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Tired of Chores, Boy Calls Cops

German kid calls police hotline to report 'forced labor'

(Newser) - A young person who called the police emergency hotline in Germany to report an appalling case of forced servitude didn't find much sympathy at the other end. The caller was an 11-year-old boy complaining about his chores, telling authorities "I have to work all day long. I haven'...

Neo-Nazi Rock Fans Punked by Trick T-Shirts
Neo-Nazi Rock Fans
Punked by Trick T-Shirts
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Aug 14, 2011 7:23 AM CDT

Neo-Nazi Rock Fans Punked by Trick T-Shirts

Anti-fascist group spreads message with Trojan horse shirts

(Newser) - Germans at an ultra-nationalist rock concert snapped up free T-shirts bearing nationalist flags and the slogan "hardcore rebels," only to find a very different message after the shirt had been washed. "If your T-shirt can do it, you can do it too—we'll help you get...

20 Rescued From Aerial Cable Car— After 17 Hours

Tourists in Germany spent the night up in the air

(Newser) - No matter how bad your night was, 20 tourists in Germany have you beat. They spent it crammed into a mountain cable car that got stuck at 330 feet. All were finally plucked to safety today—after 17 hours—by helicopters at Tegelberg Mountain, reports AP . The car got jammed...

Berlin Wall Turning Into Kitschy Tourist Trap
 Berlin Wall Turning Into 
 Kitschy Tourist Trap 
50th anniversary
Aug 13, 2011 9:15 AM CDT

Berlin Wall Turning Into Kitschy Tourist Trap

Many fear a 'Cold War Disneyland': Der Spiegel

(Newser) - Today marks the 50th anniversary of the start of construction on the Berlin Wall, prompting Der Spiegel to assess how Germany is handling its Cold War legacy. Answer: With kitsch, and lots of it. Entrepreneurs have found ways to capitalize, primarily in irreverent ways. They're trying everything from guided...

Germans Say Nein to Kissing at Work
Germans Say Nein
to Kissing at Work
Aug 12, 2011 2:13 PM CDT

Germans Say Nein to Kissing at Work

Keep your distance, says a German etiquette group

(Newser) - It may be common in France, but a kiss on the cheek has no place in Germany, says the Knigge Society, a group that advises on social behavior and etiquette. It says it has received numerous complaints on the subject, and wants to remind Germans to stick with a handshake—...

Bones of Hitler Deputy Exhumed, Burned

Rudolf Hess's grave had become pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis

(Newser) - The bones of Adolf Hitler's deputy have been removed from their grave in a small Bavarian town after it became a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis. The administrator of the cemetery in Wunsiedel told the AP today that Rudolf Hess' bones were exhumed early yesterday. The remains were cremated and...

Thailand Seeks to Retrieve Crown Prince's Plane

...After it was confiscated by the German government for unpaid debts

(Newser) - Weird one: Thailand's foreign minister was visiting Germany today in a bid to retrieve a plane used by the Crown Prince that was impounded earlier this week in a long-running commercial dispute. The Boeing 737 "Royal Flight" was seized in Germany on Tuesday as part of a long-running...

Meet Nelly, the New Soccer Oracle

Sad trumpet: Yanks will lose Women's Cup Finals

(Newser) - Move over Paul the Octopus (OK, so maybe he can't move because he's dead ). The latest amazing oracle of World Cup winners is Nelly the adorable baby elephant. The 18-month-old predicting pachyderm has so far picked the winner of every German match and the semifinal victors in...

German Spy Agency Loses Blueprints for HQ

Masterplan for $2B building missing

(Newser) - Embarrassed chiefs at Germany's spy agency have admitted that blueprints for the agency's new $2 billion headquarters are missing and might be in the hands of other spies. The plans include details of highly sensitive areas, including the building's logistical nerve center and anti-terror installations, the Guardian...

Germany OKs Genetic Embryo Tests

Scientists can test embryos in first days of development

(Newser) - After an emotional debate, German lawmakers voted yesterday to allow a procedure that looks for genetic disorders in embryos before they are implanted in the womb. Lawmakers voted to permit the procedure known as pre-implantation genetic diagnosis—a procedure sometimes used after in-vitro fertilization, when parents whose families have a...

