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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Europe Sun.com http://www.europesun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/0b761d844c35f1be/ en-us Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:25:50 -0500 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:25:50 -0500 30 Volkswagen (VW) shares rose sharply Tuesday, a day after sports carmaker Porsche announced it had acquired a majority stake in its German rival. http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/450464/cs/1/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:01:03 -0500 Europe Sun.com http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/450464/cs/1/ Washington, Jan 6 : A new study from University of Wurzburg in Germany has found vital clues that may lead to development of new treatments for aggressive childhood cancer. http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/450264/cs/1/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:32 -0500 Europe Sun.com http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/450264/cs/1/ Posted: 2:58 pmJanuary 6, 2009 BERLIN - German billionaire Adolf Merckle has committed suicide after his business empire, which included interests ranging from pharmaceuticals to cement, ran into trou... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20913107/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:23:07 -0500 New York Post http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20913107/ German industrial mogul Adolf Merckle, 74, committed suicide on Monday after his group of companies got into trouble as a result of the financial crisis, his family said on Tuesday. Merckle was r... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20912928/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:56:23 -0500 Business Week http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20912928/ Three German children have been caught trying to run away to Africa for a wedding in the sun. Young romantic Mika, 6, and his 7-year-old girlfriend Anna Bell were so enamored with each other they plan... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20913968/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:15:20 -0500 Fox News http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20913968/ BERLIN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Germany is to hold the general election on September 27 this year, German President Horst Koehler said here on Tuesday. "The election for the 17th Bundestag will take place... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20914319/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:58:29 -0500 SINA http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20914319/ A 74-year-old German billionaire whose industrial empire was on the rocks has killed himself, according to his family. Adolf Merckle's family said that the effect of the financial crisis on his vario... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909108/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:21:04 -0500 RTE http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909108/ Hamburg in Dubai. Milan went on to win 4-3 on penalties.The former England captain started the game in a Milan midfield which also featured Andrea Pirlo, Massimo Ambrosini and Ronaldinho before being ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909119/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:10:38 -0500 The Guardian http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909119/ BERLIN (AP) -- Florian Schneider, a co-founder of Kraftwerk, the German band that built the foundation for electro-pop and scored a chart-topping global hit with "Autobahn" in 1974, has left the group... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909117/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:45:09 -0500 Associated Press http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909117/ BERLIN -- German automakers exported 22 percent fewer cars in December than a year earlier, with production down by the same amount, the country's main industry group said Tuesday. The auto industry -... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909116/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:34:40 -0500 The Detroit News http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909116/ A 74-year-old German billionaire whose industrial empire was on the rocks has killed himself, his family said Tuesday, reportedly by throwing himself under a train. http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909107/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:04:55 -0500 DW-World http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909107/ Savio Nsereko’s agent claims West Ham are showing interest in signing the Brescia striker.Nsereko, the Germany U19 international, could be bought and loaned back to the Italian club, according to hi... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909104/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:01:13 -0500 Irish Examiner http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909104/ Adolf Merckle, one of Germany's wealthiest businessmen, has thrown himself in front of a train, his suicide prompted by hundreds of millions of euros of losses in risky VW share trading and the rapi... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20908473/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:26:55 -0500 Times Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20908473/ Fulham midfielder Leon Andreasen could return to Germany after finding his opportunities limited at Craven Cottage under manager Roy Hodgson.Hannover and Borussia Dortmund are thought to be monitoring... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909105/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:01:12 -0500 Irish Examiner http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909105/ Frankfurt - Frankfurt Stock Exchange closing prices in euros. In brackets the point movement of index/price movement of stocks against previous quotation: DAX 5,026.31 (+42.32) MDAX5,861.07 (+15.34) A... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20907493/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:06:34 -0500 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20907493/ David Beckham says he feels good about training in Dubai. The football star was seen with a slight limp after training in the emirate. http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909115/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:33:08 -0500 Gulf News http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20909115/ (BERLIN) - Germany reported on Tuesday the first effects from Russia and Ukraine's six-day-old gas dispute with the country's second-biggest importer saying pressure in its pipelines had fallen.Wingas... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903269/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:12:18 -0500 EU Business http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903269/ Berlin - A German billionaire industrialist who suffered huge losses when share price bets he made went badly wrong has committed suicide, his family said Tuesday. Adolf Merckle, 74, threw himself und... