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May 31, 2007 5:53 AM CDT

Death Camps May Charge Admission

Dachau, other German sites say they're running out of cash to support programs

(Newser) - Nazi concentration camps need to start charging visitors an entrance fee, those who run them say; subsidies from the German government aren't adequate for upkeep and tour guides for millions of pilgrims who visit every year. The proposal has prompted outrage from German Jews, the London Times reports.

Germany, UK Court Sarkozy in EU Dispute

May 17, 2007 6:43 AM CDT

Germany, UK Court Sarkozy in EU Dispute

French president could be be key to European constitution

(Newser) - Hours after Nicolas Sarkozy became president of France, both Germany and Britain began wooing him—Germany to win his support for a European constitution, Britain to secure his opposition to it. Sarkozy immediately huddled with Angela Merkel, the German chancellor who has been lobbying hold-outs with one-on-one talks, the London...

German Students Do Full Monty

May 9, 2007 5:44 PM CDT

German Students Do Full Monty

Nude calendars raise cash for charities, protests

(Newser) - German students are capitalizing on their assets—nude calendars, raising money for charities and better conditions on campus, are all the rage. While some of the calendars have a whimsical feel, professional photographers have gotten in on the action, too. But "they work primarily with sports students, who tend...

It's Not Easy Being Knut

Apr 19, 2007 5:45 AM CDT

It's Not Easy Being Knut

Death threat to polar bear cub on heels of health scare

(Newser) - Knut watchers were on high alert yesterday after the Berlin Zoo's polar bear cub was targeted with an anonymous death threat, just a day after recovering from a health scare that turned out to be a toothache. The 4-month-old alarmed visitors Monday by refusing to frolic, lying on the ground...

Kim Jong-Il
Ate My Giant Bunnies!

Apr 5, 2007 9:24 AM CDT

Kim Jong-Il Ate My Giant Bunnies!

And German rabbit farmer is hopping mad...

(Newser) - Karl Szmolinsky sent giant rabbits to North Korea to alleviate hunger, and Kim Jong-Il ate them. The German rabbit farmer suspects that the twelve "German Grey Giants" he sent to the country were eaten at a birthday banquet for the dictator instead of being used in a breeding program...

Modified Corn Could Be Killing The Bees

Mar 29, 2007 10:57 AM CDT

Modified Corn Could Be Killing The Bees

"Built-in pesticides" linked to disappearing honeybees

(Newser) - Genetically modified corn is the culprit in the disappearance of honeybees, according to a theory offered by a beekeeping expert, says Salon. In a German study, the corn itself, which contains built-in pesticides, didn't kill the bees, but it seems to have damaged their intestines, making them vulnerable to...

Germans Spy on Scientologists

Mar 29, 2007 8:06 AM CDT

Germans Spy on Scientologists

They're wiretapping followers. Will Tom Cruise swoop in to save the day?

(Newser) - Celeb church-of-choice Scientology is under surveillance from German intelligence officials, alarmed at the recent opening of its new chapel in Berlin, just blocks from the Reichstag. Leaders' phones have been tapped. "This is a dangerous group… that wants to break the will of each of its members. That's why...