Teddy bear modelled after designer Karl Lagerfeld

Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld is being honoured by the Steiff Company, maker of stuffed animals, with a namesake teddy bear. The bear will be dressed in the designers signature white-collared shirt and black tie. The...

Nadal takes gold and Federer's top ranking

Rafael Nadal on Sunday beat Fernando Gonzalez in straigh sets to claim Olympic gold. In the process, he displaced Roger Federer as the world numer one ranked player. "With Rafael Nadal set to become the world’s No....

German Police introduces bullet proof Wonderbra

Achtung Polizei, hands-up policeGermany introduces bullet proof Bra for female police officers.Well it looks not like a Wonderbra, but seems more secureto keep Viktoria's secret..... " It is being dubbed the new...

Former CCWS Rookie-Of-The-Year Captures P2 Podium In Hamburg :: The EDJE

"Timo Glock with the "Sharkfin" cowling at The Hungaroring - Caption found at Atlas F1 Bulletin Board - toyota could of won this race /// used tyres glock qualified with otherwise front row start /// pit stop...

Update Airbus A380 Jumbo Emirates Airlines , landed on schedule NY

Update Aug 1.st 2008 The Emirates Airline's Airbus A380 arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York after its maiden flight August 1, 2008. The Gulf-based carrier, owned by the government of Dubai,...

Hamburg fans stay eternally loyal with soccer cemetery

There are soccer fans. There are crazy soccer fans. And then there are soccer fans devoted enough to their team that they wish to be burried in a stadium-side grave at a cost of €2,500 (blue and white coloured...

Glitch hampers iPhone launch

"NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple Inc.'s new iPhone went on sale Friday to eager buyers worldwide, but there were problems getting the phones to work. ...

Helgoland: Proposed Construction Will Enlarge Deserted Island

Sick of it all? It may not be long before you can immigrate to Helgoland." Helgoland, an island in the North Sea which was once fiercely contested between Britain and Germany, could nearly double in size under a land reclamation project which won official clearance this week....

Germany ponders on changing assisted suicide laws

Western world has had conflicting views on Euthanasia and assited suicide. To a certain extent, some forms of euthanasia are legal in Belgium, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and the U.S. state Oregon. Debates now goes to Germany where a former politician helped an...

News: Military takes over Naples garbage

"In January, The Italian army started clearing up the piles of waste in Naples. Local waste dumps, however, were not able to handle the amounts of garbage people generated, and train loads of Napolitana trash went...

Eduardo Recovering + Arsene Wenger Going to PSG?

"There isn’t much happening as far as Arsenal is concerned. I will start with a good news though. Eduardo is recovering well in Brazil. Doctors say that he is ahead of schedule. Eduardo himself is quite optimistic...

Longer days lift spirits, while shorter skirts bring on the flirt

"Buds are sprouting, birds are twittering and the convertibles and sunglasses are coming out.Even though the overnight temperature still drops to near freezing, the flirting season is on. Everyone knows that even the most tender ray of sunshine warms not only the cheeks, but...

Extremist violence rocks Hamburg

"Street battles lasting several hours have gripped the German port city of Hamburg, in what police describe as the worst riots there for years.Left-wing demonstrators angered by a neo-Nazi rally hurled bottles at...

Eat a Whale and Save The Planet

Reminds me of that old Vera Lynn song "whale meat again"." OSLO (Reuters) - Eat a whale and save the planet, a Norwegian pro-whaling lobby said on Monday of a study showing that harpooning the giant mammals is less damaging to the climate than farming...

German airline says pilots averted major crash

"German airline Lufthansa said on Monday its pilots had averted a crash at Hamburg airport after a strong gust of wind caused a plane, with 130 passengers on board, to veer dangerously on landing. Amateur...

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