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Lightning strike injures 39 at party in Germany
Map of Schwerin Germany| A lightning strike has injured 39 people, eight of them severely, at a Father's Day party in a village near the city of Schwerin | |
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| Apr.3 |
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Experts defuse unexploded WWII bomb in central Berlin Bomb disposal experts have successfully disabled a World War II bomb discovered near the main station in the German capital
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| Mar.21 |
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Double helicopter crash in Berlin
Two helicopters have crashed near Berlin's Olympic Stadium, leaving several people dead or injured
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| Jun.17 |
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Haas upsets Federer in Halle
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| Mar.18 |
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German pastor elected president. Berlin
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| Sep.24 |
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Guards fired at outside Pope's Mass
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| Sep.4 |
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Merkel 'faces loss' in state poll
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has suffered a loss in elections in her home state, exit polls suggest
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| Aug.13 |
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Germany marks 50 years since Berlin Wall
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| Jun.26 |
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Germany win's at Women's World Cup |
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| Jun.8 |
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Tons of fresh produce trashed in Germany
Werder Frucht's workers empty crate after crate of vine-ripened vegetables into a giant garbage container on the company's premises
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| Apr.9 |
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Pile-up in freak German sandstorm
A freak sandstorm that swept across a motorway near Rostock caused a multiple pile-up, leaving eight people dead and dozens injured
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| Jan.29 |
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Train collision in Germany kills 10
Map of Oschersleben Germany| Ten people were killed and 43 were injured, 18 seriously, when a regional HarzElbeExpress passenger train and a freight train collided | |
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| Oct.16 |
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Merkel: 'Multiculture has failed'
Map of Potsdam Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel: the so-called 'multikulti' concept - where people would 'live side-by-side' happily - did not work
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| Sep.26 |
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12 dead in bus crash in Germany
The bus tried to avoid a vehicle coming onto the motorway. The bus lost control and collided with the column of a bridge
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| Jun.15 |
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Man takes hostages at Leipzig store
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| Jun.13 |
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Hewitt stuns Federer in Halle |
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| Mar.6 |
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Robbers raid hotel poker tournament. Berlin
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| Nov.11 |
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Egypt welcomes German life term
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| Nov.9 |
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Berlin Wall dominoes tumble
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Berlin celebrates wall's fall aniversary 
Thousands of people joined world leaders to remember the night 20 years ago when a euphoric wave of people power swept away the Berlin Wall
| German Chancellor Merkel walked across a bridge that was the first crossing opened between East and West on 9 November 1989, joined by ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev and Polish ex-President Walesa. 1,000 giant dominoes was knocked over
The wall's fall led to the German reunification and the Cold War's end.
East Germany erected the 155-km concrete wall in 1961 to encircle W. Berlin
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| Oct.31 |
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Leaders recall Berlin Wall's fall
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| Oct.26 |
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German on trial for Muslim murder
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| Sep.20 |
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Gebrselassie wins fourth straight Berlin |
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| Aug.17 |
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Legend Bekele powers to fourth world title |
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| Jul.6 |
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Egyptians angry over German slaying
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Federer pulls out of Gerry Webber |
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| Apr.11 |
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Polar bear attacks woman at Zoo. Berlin
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| Feb.14 |
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Peru film wins Golden Bear. Berlin
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| Sep.28 |
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Gebrselassie breaks own marathon record |
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| Aug.22 |
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East German spy swap fixer dies. Bavaria
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| Aug.11 |
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Athlete says steroids forced sex change
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| Aug.2 |
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Honecker's nuclear bunker opens |
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| Jul.24 |
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Obama seeks stronger Europe ties
Berlin: US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has told crowds that the US and Europe have drifted apart and it is time for them to come together again
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| Jul.5 |
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Waxwork Hitler beheaded in Berlin 41-year-old man has been arrested after tearing the head off a wax figure of Adolf Hitler at a newly opened branch of Madame Tussauds
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Airlift airport to close |
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Gebrselassie breaks Marathon record |
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E. German 'licence to kill' found
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146 police hurt in G8 protest
Map of ROSTOCK Germany| Masked demonstrators showered police with rocks and bottles, then were driven back with water cannon and tear gas | |
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Violence as 30,000 join G-8 demos
Masked demonstrators hurled stones and flagpoles at police during a demonstration by tens of thousands of people against the upcoming summit
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Protest due ahead of G8
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| May.13 |
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Ivanovic fights back to take title |
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Germany in semis over Argentina. Berlin
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| Feb.18 |
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Bosnian film triumphs |
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| Nov.22 |
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Merkel sworn Berlin: Angela Merkel was sworn as Germany's 8th post-World War II leader and its first female chancellor
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| Oct.30 |
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Dresden consecrates famed church
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Leaders seek Dresden boost
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| May.10 |
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Holocaust memorial unveiled Berlin: Berlin is ending 17 years of charged debate over how Germany should remember that grim period of its history
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| Feb.12 |
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Neo-Nazi march as Dresden remembers Chancellor Schroeder has warned Germany will not tolerate far-right attempts to rewrite history
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| Mar.30 |
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Berlin hosts key Afghan aid talks
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| Sep.28 |
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Tergat sets marathon record |
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| Sep.16 |
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Europe summit to seek Iraq deal. Berlin
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| Apr.11 |
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Police free bus hostages. Berlin
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| Aug.20 |
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Hostages at Iraqi embassy Berlin: A previously unknown Iraqi opposition group has taken hostages including the ambassador
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Dresden fights rising waters Flood levels at their highest for 157 years and more rain predicted
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Dresden swamped in record floods Authorities are evacuating tens of thousands of people from the centre of the city as floods have killed 10 people
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Dresden floods reach all-time high
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Dresden evacuated as waters rise
Map of Dresden Germany Central Dresden was being evacuated amid fears that a wave might wash over the city after a dam break downstream
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| Aug.14 |
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Floods surge through Germany
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| Apr.26 |
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18 die in school massacre
Map of Erfurt Germany| Expelled ex-pupil went on a shooting spree in the city of Erfurt. 14 teachers, a policewoman and 2 pupils were shot dead | |
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4 jailed for Berlin bombing A Libyan diplomat, 2 Palestinians and Palestinians' former German wife were given sentences of 12 to 14 years
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Germany's first gay couple wed. Berlin
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| May.1 |
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Berlin protesters clash with police