Germany crush USA in Fed Cup
Germany white-washed the United States 5-0 on Sunday to relegate the 17-times winners from the Fed Cup's top tier for the first time in the tennis competition's 48-year history.
Day: April 17, 2011
Germany
Sweden
Swedish Easter eggs contain slaughter waste
If gelatin from pigs and crushed insects does not sound appetizing to you, you may want to limit the amount of candy you eat this Easter.
Sweden
Two wolves attack and kill a dog
The Stockholm county administration board is now confirming that two wolves attacked a dog that was being walked by a women and her child in Rörmossen in Norrtälje. The wolves took the dog with them and the animal's remains have been found.
Germany
No quick change in Libya, says intel chief
Ernst Uhrlau, head of the German intelligence agency BND, said in an interview on Sunday that Berlin is not expecting swift regime changes in either Libya or Syria.
Germany
Joschka Fischer rules out chancellorship bid
Former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has ruled himself out of the running as a chancellor-candidate for the Green party. The Greens are currently enjoying a ratings high, already fuelling speculation about potential candidates for the 2013 election.
Germany
Luxembourger triumphs in German office chair race
Luxembourger Pierre Feller beat out the homegrown talent to win the downhill speed discipline at the third German office chair championships in the town of Bad König-Zell in Hesse on Saturday.
Germany
Steinmeier wants everyone asked organ donation question
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, parliamentary group leader for the Social Democratic Party, wants the law changed so that every German is asked once in their lives whether they would be prepared to donate their organs after they die.
Germany
Abbas to seek German help for Palestine
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has said he will visit France next week and Germany in May to seek advice on the creation of a Palestinian state.
Sweden
Swede arrested in German paedophile snare
A 67-year-old Swede, working as a teacher in Berlin, has been arrested on suspicion of abusing children.
Germany
Schalke fight back for draw at Bremen
Champions League semi-finalists Schalke 04 had to come from behind to rescue a 1-1 draw at Werder Bremen on Saturday night when they returned to German league action.
Sweden
Saab faces tough battle to survive: experts
Sweden may have helped ease cash-strapped Saab's finance problems but the carmaker's woes are far from over as it faces a liquidity crisis just a year after its last-minute rescue from bankruptcy.
Sweden
Three feared dead after Baltic fishing trip
Two bodies have been found in Hanö bay near Simrishamn in the south east of Sweden, while the search for a third missing person has been called off after a fishing boat ran into trouble.