Vijay Singh wins Deutsche Bank Championship

"Vijay Singh, helped by three monster birdie putts, eased to his third PGA Tour title in five weeks with a commanding five-shot victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday. Three off the pace overnight, the Fijian world number five fired a superb eight-under-par 63 in...

German Transport Authority Cuts Links With Deutsche Bahn in the Wake of IPO

Verkehrsverbund Rhein Ruhr (VRR), a transport authority of numerous cities in the West German state of Northrhine Westphalia, has cut its contractual ties to German national railway carrier over fraud allegations -...

Germany privatizes state railway

The debate over the privatization of Germany's railway has been highly controversial. The need for fresh capital and efficiency improvements balances the fear of the deterioration in service in less economic sectors....

Germany Faces Airport and Train Workers Strikes

Germany is facing a set of strikes that could have a significant impact on the country's economy, depending on their duration."Unionised workers at German airports are threatening to strike soon, amid dissatisfaction...

Deutsche Telekom Cancels Sponsorship of Cycling Team

Famed for their pink jerseys and doping scandals, the sponsors of the T-Mobile cycling team finally pulled the plug on the embattled team.  The most recent positive test during the Tour by Patrick Sinkewitz and...

Indonesian police hand captured American murder suspect to FBI

"David Lam, a 55-year-old Vietnamese-born American, was captured last Saturday on the Indonesian resort island of Batam and deported Tuesday afternoon to Los Angeles, accompanied by agents from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Interpol, and Indonesian police...

A Pipe Was Detached Before Deutsche Bank Fire

" SARAH GARLAND Staff Reporter of the Sun August 21, 2007Fire officials investigating the deaths of two firefighters in the former Deutsche Bank building have found that demolition contractors failed to maintain a standpipe used to supply water to the building. The...

Freak Snow Storm Hits Nepal, Dozens Feared Killed

A freak snow storm in Nepal seems to be somewhat of an oxymoron, but as reported below, it seems to have caught these unsuspecting individuals off gaurd. "Dozens of people were feared killed in remote parts of...

Builders Look for Housing To Recover in 2007

"Homebuyers have been backing out of sales contracts and forfeiting their down payments during the housing slowdown, but cancellation rates should steady in the first quarter and taper off later in 2007, said the chief executive of one of the nation's largest home builders...

The bellyache of an architect

The Berlin District Court has ruled that Deutsche Bahn must rebuild whole sections of the new Hauptbahnhof according to the architect's plans, setting a spectacular precedent. By Andreas Zielcke Berlin's new main...

Stenson takes charge at Sherwood Country Club

"THOUSAND OAKS, California, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Sweden's Henrik Stenson birdied three of the last four holes to move two shots clear in the first round of the Target World Challenge on Thursday. The 30-year-old from...

Banks compete to finance Eurotunnel debt (AP)

" PARIS - Citigroup and a consortium of Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank have submitted competing bids to finance a deal restructuring Eurotunnel's staggering debt, the operator of the undersea rail tunnel linking Britain and France said Sunday. The Anglo-French company is to...

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