Family dispute turns deadly in court room
A 60-year-old man shot and killed his sister-in-law and injured two others before killing himself at around 10:15 am on Tuesday morning at a district court in Landshut, Bavaria.
Day: April 7, 2009
Poldi faces anonymous charge for Ballack slap
German footballer Lukas Podolski faces a charge from an anonymous plaintiff for slapping Germany captain Michael Ballack during the national team’s 2:0 victory over Wales last week, daily Express reported on Tuesday.
Three German anti-NATO protesters get jail time
Three German NATO protesters have been given prison sentences of up to six months by a court in Strasbourg, a spokesperson from the German-French police centre in Kehl confirmed on Tuesday.
Eco-bank profits from financial crisis
The ecologically-minded UmweltBank based in Nuremberg is doing well out of the global financial crisis, it said on Tuesday.
Nic Cage blames economic crisis for sale of Bavarian castle
Oscar–winner Nicolas Cage has been forced to sell his Bavarian castle because of the global economic crisis, celebrity magazine Bunte reported on Tuesday.
Steel production drops by half
The world economic crisis has officially reached the German steel industry. New statistics published on Tuesday revealed that only half as much steel was produced in March as in the same month last year.
Bad weather spurs Merkel home from Afghanistan early
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was forced to cut short a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday due to bad weather, the government said.
Milk prices threaten 30,000 dairy farms
German dairy farmers fear that their numbers will be massively reduced in the next year as milk prices continue to go down, daily Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung reported on Tuesday.
‘Ivan the Terrible’ Nazi guard extradition saga continues
Suspected Nazi guard John Demjanjuk will fight to the bitter end against a ruling to extradite him to Germany to be tried for alleged complicity in the murder of thousands of Jews during World War II, his lawyer said Monday.
Study says rare high-tech metals creating international problems
As demand booms for ever dwindling stockpiles of rare metals used in high-tech appliances, industries and countries are scrambling to secure their supplies, according to German research.