Germany

Teenage would-be cannibal ordered into psychiatric care

Cottbus, Germany  - A would-be teenage cannibal was ordered into closed psychiatric care in Germany Tuesday after he tried to sink his teeth into a nurse's neck and eat part of her.

Key German indicator records surprise fall

EconomyBerlin  - German investor confidence recorded a surprise fall in April, a key indicator rel

European car sales slump in March

Berlin  - New European passenger car registrations slumped by 9.5 per cent in March, data released Tuesday showed, as rising oil prices and growing economic uncertainty kept consumers away from car

Criticism after boy is lost in German rowing-skiff accident

Leipzig, Germany - Organizers of a rowing regatta in Germany came under fire Monday after five children in a racing skiff were washed over a weir in the eastern German city of Leipzig and a 12- yea

Merkel on first official visit to Ireland

Dublin  - German Chancellor Angela Merkel was expected in the Irish capital Dublin later Monday for talks with Prime Minister Bertie Ahern expected to focus on the EU Reform Treaty ahead of an Iris

German premier resigns, stumbles over subprime crisis

Dresden, Germany  - The premier of Saxony, Georg Milbradt, 63, announced his resignation Monday after the subprime financial crisis rippling across the globe blew a hole in the budget of his easter

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