Germans Mull Banning Facebook Parties

Lawmakers seeking to stamp out gatecrashing

(Newser) - German police may find themselves cruising Facebook for parties to shut down if lawmakers have their way. Several high-profile, out-of-control house parties—including a 16-year-old girl's birthday party that drew 1,600 gatecrashers—have sparked calls for police to be given the power to ban parties organized on Facebook,...

German Green Party Warns of Dangerous Sex Toys

Plastics pose infertility, hormone problems, claims party report

(Newser) - Sometimes environmental toxins can come from places—and in places—you least expect. The Green Party of Germany is hoping you don't forget about dildos. "Many dildos and other sex toys such as vibrators contain a high amount of phthalates, other carcinogenic plasticizers and toxic substances," states...

Latest Culprit in E. coli Crisis: Egyptian Seeds

And contaminated ones may still be out there: officials

(Newser) - A new culprit has emerged in the deadliest E. coli outbreak in recorded history: Egyptian fenugreek seeds. Experts had already tracked the crisis to sprouts ; now, “tracing back is progressing and has thus far shown that fenugreek seeds imported from Egypt either in 2009 and/or 2010 are implicated” in...

Cannibal Killer Gets Life
 Cannibal Killer Gets Life 
Jun 28, 2011 12:03 AM CDT

Cannibal Killer Gets Life

He confesses to eating flesh of one of two teen victims

(Newser) - A German identified only as "Jan O.," who admitted eating the flesh of one of his two teenage victims, has been sentenced to life in prison. The killer, 26, confessed to licking blood from the wound of a 14-year-old girl he murdered and eating her flesh. He had...

Secret Nazi Codes Litter Germany

Secret numbers, letters express movement support: Expert

(Newser) - Swastikas may be outlawed in Germany, but that doesn't mean that neo-Nazi signs have disappeared. Coded letters, numbers, and other symbols communicate support of the extremist philosophy among those "in the know" in German society, reports Der Spiegel. The numbers 14 and 88, for example, which can be...

Deadly E. Coli Resurfaces in France
Deadly E. Coli
Resurfaces in France
Jun 27, 2011 4:21 AM CDT

Deadly E. Coli Resurfaces in France

Researchers trace sprout seeds to British company

(Newser) - A deadly strain of E. coli that killed 46 people in Germany appears to have resurfaced in France just at a time when hordes of Americans are heading overseas for vacation. The bacteria has landed eight people in Bordeaux hospitals as health officials scramble to locate the source of the...

Another German Politician Stripped of Doctorate

Former VP of European Parliament Silvana Koch-Mehrin plagiarized thesis

(Newser) - A prominent German politician has been stripped of her doctorate after her former university found she plagiarized parts of her dissertation. The University of Heidelberg announcement came a month after Silvana Koch-Mehrin quit as vice president of the European Parliament and resigned from the leadership board of her Free Democratic...

Germany on E. Coli Source: It Was the Bean Sprouts

Other veggies off the hook

(Newser) - On Sunday Germany’s E. coli outbreak—which has now killed 29 people—was blamed on bean sprouts ; on Monday it wasn’t . Now, apparently, the sprouts are once again being fingered as the culprit. “People who ate sprouts were nine times more likely to have bloody diarrhea than...

It's Official: Germans Least Funny in the World

But Americans aren't so amusing, either

(Newser) - Maybe something’s just lost in translation: A poll of 30,000 people in 15 countries found Germany to be the world’s most unfunny country. But we’re not so amusing either: Russia and Turkey came in as the second and third least-funny, while Britain and the US rounded...

Germany: Bean Sprouts Probably Not to Blame for E. Coli Outbreak
Now Sprouts Probably
Not to Blame for E. Coli
officials say
Jun 6, 2011 10:40 AM CDT

Now Sprouts Probably Not to Blame for E. Coli

German officials reverse course on outbreak cause

(Newser) - Okay, so maybe it's not the bean sprouts after all. German officials did a 180 today, stating that initial tests showed no evidence that sprouts from an organic farm are actually to blame for the deadly E. coli outbreak. Of 40 samples, 23 have so far tested negative for...

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