Tunnel could save Dresden’s UNESCO status
Last year UNESCO threatened to take Dresden's World Heritage Site distinction if the German city built a bridge over the River Elbe. Now the organization has offered an alternative solution.
Day: March 8, 2008
Germany
Germany
Putin warns Merkel: Medvedev to be tough on the West
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday that relations with the West would be no easier under his successor Dmitry Medvedev.
Germany
Paper: Passengers lambast Lufthansa after near crash
Passengers on the Lufthansa flight that narrowly avoided crashing at the Hamburg airport last week have heavily criticized how the airline has handled the incident, a German newspaper reported on Saturday.
Sweden
Editor threatened over Jesus defecation poster
The editor of a Swedish newspaper has received death threats for publishing a picture of Jesus being defecated on by the devil.
Sweden
Senior civil servant arrested with Russian prostitute
A senior civil servant has been arrested by police with a Russian prostitute in a Stockholm hotel, writes Sundsvalls Tidning.
Germany
Schäuble says SPD ‘damaged’ German government
German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said on Saturday the Social Democrats had seriously damaged Germany’s ruling coalition with his Christian Democrats by swinging to left politically.
Sweden
Where did all the women go?
Peter Vinthagen Simpson speaks to actress Ann Petrén, one of the leading lights of the Swedish theatre scene, about the ongoing Modern Women project and the mysterious disappearance of a generation of female dramatists who once gave August Strindberg a run for his money.
Germany
German railway fights strike in court
German state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn on Friday said it had gone to court in a bid to block a threatened strike by train drivers next week.
Sweden
Stock market falls across the board
The Stockholm stock exchange fell across the board on Friday. Commodities and finance stocks led the decline.
Germany
Austrian officials receive acid packages from Germany
Suspicious packages containing acidic substances have been sent from Germany to three city councillors in the Austrian capital Vienna, slightly injuring one of them.
Sweden
Bildt condemns Jerusalem shootings
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has condemned the shootings in Jerusalem which caused the deaths of eight students.
Sweden
Sweden Democrats under constant threat
Leaders of the far-right Sweden Democrats live under constant threat of violence, according to new report from the Swedish security service Säpo.
Sweden
Women prefer Reinfeldt over Sahlin
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt is more popular among voters than opposition leader Mona Sahlin, a new poll by Demoskop shows.