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From papal prayers to telegrams from China, the world reacted with an outpouring of compassion ... French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder sent messages of sympathy to President Bush.

BERLIN Like many Europeans, Norbert Schaar is an avid fan of digital technology ... Oppenheim, a German private bank, said he, too, was often stymied at home by devices that are not designed to work with each other.

With its motorcycle-sized engine and fibreglass coachwork you can literally kick a hole through, the humble but intrepid Trabant has becoming an unlikely symbol of freedom throughout Eastern Europe.2.9

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Thursday Germany was ready to help the United States with the havoc caused by Hurricane Katrina, offering water treatment facilities and mobile shelters.

"I fully understand people wanting things to have happened yesterday," Bush said in a live ... In Berlin Thursday, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder offered aid and assistance, saying he had called on several ministries to come up with a detailed list of what kind of aid they could provide.

BERLIN-JER Partners and HP Stoessel Unternehmensbeteiligungen have acquired a 1,000-unit multifamily portfolio here for about $63 million .

LG Electronics, the world s fourth-largest cell phone manufacturer, has taken the wraps off a ... The company plans to release the top-tier gadget next year in time for the World Cup football competition in Germany to interest global football fans and gain the upper hand over other wireless TV platforms.2.7

Ten Germans are attempting to soap themselves down for 101 hours in the hope of breaking the record for the world's longest shower.2.7

European stocks advanced for a second day as companies including Carrefour SA and Diageo Plc reported profits that beat analysts' estimates.

Armin Schoenfelder would love to buy a television set that is ready for high definition broadcasts but the German engineer wants to spend no more than 900 euros, while the sets start at twice his budget.1.6

BUFFETED by 100mph winds, shot at from the ground and air, the wounded Halifax bomber ripped ... During the Cold War, Allied war wreckage in communist East Germany was allowed to rot at the bottom of canals or in the forgotten corners of farmsteads.2.7

BERLIN Like many Europeans, Norbert Schaar is an avid fan of digital technology ... Oppenheim, a German private bank, said he, too, was often stymied at home by devices that are not designed to work with each other.2.7

Siemens AG said Monday it has signed a contract with aircraft maker Airbus SAS to develop technology that would allow passengers to use their mobile phones during flights.

GERMANY - " As reported by the Deutsche Welle: "After a slow start, the gambling business in Germany has begun to boom.

NEW Australian coach Guus Hiddink arrived in Sydney last night having failed in a last-ditch ... But last night it seemed if Culina was to move anywhere before the transfer window reopens in January, it would be to Germany, where Borussia Moenchengladbach has gone closer than PSV to meeting Dutch side FC Twente's asking price.2.7

President Roh Moo-hyun said Tuesday he thought about ending the Roh era and starting a new era," ... Citing German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who has called early elections, Roh said, "It doesn't accord with the logic of democracy that a president must complete his term regardless of whether he has the confidence of the people just because he ...2.9

A rumor that a suicide bomber was in their midst sends a crowd of Shiite faithful at a religious festival into a panic.

Michael Abrams / S&S; Adding her own sound effects to a story, Linda Vogt reads a book to 2- and 3-year-olds at the Child Development Center in Darmstadt, Germany.1.3

Recent reports that Gazprom is negotiating to purchase oligarch Roman Abramovich's 72 percent ... Germany, the largest importer of Russian gas, has emerged as the prime target for Gazprom purchases.2.9

Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion has been appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada ... She is the longest-serving mayor in the city's history and has been honoured with several awards including the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany's highest honor); the Paul Harris Fellowship by Rotary ...1.3

Students at Gutenberg High in the eastern German city of Erfurt return more than three years after the country's worst postwar crime.4

More often than not, history only records those who made notable achievements, or who failed in ... William Tipp was born in Germany (probably Hesse-Kassel) in 1755, the offspring of a lowly soldier.2.7

German mixed-signal foundry X-Fab Semiconductor has raised sales by 15.5 per cent in the first half of 2005 to reach 77.4m. Operating profit grew 19.6 per cent to 3.5m, said the firm.2.7

Taiwan will participate in EUROBIKE, Europe's largest bicycle trade fair scheduled to open Sept.2.7

All Things Considered , August 29, 2005 German politicians campaigning for September's elections must try to win local votes themselves, while the media is dominated by the personalities and promises of the ...

BASF will introduce its new specialty plastics global unit, Specialty Polymers and Specialty Foams, at Fakuma, an international trade show for plastics processing in Friedrichshafen, Germany held from October ...2.7

Surviving World War II and over fifty years later, three sisters, Christa Schindelbeck Metka from Honesdale, Ingeborg Schindelbeck Akau and Marianne Schindelbeck Tung were together again this month.

The insolvency estate of Nazi era poison gas maker IG Farben i.L. has settled a dispute with German investment and real estate firm WCM for half a million euros in damages, WCM said on Monday.2.7

Russia, China and India plan to conduct a new joint military exercise following the Russian-Chinese Peace Mission 2005 maneuvers, a popular Russian daily reports Monday, citing a senior parliamentarian.2.7

FRANKFURT - When Amos Oz ended his speech yesterday, the audience gave him a long and emotional standing ovation.2.7

Bashar Assad wasn't supposed to become Syria's president. His father, Hafez Assad, who ruled the ... In Germany, you may have a religious Christian party, the CDU (Christian Democratic Union), but it has effectively assimilated itself into the fabric of the country.4

A group of British sportscar drivers were arrested by German police after clocking up speeds of up to 272 kilometres per hour in an illegal race across Europe, police said.2.9

The Philippines is pushing for a debt-for-equity swap at the United Nations Global Summit next ... De Venecia said he has won endorsement of his program from the government of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and the government of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder when he launched the program in June.2.9

Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED were forced to cancel their appearance at last weekend's Hell's Pleasure Fest in Germany.

A Turkish man has been arrested for spreading the Zotob worm, which hit the computer networks of several major news organisations in the United States earlier this month.2.7