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Cannibal Killer Gets Life

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:03:00 CDT

A German identified only as "Jan O.," who admitted eating the flesh of one of his two teenage victims, has been sentenced to life in prison. The killer, 26, confessed to licking blood from the wound of a 14-year-old girl he murdered and eating her flesh. He had lured her...

Germans Use Anti-Nazi Laws to Raid Muslims

Nick McMaster — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:00:00 CST

German police raided homes and offices linked to two Islamic groups this week, using "anti-Nazi laws of association," reports the Christian Science Monitor . The groups raided are made up of fundamentalist Salafist Muslims, and a government official says they are suspected of wanting to "create an Islamic theocracy and working...

GOP's Iott: Nothing Wrong With Wearing Nazi Uniform

Nick McMaster — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:38:45 CDT

Other people might be looking for a new costume, but Ohio House candidate Rich Iott says there's nothing wrong with his having dressed up as a Nazi soldier while participating in historical re-enactments, the AP reports. "I don't see anything wrong about educating the public about events that happened," Iott...

Teen Emerges From Coma Fluent in German

John Johnson — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:47:03 CDT

A bizarre tale from Croatia: The Daily Mail and the Telegraph are reporting that a 13-year-old girl emerged from a 24-hour coma unable to speak her native Croatian but fluent in German. The girl reportedly had basic lessons in German before falling ill and had been watching German TV programs,...

Green Berlin Brothel Offers Cyclists Discount

Rob Quinn — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:10:30 CDT

A Berlin brothel is trying to boost business and make the red-light district a greener place with a new discount program, Reuters reports. Patrons who cycle to the brothel or who can prove they got there on public transport will get $7 off the usual $100 price, according to the...

French Are World's Worst Tourists: Survey

Nick McMaster — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:20:01 CDT

The French are the world’s worst tourists, AFP reports. A global survey asked staff at 40,000 hotels to rate tourists on categories ranging from politeness to generosity to willingness to learn local languages—and the French finished last in several categories. Japanese tourists took honors in just as many...

9 Missing Foreigners Found Dead in Yemen

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:27:31 CDT

Nine missing foreigners, including three children, have been found dead in Yemen today, their bodies mutilated, a security official said. The foreigners, including seven Germans, a Briton, and a South Korean, disappeared Friday while on a picnic in the turbulent northern Saada region. Shepherds roaming the area found some remains...

Pirates Seize German Ship

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:08:31 CDT

Hijackers seized a German-owned ship in the pirate-infested waters between Somalia and Yemen today, a US Navy spokesman said. Pirates captured the Maltese-flagged MV Patriot in the Gulf of Aden about 150 nautical miles southeast of the Yemeni coastal city of Muqalla. An official from the German Foreign Ministry could...

A Rose by Any Other Name Might Smell ... Manly?

Kevin Spak — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:19:19 CDT

Think of the Golden Gate Bridge. Would you describe it as fragile, elegant, and slender? Or strong, dangerous, and sturdy? When they pictured a bridge, a group of German speakers offered the first group of words, while Spanish speakers offered the second, NPR reports. The difference, believes the psychologist behind...