Birthday cake saves German driver in crash
A German driver walked away from a car wreck unhurt after finding a soft landing in her own homemade birthday cake, police said on Friday.
Day: March 21, 2008
Germany
What does Tibet mean to us?
Germany's government and citizens must actively put more pressure on China to stop its aggressive crackdown on protests in Tibet, writes Klemens Ludwig from the Tibet Initiative Deutschland.
Germany
German far-left reports success in west
Most of some 7,500 new recruits to the hard-line socialist Left Party in Germany last year came from states in the former West Germany, party leaders told news agency DPA this week.
Germany
Germany demands transparency in Tibet
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is calling on the Chinese government to raise the media blackout in Tibet, mass-circulation newspaper Bild reported ahead of its Saturday edition.
Germany
Jewish group sues Google over Nazi YouTube content
The German Jewish Council is seeking a court order to force Google and YouTube to remove neo-Nazi and anti-Semitic content from the web.
Sweden
Child murder suspect denies involvement
The 31-year-old woman from Stockholm arrested in Germany on suspicion of the murder of two children in Arboga in central Sweden has denied any involvement.
Sweden
Storm warnings issued in southern Sweden
Large snow falls and hard winds are set to disrupt traffic in the southern parts of Sweden today on Good Friday.
Sweden
Irish tourist feared drowned
Stockholm police fear that the 32-year-old Irish man, who was last seen leaving a restaurant in the city on Saturday night, has drowned.
Sweden
Car blown up in Gothenburg
A car exploded and burst into flames in Gothenburg late Thursday evening. Police suspect arson.
Germany
Report: T-Mobile cyclists ‘probably’ doped
Cyclists in the now defunct Team T-Mobile "probably" took doping products under the supervision of German university doctors, according to an independent report published on Thursday.
Sweden
Gothenburg mulls public perfume ban
The 49 municipalities in the Gothenburg region are considering introducing a complete perfume ban in the region's hospitals.
Sweden
Chicken theft nets fine and suspended sentence
Animal rights activists have been fined and served a two-year suspended sentence for the theft of 12 hens.