Sauerland cell plotted 9/11 sized attacks
Four suspected Islamic militants accused of plotting attacks on US citizens in Germany aimed for bloodshed on the scale of the 9/11 attacks, prosecutors said as their trial opened here Wednesday.
Day: April 22, 2009
Germany
Sweden
Agencies often monitor workers’ net habits
A majority of Sweden’s public sector employers monitor their workers’ internet surfing habits, a new survey shows.
Sweden
Transforming Sweden through social media
On paper, Sweden became transparent in 1776 with the enactment of freedom of information and freedom of speech laws. About 70 countries have freedom of information laws in use today. On the web, we’re just about getting our feet wet, writes Sweden.se editor Rikard Lagerberg.
Germany
Germany plunges into deep recession
Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted an economic summit at the Chancellery on Wednesday, as the goverment admitted Europe's largest economy shrank dramatically n the first three months of the year.
Germany
British fascinated by Nazi ‘super cows’
Supposed Nazi “super cows” once favoured by Hermann Göring are creating a stampede of attention in Britain this week.
Germany
Bunking down in Berlin’s best hostels
The venerable youth hostel – invented a century ago in Germany – has come along way from the dumpy dorms and lumpy bunk beds of yore. Shannon Smith takes a look at some of Berlin’s best cheap sleeps.
Germany
No Angels HIV-positive star Nadja allowed to stay in band
Nadja Benaissa, singer in the popular German girl band No Angels, will be allowed to stay with the band despite being arrested on suspicion of infecting a lover with HIV, tabloid BZ reported on Wednesday.
Sweden
Pastor to sue dating site over release of rude comments
A Christian dating website which released details about a Swedish pastor’s offensive comments has been accused of violated the country’s data privacy laws.
Germany
VW profits crash
Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen has hit the skids this year with "extremely weak" economic conditions slashing profits and sending sales down sharply, results showed Wednesday.
Germany
English language movies in Germany: April 23-29
Find the latest English-language movies in Germany with The Local's cinema guide.
Sweden
Prison for prosecutor bomb attack
Two men suspected of planting a bomb which exploded on the front steps of prosecutor Barbro Jönsson’s home were found guilty on Wednesday and each sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
Germany
Clothing makers mulling bigger sizes to fit tubbier Teutons
A new clothing industry study revealed this week that Germans are getting taller and wider – by so much that many companies plan to adjust their sizing to accommodate “heftier” bodies.
Sweden
More layoffs at Volvo Group
Volvo Group announced on Wednesday it was cutting an additional 1,543 jobs in Sweden, with most redundancies coming at the group’s Volvo Truck division.
Germany
German parents abandon three young kids in Italy
Italian authorities patrolled border crossings, train stations and airports Wednesday in a frantic international search for a German couple who abandoned their children at a restaurant at the weekend.
Sweden
Swedish artist sees statue cut down to size
Southern Swedish artist Nils Rickard was shocked to find that his 20 kilo stone sculpture of the male reproductive organ had been broken in two when he went to collect it from an exhibition at a Kristianstad hotel.
Sweden
Electrolux results better than expected despite loss
Swedish white goods maker Electrolux announced further losses on Wednesday, adding it saw little chance of improvement in the foreseeable future.
Sweden
Uproar over rumoured NY consulate closure
Reports that Sweden plans to close down its consulate-general in New York City have sparked an outpouring of concern from business leaders and New York-based Swedes.
Germany
Research shows Neanderthals suffered painful, yet simple childbirth
New findings by a German-American team of researchers show that Neanderthal childbirth may have been just as difficult – if more primitive – than in humans.
Germany
T-Mobile baffled by massive service outage
T-Mobile customers are able to use their telephones again after a nationwide network outage on Tuesday evening, but parent company Deutsche Telekom said the cause of the problem remained a mystery.
Germany
Union calls on state help for ailing Arcandor
Public workers’ union Verdi has encouraged the German government to provide aid for ailing retail and travel company Arcandor, which runs household names like the Karstadt department stores and Thomas Cook travel agency, the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reported on Wednesday.
Sweden
Couple wounded in Gamla Stan shooting
Two people were shot and seriously injured in Stockholm’s historic Gamla Stan district Tuesday evening.
Sweden
Swedish terror suspect worked for Al-Qaeda: prosecutors
As the trial of a Swedish citizen facing terror charges began in New York on Tuesday, prosecutors argued that the man planned to set up an Al-Qaeda terrorist training camp in the United States.
Sweden
Reinfeldt: ‘Turkey belongs to Europe’
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt expressed his support on Tuesday for Turkey’s EU membership, emphasizing that a settlement in Cyprus would aid the process.