Three hundred chickens died in panic early on Sunday when a drunken German teenager on a joyride crashed a van into their shed. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Is a Nazi slogan still a Nazi slogan if it is uttered in English instead of German? Not necessarily -- at least according to Germany's Federal Court of Justice.

Using Nazi symbols and slogans is a punishable crime in Germany. But now neo-Nazis may have more leeway after a federal German court ruled that slogans are not illegal if they are translated into another language. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

A German federal court ruled that two Jews who were forced by the Nazis to work in ghettos have a right to a pension for their labor, setting the stage for thousands of others to receive payments. The Federal Social Affairs Court ruled that the two qualified for pensions because, although they did not receive financial compensation for their work, they received food and other items - meaning the ... read full post picked by bingo 6 months ago

A German motorist surprised by euro notes swirling in the air around her car hit the brakes and collected a "substantial amount of money" before turning it over to police. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A German minister for culture has provoked outrage among politicians and some religious figures for suggesting theological questions about the origin of the world should be included in school biology lessons. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

German cars are known for strength, speed and high fuel consumption, but a firm in eastern Saxony has designed a lithium-ion battery membrane that could finally make electric cars common. picked by muppet 2 years ago

AN experimental German cook accidentally blew off both his hands attempting to concoct a "molecular gastronomy" dish with liquid nitrogen.
The 24-year-old man from Stahnsdorf near Berlin somehow obtained some of the dangerous chemical and was poised to try out a new recipe from the school of molecular cooking, which aims to apply scientific processes to gastronomy. picked by kakana 5 months ago

A teenage girl in Madhya Pradesh killed herself on Wednesday after being traumatised by media reports that a "Big Bang" experiment in Europe could bring about the end of the world, her father said. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A 13-year-old German schoolboy corrected NASA's estimates on the chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth, a German newspaper reported Tuesday, after spotting the boffins had miscalculated. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Armed police went into action in the German city of Wuppertal after a woman reported seeing a masked criminal -- but having rushed to the scene, they were surprised to find not a crook, but a large stuffed toy. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A hobby historian has discovered the oldest known recipe for German sausage, a list of ingredients for Thuringian bratwurst nearly 600 years old. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

American, Walter Avery battled his opponent, Karl Menckhoff in one of the last dogfights of the first world war. After shooting the German down, he landed and cut a piece of the aircraft's cloth insignia from the side. It sat in a trunk for nearly 9 decades before it was discovered and returned to the German pilot's family. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

A German flasher stunned lawyers during his appeal hearing on a flashing conviction by stripping off in court. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A German man mooning at railway staff in a departing train got his trousers caught in a carriage door and ended up being dragged half naked along the platform, out of the station and onto the tracks. picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

A German thief got nabbed after he tore off his finger during a bungled break-in then went back to retrieve it, police said on Wednesday. picked by punthe 2 years ago

A 19-year-old German woman has escaped from prison by hiding in a friend's suitcase. The fugitive hid inside the large case when her 17-year-old fellow inmate was released from the youth prison in northwest Germany on Friday. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

German police have gone to new lengths to nab a serial burglar – dressing up in tree suits and waiting in a forest for eight hours. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A German man who startled his neighbours when he hurled his computer out of the window in the middle of the night, was let off for disturbing the peace by police who sympathised with his technical frustrations. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A German student who bought a pullout couch for $215 at a Berlin flea market found a painting worth 128 times that amount hidden inside when she unfolded the sofa at home. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

A German teenager accidentally climbed out of a fourth-floor window and fell 10 meters to the ground where he kept on sleeping, albeit with a broken arm and leg. picked by muppet 2 years ago