Mercedes-Benz is adhering to a high-quality production process with the SLS AMG super-coupe.

Doubts over niche player Spyker's ability to save Saab

Fiat chief executive Sergio Marchionne is one automotive industry executive sceptical about the ability of Dutch niche player Spyker Cars NV to turn around the fortunes of Sweden's Saab.

German pirate's skull swiped

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