Carnival of Cultures fills Berlin with dancers and music
Southern Berlin was filled with more than half a million people on Sunday as the annual Carnival of Cultures reached its climax with the parade, involving 4,800 performers from 70 nations.
Day: May 23, 2010
Goldman Sachs to make bid for Karstadt
American investment bank Goldman Sachs is set to make a bid for the insolvent Karstadt department store group, with a view to keeping the chain operating.
Ribery signs to remain with Bayern Munich until 2015
Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery has extended his contract with the German champions until 2015, the club announced on Sunday.
Thousands of goths brighten up Leipzig at festival
Around 20,000 goths and dark wave adherents are in Leipzig this weekend, at the 19th Wave-Goth festival – the biggest in the world.
German mercenaries en route to Somalia
More than 100 German mercenaries are on their way to Somalia to fight for a politician there who intends to overturn the internationally-accepted government, prompting warnings of a bloodbath.
Westerwelle says Nefertiti stays in Berlin
Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has approached the delicate matter of the Nefertiti bust while on an official visit to Egypt, telling his counterpart the statue would not be moved.