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Travel Picks: Cheers! Oktoberfests outside Germany

Elke Buedenbender (R), wife of Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German
Bride's sedan chair lifting in Hangzhou

Over 600 foreigners from the US, Britain, Germany, France and Canada took part in lifting a
Gaza mothers hope Shalit's deal to be finalized soon

Every Monday morning, 52-year-old mother Om Mahmoud al-Rayyes goes to the International Committee of the Red
On the trail of a fairytale world

Feel like escaping to the world of Grimm's fairytales with gigantic castles, dark forests and medieval
6 nations meet on Iran's nuclear program

Six countries trying to address concerns about Iran's nuclear program met in Germany on Wednesday, but the
Sanctions not to affect Iran's legal nuclear claim: spokesman

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said Tuesday that sanctions will not affect Iran's legal
China's vice foreign minister to attend Iran nuclear issue meeting in Germany

China's Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei will join senior diplomats from other five countries to discuss
Fat kids should avoid fruit

Results from a new study conducted in Germany show that fructose, which is found in fruit and juices, can be
Quit smoking to keep your teeth

Smokers are more likely to develop gum disease than non-smokers, according to a German non-profit
In serious debt? You're also more likely obese

A man walks past the New York Stock Exchange after trading hours in
Hamas, Israel say prisoners swap deal "not imminent"

Both Islamic Hamas movement and Israel said on Sunday that an Egyptian and German-mediated prisoners swap
Mercedes-Benz goes to top of class

German car maker Mercedes-Benz (China) Ltd officially began the domestic sales of its new generation of S
Siemens bought two Chinese metal companies

German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG bought majority stakes in two small Chinese metal companies on
Iran denies plan to severe ties with Germany

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said Monday that Tehran has no plans to severe relations
German troops attacked in post-election Afghanistan

Militants attacked German troops in Achin district of Kunduz province in north Afghanistan Sunday, an
Shanghai:Medieval makeover for expo-friendly opera house

The striking songs of Carmina Burana, a cantata written by German composer Carl Orff in the 1930s, will
Singapore, Germany to train civil aviation personnel in Afghanistan

Singapore and Germany will collaborate for the first time to provide technical assistance to Afghanistan in
Germany's Merkel again most powerful woman: Forbes

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is among the world's 100 most powerful women in a list topped for the fourth
Bed sheet breakout for prisoners

BERLIN - Two Polish prisoners broke out of a German jail after tying their bed sheets together to
German conservative bloc still leading in election poll

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party the Christian Social