Germany

Plastination company raided by German tax investigators

Heidelberg, Germany  -  A museum and workshop founded by celebrity German anatomist Gunther von Hagens were raided Wednesday by German tax investigators who check payroll levies.

German sculpture shows bare backside to Austria

Simbach, Germany  -  A modern statue on Germany's south-east border has triggered controversy, with some people concerned on Wednesday that the figure is showing a bare backside to Austria.

Greens agree to Germany's first state coalition with CDU

Hamburg  - The German Greens agreed Wednesday to their first state coalition ever with Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), according to a Greens official, Antje Moeller.

Garavini wins Italian parliament seat, home to remain Berlin

Berlin  -  Centre-left candidate Laura Garavini, 41, claimed success Wednesday in her campaign for a parliamentary seat in Rome and said the German capital Berlin would continue to be her home base

Polar bear cub III emerges with mum at German zoo

Stuttgart  - The third and last of Germany's trio of cute polar-bear cubs emerged for public view Wednesday, but a zoo official worried that little Wilbaer's upbringing was too happy to satisfy Ger

Merkel congratulates Berlusconi in telephone call

Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel telephoned Italy's premier-designate, Silvio Berlusconi, on Tuesday to congratulate him on his general-election success, her office said in Berlin.

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