Demjanjuk pronounced fit for war-crimes trial - Summary
Munich - Doctors believe John Demjanjuk, 89, is physically and mentally able to stand trial for his alleged role in killing 29,000 Jews at a Nazi concentration camp, German prosecutors said Friday. But he would not be able to stand more than two dail...
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German bar-owner jailed over fatal drink duel with teen
Berlin - A German bar-owner was sent to prison for 41 months Friday for a drinking duel with a teenaged boy which plunged the schoolboy into a fatal coma. The Berlin bar owner cheated, mainly pouring himself water, while 16-year-old Lukas drank at le...
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New finance minister confirmed in Lithuania
Vilnius - Ingrida Simonyte was confirmed as Lithuania's new finance minister Friday. Simonyte, 34, has worked at the ministry since 1997. From 2002 she headed the tax department. She was appointed a ministerial undersecretary in 2004. ...
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Demjanjuk deemed able to stand trial
Munich - John Demjanjuk, 89, is deemed physically and mentally able to stand trial for his alleged role in killing 29,000 Jews at a Nazi concentration camp in 1943, German prosecutors said Friday, quoting a medical report. Ukrainian-born Demjanjuk, a...
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Germany toughens up rules on tax havens
Berlin - Germany's parliament passed legislation Friday that increases taxation scrutiny of companies and private individuals who have business ties to tax havens. The bill, drafted by Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck but later watered down by the g...
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