So, you would think that those few remaining parts of the Berlin Wall (see East Side Gallery) form the most outstanding symbol of the cold war in Europe? Oh well,...

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German police summoned over forgotten vibratorBERLIN, March 5, 2010 (AFP) - A woman in Germany phoned police after hearing "suspicious noises" in her flat, but much to her embarrassment officers found the source was a vibrator, authorities said Friday ( Read more... )

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Uproar as top police cleared of attack on Genoa G8 protestersEnrica Bartesaghi, the head of a pressure group formed by victims' relatives, told the Guardian: "My daughter was beaten so badly she was taken to hospital. She will receive €5,000 [£4,300]. Unfortunately, ours is no longer a civilised country. The sentence is an insult [to her ( Read more... )

Wovon man so nebenbei erfährt:
Willkürlicher Polizeieinsatz:
O-Ton: Petra Lindner, Mutter
"Und zwar hat er eine schusssichere Weste angehabt, eine Maschinenpistole und riss jede Türe auf. 'Toilette gesichert!', dann nach vorne durch den Gang, die nächste Tür 'Bad gesichert!' und immer im Anschlag seine Maschinenpistole, weiter in die Küche 'Küche ( Read more... )

Nick Dave on the bloody battle of GenoaLying on his face in the dark, bruised and scared, he was aware of police all around him, massing to attack the Diaz Pertini school building where 93 young demonstrators were bedding down on the floor for the night. Covell's best hope was that they would break through the chain around the front gates without ( Read more... )