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903835/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:11:54 -0500 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903835/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN -- Fans of Germany's renowned Berlin Philharmonic can now follow the orchestra's performances from anywhere in the world through a new "digital concert hall" accessible ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20902335/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:04:34 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20902335/ BERLIN - Fans of Germany's renowned Berlin Philharmonic can now follow the orchestra's performances from anywhere in the world through a new "digital concert hall" accessible via the Intern... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903839/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:27:25 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903839/ Berlin - Asian carmakers lead a fall in German vehicle sales last year, data released Tuesday showed, with the giant Japanese auto group Toyota Motor Corporation reporting a 27-per-cent sales plunge i... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903449/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:11:52 -0500 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903449/ Azerbaijani films will be displayed at the 55th Oberhausen International Short Film Festival in April this year. The country will be represented by ten short films made at Yeni Dalgha (New Wave) Produ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20902307/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:10:14 -0500 ANS http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20902307/ Temperatures in Germany fell as low as minus 25 degrees Celsius on Monday night and the weather is expected to remain Arctic for several days. The country is covered in a spectacular sheet of snow and... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903271/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:27:01 -0500 Spiegal Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903271/ Jan 6, 2009 - 04:22 - WAM MANAMA, BERLIN, Jan. 6th, 2008: The UAE embassies in Berlin and Manama continue to receive condolences here on the death of Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed Al-Mualla. http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903844/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:08:38 -0500 WAM http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903844/ The rail division of Canada's Bombardier group has signed a framework agreement to provide German rail Deutsche Bahn with passenger rail cars in a deal worth some 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion). http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903836/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:14:13 -0500 DW-World http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903836/ Germany's stocks opened mixed on Tuesday at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The DAX, index of 30 big companies, rose 19.43 points, or 0.39 percent, to 5,003.42 at 09:04 local time (0804GMT). The index o... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903840/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:02:20 -0500 People's Daily http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20903840/ Potsdamer Platz in Berlin is a symbol of Germany's economic success. But that success is dependent on imported energy: More than 40 percent of its natural gas comes from Russia. http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20898121/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:15:01 -0500 NPR http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20898121/ Berlin - Germany experienced its coldest night in 22 years on Tuesday as temperatures plummeted to more than 20 degrees below zero, affecting airport operations and commuter rail services. Officials a... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20898679/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:05:27 -0500 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20898679/ Sources inform ''Globes'' that German industrial giant Robert Bosch GmbH is considering entering Israel's solar power industry. The sources added that Bosch executives recently visited Israel and met ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20898129/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:08:10 -0500 Globes http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20898129/ SOCCER » Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan will join Bayern Munich of the German Bundesliga on loan during the MLS offseason. Donovan's loan began Monday and he is scheduled to return ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20895033/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:40:27 -0500 Salt Lake Tribune http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20895033/ Emirates Airline announced that it has renewed its sponsorship, for a further three years, of Hamburg SV, one of Germany’s top-flight football clubs, consistently ranked amongst the best performers ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20894766/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:27:09 -0500 MaltaMedia http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20894766/ C ARSON, Calif. — Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan will join Bayern Munich of the German Bundesliga on loan during the MLS off-season. Donovan’s loan began Monday and he is sched... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20895031/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:26:38 -0500 Boston Herald http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20895031/ + ] By Thierry Leveque PARIS (Reuters) - Three men, including one of the principal figures linked to the September 11 attacks in the United States, went on trial in Paris on Monday for their allege... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20893847/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:19:55 -0500 Reuters http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20893847/ + ] BERLIN (Reuters) - Three German children aged five, six and seven who said they were fed up with cold weather at home set off on a voyage to Africa but only got as far as the local train station... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20893848/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:19:54 -0500 Reuters http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20893848/ Berlin: A 20-centimetre layer of snow blanketed parts of Germany yesterday, disrupting road, rail and air traffic. Tailbacks of up to 30 kilometres were reported on motorways across the country as the... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20894725/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:14:29 -0500 The Peninsula http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20894725/ Zhong De Securities, a joint venture between Deutsche Bank of Germany and Shanxi Securities, said on Jan 6 that it has won China Securities Regulatory Commission's approval to trade in the domest... