Lufthansa strike cancels 300 flights
September 5th, 2012 - 4:16 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Sep 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Germany's largest air carrier Lufthansa had to cancel about 300 flights Tuesday as its flight attendants went on strike in the country's major airports, the ... Read more...
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Germany to get first Islamic bank in October
August 30th, 2012 - 7:54 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Turkey's Kuveyt Turk investment fund plans to open the first Islamic bank in Germany in October, the Financial Times Deutschland reported.Kuveyt Turk plans to open ... Read more...
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German coach rejects Euro 2012 criticism by media
August 14th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 14 (IANS) Germany's coach Joachim Loew has criticised the media coverage as "tiresome" and "unrewarding" after his side's 1-2 loss to Italy at the Euro 2012 semi-finals.The 52-year-old ... Read more...
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Air India to resume flights to most global destinations
August 12th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Come September, Air India will have all its Boeing 777s pressed into service and flights restarted to important destinations like Hong Kong, Seoul, Frankfurt and ... Read more...
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Paul Watson skips bail in Germany
July 26th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Paul Watson is an animal rights and environmental activist from Canada. He is the president and the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society which is an ... Read more...
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PM leaves Frankfurt for Mexico, Brazil
June 17th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Frankfurt, June 17 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left here Sunday on way to Mexico and Brazil to attend the G20 Summit and the Rio+20 meeting, respectively.The ... Read more...
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PM reaches Frankfurt on way to Mexico, Brazil
June 16th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Frankfurt, June 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Saturday on way to Mexico and Brazil to attend the G20 Summit and the Rio+20 meeting, respectively.The prime minister ... Read more...
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Government clears foreign training for swimmers for Olympics
May 24th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The sports ministry Thursday cleared training of the three-member Indian swimming team at Germany's Olympic Centre in Frankfurt to prepare for the 2012 London Games.
... Read more...
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Three dead in German train collision
April 13th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 13 (IANS) Three people were killed and 13 injured when a local train collided with a maintenance crane near Germany's Offenbach town Friday, BBC reported.The local train, travelling ... Read more...
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`Worst of Eurozone crisis is over’
March 23rd, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Frankfurt, March 23 (IANS) The worst of the Eurozone crisis is over and the situation is stabilizing, European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi has been quoted as saying.Draghi made ... Read more...
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Uzbek terror outfit supporter nabbed in US
March 16th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 45-year-old man has been detained in the US on suspicion of supporting a terrorist group from Uzbekistan.The Philadelphia resident allegedly donated $300 to the ... Read more...
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Niersbach is new president of German Football Association
March 3rd, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, March 3 (IANS) Wolfgang Niersbach is the new president of the German Football Association -- or Deutsche Fussball Bund (DFB), the association announced after an extraordinary meeting in Frankfurt.Niersbach ... Read more...
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Germany confers ‘Order of Merit’ on author Sudhir Kakar
February 28th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Psychoanalyst and writer Sudhir Kakar Tuesday was awarded Germany's Order of Merit -- Bundesverdienstkreuz -- by the country's acting ambassador to India Cord Meier-Klodt here.The ... Read more...
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Beijing aims to become global financial hub
January 11th, 2012 - 5:48 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 11 (IANS) The Beijing government has pledged to turn the Chinese capital into a major international financial hub.It will secure more credit supply from the state financial institutes ... Read more...
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Bundesliga club Berlin sign new coach Michael Skibbe
December 23rd, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Dec 23 (IANS) Hertha Berlin signed coach Michael Skibbe after the dismissal of former coach Markus Babbel, the club announced.Michael Skibbe signed a two-and-a-half year contract at the "Hauptstadtclub" ... Read more...
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Emirates launches A-380 service to Munich
November 26th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 25 (IANS/WAM) Emirates Airline's A-380 route network has been extended to Germany with the launch of services to Munich, the UAE's national airline said in a ... Read more...
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Manmohan leaves for home after UN trip
September 26th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left here for Frankfurt Monday on his way home after a hectic five-day visit to attend the 66th session of ... Read more...
