Bavaria
List of art works looted by Nazis goes online
Oct 18, 2010 13:09 EDT
The project is a joint initiative by an organization called the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, begun in 2005 with the aim of cross-referencing existing records to build a searchable database.
England players moved by Dachau visit
Sep 28, 2010 12:39 EDT
England's cricketers concluded a pre-Ashes get-together in Germany with a visit to the memorial site of the Dachau World War II concentration camp on Tuesday, an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) statement said.
Ambush marketing top concern for sports officials
Sep 24, 2010 11:45 EDT
DETROIT (Reuters) - On a sunny day in June in South Africa, three dozen women clad in identical flattering orange dresses were ejected from a World Cup football match. The offense: wearing dresses distributed by the company competing with the sponsor of FIFA's quadrennial event.
In Austria, castles aren't just for kings
Sep 23, 2010 07:54 EDT
In Austria, you don't have to be a king to live in a castle _ you just need a bit of luck. Robert Tidmarsh's eyes light up when he talks about the sprawling park surrounding Schoenbrunn Palace, one of Austria's most famous landmarks ? and his to enjoy every time he comes home.
Prost! Munich toasts 200 years of Oktoberfest
Sep 22, 2010 09:11 EDT
Wedding party gone wild: Munich raises stein to 200 years of Oktoberfest beer festival. It's a wedding party that got out of control: Two hundred years ago, Bavaria's Crown Prince Ludwig celebrated his royal nuptials with a big public bash that was such a hit it became an annual event ? and came to be known worldwide as "The Oktoberfest."
Prost! Munich toasts 200 years of Oktoberfest
Sep 22, 2010 05:17 EDT
Wedding party gone wild: Munich raises stein to 200 years of Oktoberfest beer festival. It's a wedding party that got out of control: Two hundred years ago, Bavaria's Crown Prince Ludwig celebrated his royal nuptials with a big public bash that was such a hit it became an annual event ? and came to be known worldwide as "The Oktoberfest."
German public-sector banks consider merger
Sep 20, 2010 13:42 EDT
German public-sector banks BayernLB, WestLB consider possible merger. Two of Germany's public-sector wholesale banks, Bayern LB and WestLB, said Monday they will consider a merger ? a move that came amid mounting pressure for consolidation of the so-called Landesbanken.
Dresses, weddings and parties -- it's a dog's life
Sep 20, 2010 12:48 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German woman has come up with a novel idea to give dogs going to weddings or festivals a bit of style.
Pope, ending his trip, recalls Nazi terror in WW2
Sep 19, 2010 14:11 EDT
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Sunday expressed "shame and horror" over the wartime suffering caused by his German homeland and said he was moved to mark the 70th anniversary of a key air victory with Britons.
Pope, ending his trip, recalls Nazi terror in WW2
Sep 19, 2010 14:11 EDT
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Sunday expressed "shame and horror" over the wartime suffering caused by his German homeland and said he was moved to mark the 70th anniversary of a key air victory with Britons.
Germany's beer fest deploys stench-eating bacteria
Sep 19, 2010 07:15 EDT
Germany's giant Oktoberfest beer party, now celebrating its 200th birthday, is rising to a new challenge -- stinky drinking halls -- with a new weapon: stench-eating bacteria.
World-famous Munich beer fest drinks to 200th birthday
Sep 18, 2010 17:49 EDT
The Munich beer festival kicked off Saturday with millions of visitors from around the world expected to raise a glass or two to celebrate the event's 200th birthday over the next 17 days.
Munich's Winter Olympics bid signs new sponsor
Sep 18, 2010 10:33 EDT
Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics has received a boost after a new sponsor was unveiled, raising the budget from 25 to 33 million euros.
Oktoberfest kicks off in Munich
Sep 18, 2010 06:47 EDT
Kegs tapped, Oktoberfest kicks off in Munich, mugs clink marking 200 years of celebrating beer. Munich's mayor has tapped the first keg, opening this year's annual Oktoberfest in southern Germany, where millions of guest from around the globe are expected to clink mugs of frothy beer in celebration of 200 years of the world renown festival.
Dresses, weddings and parties -- it's a dog's life
Sep 17, 2010 13:42 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - A German woman has come up with a novel idea to give dogs going to weddings or festivals a bit of style.
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Munich during Oktoberfest
Sep 17, 2010 09:35 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - Got 48 hours to spare in Munich during Oktoberfest, the world's largest fair?
Fashionistas: Don't delay, put a dirndl on today!
Sep 17, 2010 08:31 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - Every year Bavarian women don their "dirndl" to celebrate the Oktoberfest, but in the beer festival's 200th year the traditional Bavarian dress is becoming something of a national and international fashion item.
Travel Picks: Top 10 things to do at Oktoberfest
Sep 10, 2010 06:04 EDT
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Every autumn, millions of people head to Munich to celebrate that hoppy concoction that we all know as beer. Oktoberfest, the grand German fete for the beverage made from fermented barley and yeast starts September 18.
German court fines lawyers for "absurd" appeal
Sep 02, 2010 10:03 EDT
Two lawyers who repeatedly appealed minor traffic violations were fined and handed two-month bans by Germany's highest court on Thursday for making "absurd and abusive accusations" in their defence.
Radioactive boars on the rise in Germany
Aug 19, 2010 23:04 EDT
Booming boars meet tainted truffles: after Chernobyl, radioactive hogs prosper in Germany. It was a big shot. A big hog. And a big disappointment.
