German automakers eye US market
German automakers have big plans for the US market, several news reports suggested on Sunday.
Day: January 8, 2012
Germany
Germany
Search for girl trapped in landslide called off
The search for a 10-year-old girl believed to be trapped under a mudslide on an island off the north eastern coast of Germany was formally ended on Sunday.
Sweden
Man shot dead at shooting range in Malmö
A man in his twenties was killed at a shooting range in Malmö on Sunday afternoon, but police have information suggesting the man was killed by the gun he was holding at the time of the incident.
Sweden
Malmö residents march to protest violence
Residents of Malmö have had enough of the ruthless street violence, and on Friday filled the city's Gustav Adolfs square to show their frustration.
Sweden
Reduced fine in Norway for ‘being Swedish’
A Swedish man received a 8,800 kronor ($1,270) fine while driving in Norway in March 2011, but was surprised to find the compassionate Norwegian police had cut it in half considering Swedes earn less money than their Norwegian neighbors.
Germany
Many seek switch to public health insurance
Shocked by premium increases of as much as 50 percent, many Germans with private health insurance are seeking to switch to a national health plan, the news magazine Der Spiegel reported Sunday.
Sweden
Swedish courts ‘go easy’ on gun-toting gangsters
Being a member of a criminal gang in Sweden can actually result in milder sentences for weapons offences as courts provide leniency in cases in which offenders have been shown to live in a hostile environment and need extra protection.
Germany
Many brave Elbe for New Year’s swim
Some 116 brave souls headed for the Elbe River on Sunday morning for the 14th annual Dresden New Year's swim.
Germany
Guttenberg says he’s ready for comeback
Disgraced former Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is taking his first steps towards a political come-back, less than a year after his plagiarised doctorate forced him to resign.
Germany
Renewables ‘may not produce job boom’
Predictions that Germany's decision to phase out nuclear energy will lead to the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs in the renewable energy sector have met with scepticism.
Germany
Merkel under pressure in president scandal
Germany's main opposition party increased its pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel over President Christian Wulff, saying his scandal was hers and calling for new elections if he were to step down.
Sweden
Dad leaves son in the cold for ‘playing like crap’
A 10-year-old boy was left outside in the cold wearing only a shorts and t-shirt in Uppsala in eastern Sweden on Saturday evening after his father felt the boy didn't deserve a ride home to Stockholm because he "played like crap" in a floorball tournament.