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Visa problem delays Argentine midfielder Sosa
August 30th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IANS) Argentine midfielder Jose Sosa had some difficult moments on way to Kolkata for the Sep 2 FIFA Official International Friendly game with Venezuela when he was ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi readies for European road show
July 7th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 7 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) will next week spearhead a European road show spanning seven cities across six countries to promote the travel sector ... Read more...
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Expectations accelerate conscious perception: Study
February 4th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): Until now, neuroscientists assumed that the processes leading to conscious perception were rather rigid and that the timing did not vary.However, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for ... Read more...
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Lufthansa passenger dies in flight
January 29th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) A Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Singapore with 300 passengers on board Saturday made an emergency landing at Kolkata airport following a medical complication related to a passenger. ... Read more...
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Coffee spill diverts United Airlines flight
January 6th, 2011 - 1:55 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, Jan 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An United Airlines which was scheduled for Frankfurt from Chicago made an abrupt stop in Canada after some spilled coffee triggered a hijacking alert.The Canadian authorities ... Read more...
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Commercial flights to use biofuel from next year
December 18th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 18 (ANI): Biofuel would reportedly be used by commercial flights from next year.Lufthansa has announced that it would begin a six-month trial of biofuel on scheduled flights within Germany ... Read more...
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Lufthansa to relaunch onboard internet service
December 1st, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Lufthansa passengers travelling on transatlantic flights can now gain internet access through the airline's onboard service FlyNet, an airline official said Wednesday."It is an innovation in the interests ... Read more...
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Air India passengers stranded yet again, protest
November 4th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) Nearly 200 passengers of Air India's Frankfurt-Mumbai flight had a harrowing time Wednesday night after the aircraft was diverted to Delhi and they were stranded for over nine ... Read more...
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Large 80 ft Crater Opens up Beneath German Village
November 3rd, 2010 - 2:14 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A large crater has appeared beneath a residential road in Schmalkalden, Germany, a town located about seventy-five miles north east of Frankfurt. The eighty foot deep crater opened ... Read more...
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Manipuri Fashions To Be Showcased Globally
September 4th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 4, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It has been announced that the local designers from Manipur are all getting ready to showcase their talents on a global platform.These Manipuri designers will ... Read more...
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‘No Angels’ pop star Nadja Benaissa could be jailed for 10 years for hiding her HIV status
August 26th, 2010 - 1:32 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Aug 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Prosecutors in Germany say they do not want the HIV positive artist who intentionally infected her former partner to be jailed for the crime.Instead, prosecutors in Germany ... Read more...
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Lufthansa passengers and flight attendant enjoy pillow fight at 40,000ft!
August 11th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): A Lufthansa flight attendant added a touch of
excitement to the passengers' journey with a mass pillow fight.It happened at 40,000ft when a German airhostess dished out complimentary ... Read more...
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Horror fan Mugdha in supernatural thriller
July 25th, 2010 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Actress Mugdha Godse has had an unexplained, eerie experience in the past, but that hasn't stopped her from acting in a supernatural thriller. And she says she loves ... Read more...
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Archaeologists discover sculpture of Diana, Goddess of hunt in Serbia
July 22nd, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Belgrade, July 22 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered a sensational sculpture, which they think is of Diana, the Goddess of the hunt, in Serbia.According to Blic, the sculpture was uncovered at the site ... Read more...
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Germany bans aid group linked to Hamas
July 13th, 2010 - 4:43 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, July 13 (IANS/AKI) Germany outlawed a charity group for having alleged links to Palestinian militant organisation Hamas, interior minister Thomas de Maiziere said.
Authorities believe the Frankfurt-based Internationale Humanitaere Hilfsorganisation (IHH) has ... Read more...
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Pak arrests wanted German who planned to bomb country’s embassy in Islamabad
July 11th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 11 (ANI): A German national, who is wanted on terror charges in the country, has been arrested by Pakistani authorities.The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that security agencies were holding a ... Read more...
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PM back returns to Delhi after G-20 summit
June 29th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned here Tuesday from Toronto after making an overnight halt in Frankfurt on his way back from the G-20 summit.
In Toronto, Manmohan ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh arrives in Toronto for G-20 Summit
June 26th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 20 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Saturday for the G-20 Summit Sunday where he is to hold talks with his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper and sign ... Read more...
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