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Prosecutors Investigate Soldiers After Afghan Civilians Killed
02.09.2008 12:28
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German prosecutors are investigating Bundeswehr soldiers on suspicion of manslaughter after three Afghan civilians were killed at a checkpoint near Kunduz last week, the Financial Times Deutschland has reported.
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Social Life
Berlin Mulls Cash Giveaways to Promote Freezer Sales
02.09.2008 12:28
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The German government is considering giving up to 150 euros ($220) in cash to shoppers to encourage them to replace power-hungry freezers and refrigerators, a senior Berlin official has said.
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Social Life
Germany Indicts "Home Grown" Islamists for Terrorist Bomb Plot
02.09.2008 12:28
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German federal prosecutors have indicted three men, two of them Germans who had converted to Islam, for a plot to explode half a ton of explosives at places frequented by US nationals.
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Social Life
Poll: Germans Fear Russian Expansionism
02.09.2008 08:37
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A majority of Germans believe Russia could stake further territorial claims along its borders, following its military incursion into Georgian territory last month, according to a poll published Tuesday.
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German Bundesliga Clubs Modest as Transfer Season Ends
02.09.2008 06:34
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Ukraine striker Andriy Voronin arrived at Hertha Berlin from Liverpool just before the transfer window shut at midnight Monday as Bundesliga spending on new players topped 150 million euros ($217 million) this summer.
Germany
Football
Report: Steinmeier to Head SPD's 2009 Election Campaign
02.09.2008 04:29
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Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) are set to name charismatic Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier as their candidate for the chancellorship in elections next year, according to a report Tuesday.
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German President Visits Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China
02.09.2008 02:24
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German President Horst Koehler began a one-week official tour to Asia on Tuesday, with a visit to the central Asian country of Kazakhstan for two days.
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