Hamilton wins German Grand Prix
An emotional Lewis Hamilton produced one of the finest wins of his career on Sunday, when he confirmed McLaren's Formula One renaissance with a dazzling victory in the German Grand Prix.
Day: July 24, 2011
Germany
Germany
Germany offers to loan Libyan rebels €100 mln
Germany said Sunday it was making available to the Libyan rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) up to €100 million ($144 million) in loans for civilian and humanitarian purposes.
Sweden
Anthrax found on Swedish farm
A case of anthrax has been discovered at a cattle farm outside Örebro, in central Sweden. The diagnose was set on Sunday by the National Veterinary Institute (Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt - SVA).
Sweden
Sated diners denied dessert
When three diners at a Gothenburg restaurant were unable to eat everything on their plates, they were not only denied dessert, but also unceremoniously thrown out of the restaurant.
Germany
Friedrich sees no threat of far-right terrorism
Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich said Sunday that the authorities routinely kept track on Germany's far-right scene, and had found no signs of the type of terrorism that struck Norway on Friday.
Germany
German banks would have paid Greece more
German banks and insurance companies were prepared to contribute more to the Greek debt relief deal than was eventually agreed at Thursday's emergency eurozone summit, a newspaper report claims.
Germany
Duisburg mourns Love Parade victims
Thousands of people are expected to attend a memorial event at the MSV football stadium in Duisburg on Sunday to remember the 21 people killed in a crush at the Love Parade one year ago.
Sweden
Super Swede Noren in record-breaking surge
Sweden's Alexander Noren rewrote the record books when a third round 63 gave him an 11-shot lead in the Scandinavian Masters at Bro Hof Slott on Saturday.
Germany
Government warns of hacks on ‘soft’ targets
The German Federal Office of Civil Protection (BBK) warned that hackers like No-Name-Crew, who recently penetrated German police databases, could target softer, civilian targets.
Sweden
Sweden has housing bubble: politician
Falling housing prices in Sweden, coupled with a shrinking turnover on the housing market and rising interest rates are increasing the risk of a possible housing bubble, writes Tommy Waidelich, the Social Democrats' economy spokesman, in an opinion piece published in newspaper Dagens Nyheter.
Germany
Schalke edge Dortmund to take Super Cup
German Cup winners Schalke defeated Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund 4-3 in a penalty shootout on Saturday to take the Super Cup.
Sweden
Train services suffer three hour delays
The situation for train traffic heading through the counties Östergötland and Södermanland, in south-eastern Sweden, continues to look grim on Sunday.
Germany
Iran demands Germany arrests rebel leader
Iran on Saturday called on Berlin to put on trial the leader of a Kurdish rebel movement, Rahman Haji Ahmadi, who reportedly lives in Germany, the official IRNA news agency reported.