Jahn determined to remove ex-Stasi workers from files authority
Roland Jahn, the new head of the national Stasi files archive, says he will remove all 47 members of his staff who used to work for the feared East German secret service.
Day: April 24, 2011
Germany
Germany
Car industry must downsize, says new Green state premier
Winfried Kretschmann, set to become Germany’s first Green state premier in Baden-Württemberg, says the auto industry must produce fewer vehicles and make sure they use less fuel.
Germany
Thousands march for nuclear-free peace
The traditional German Easter marches for peace and against nuclear power drew thousands to the streets around the country over the weekend.
Germany
Father of dead boy arrested, admits killing son
The father of a 12-year-old boy found battered to death in Berlin last week has been arrested after confessing the killing to police, it was confirmed on Sunday.
Germany
Schalke to reshuffle line-up for Manchester United clash
Schalke 04 boss Ralf Rangnick will reshuffle his team for Tuesday's Champions League semi-final against Manchester United after losing in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Sweden
Sweden’s Vasa marks 50 years out of the water
Half a century has passed since the sunken 17th century royal warship Vasa was brought to the surface, but the story of how one of Sweden's biggest failures became a national treasure still fascinates.
Germany
Bishop says Europe must take refugees
Germany and Europe should open their doors to refugees fleeing North African unrest and instability rather than barricading the borders, according to the Evangelical Bishop of Central Germany, Ilse Junkermann.
Sweden
Swede dies in avalanche in Norway
A 33-year-old Swedish skier died Saturday after he was carried away by a snow slide in Breidalen in western Norway.
Sweden
Top Italian official blasts Ikea over gay advert
A top Italian official on Saturday called an Ikea advertisement with two gay men holding hands "in bad taste", invoking the ire of opposition parties and rights groups.
Sweden
Boy survives Swedish campground ‘hanging’
An 11-year-old Norwegian boy was forced to stand on his tippy toes for 10 minutes to get air. Someone had hung him up in a tree at a camping site at Haganäset in Charlottenberg in Värmland County in western Sweden.