Germans want absolute ban on drink-driving
More than three quarters of Germans want to see an absolute ban on drinking and driving, according to results of a survey published on Sunday.
Day: October 2, 2011
Bonn focus for Unity Day and NRW celebrations
A three-day festival in Bonn this weekend and Monday marks not only the October 3 Day of German Unity, but also the 65th anniversary of the founding of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Computer will soon piece together torn Stasi files
A computer system to put torn shreds of Stasi files back together and reveal what they say should be ready for testing in just a few months.
Merkel manager attacked euro fund sceptic
Extraordinary exchanges between senior members of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union in the run-up to last week’s crucial vote on the euro bail-out fund have come to light, prompting claims of anti-democratic bullying.
Crime claims against Qaddafi son were ignored
German officials buried numerous criminal allegations against ousted Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's son Saif al-Arab for fear of damaging bilateral ties, the weekly Der Spiegel reported at the weekend.