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20895001/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:23:29 -0500 Eview Week http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20895001/ Under widespread pressure to act, Germany is set to inject up to 50 billion euros into its ailing economy. The ruling coalition has agreed the framework of a deal after five hours of talks. But a di... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20894562/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:26:37 -0500 Euro News http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20894562/ Deutsche Bank AG (DB) said Tuesday that the China Securities Regulatory Commission approved its joint venture with Shanxi Securities Co., allowing the German bank to underwrite and sponsor deals in ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20894108/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:45:51 -0500 Morning Star http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20894108/ Germany triumphed in a deciding mixed doubles tiebreaker to defeat Australia 2-1 in their Group A clash at the Hopman Cup in Perth yesterday.The German pair of Nicolas Kiefer and Sabine Lisicki won th... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20891317/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:56:06 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20891317/ Germany's fractious coalition was due yesterday to hammer out a second stimulus package worth tens of billions of euros to prevent Europe's economic powerhouse suffering its worst postwar recession.Th... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20890738/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:55:42 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20890738/ LONDON -- The prospect of tax cuts in Germany and the United States brought investors a measure of New Year cheer on Monday, and a survey of euro zone investor sentiment showed an unexpected improveme... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20887013/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:18:14 -0500 The China Post http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20887013/ A senior official in Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition says Germany's governing parties have agreed that a new economic stimulus package should be worth about euro50 billion ($70 billion) over two ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20885815/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:15 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20885815/ Angela Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and their Social Democrat coalition partners moved closer to agreeing a new stimulus package on Monday but said a key dispute over pos... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20880345/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:50:05 -0500 One News http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20880345/ Angela Merkel was preparing last night to agree a €50 billion stimulus package to shield Europe’s largest economy from the worst ravages of recession – weeks after she dismissed Gor... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20881379/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:11:49 -0500 Times Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20881379/ Abu Dhabi: FC Bayern Munich, who are currently training in Dubai, will play Al Jazira in a friendly match at the Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium on Saturday, January 10. The 21-time German league champions... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20882052/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:24:58 -0500 Gulf News http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20882052/ City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 01/05/2009 - US Market industry news provided by Financial News USA. NEW YORK (AP) -- Expectations for further loan losses led an analyst late Sunda... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20882050/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:58:28 -0500 Financial News USA http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20882050/ German political leaders Monday are working over the details of a proposed $68 billion rescue package.Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative coalition is at odds with the center-left Social Democrats... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20881559/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:13:15 -0500 VOA http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20881559/ A gene involved in cell division also helps fuel a deadly childhood cancer called neuroblastoma and could offer a new way to develop drugs to treat the disease, German researchers said. http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20881285/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:50:09 -0500 One News http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20881285/ With both AC Milan and Hamburg in contention for this season's Uefa Cup, Moday's showpiece match will provide a glimpse of what Cup action is like in Europe. http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20882053/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:24:49 -0500 Gulf News http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20882053/ parliamentary leaders after more than five hours of talks. The agreement opens the path for a second boost for Europe's ailing economic powerhouse, after 2008's first effort proved insuffic... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20880344/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:49:04 -0500 Yahoo! News http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20880344/ (Dow Jones) -- Banking stocks traded lower Monday, retreating as Deutsche Bank analysts cut their profit outlook and warned that trouble is likely to spread to more types of loans this year as the e... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20880525/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:48:25 -0500 Morning Star http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20880525/ Motorcycle gangs have long kept the police busy with violence and drug trafficking. But now investigators are alarmed by a new threat: Militant neo-Nazis are rising through the ranks of the Hells Ange... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20875578/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:19:01 -0500 Spiegal Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20875578/ The trial of three suspected terrorists behind the deadly 2002 attacks on a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba began in Paris on Monday. If a conviction is secured for a German man thought to ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20875571/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:18:57 -0500 Spiegal Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20875571/ Gastar has successfully completed its best producing well to date, the Belin-1, which was completed in two lower Bossier zones. The well is flowing at a combined initial gross sales rate of 41.2 MMcf/... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20875577/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:17:18 -0500 Rigzone http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/20875577/