Poland set to unveil world’s tallest Jesus statue
November 7th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The construction of the world's tallest Jesus Christ statue that rises to 167 feet in a Polish town has been completed.The statue's torso, head and crown were ... Read more...
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Gestapo tortured ex-Brit spy Nearne, BBC documentary reveals after her death
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.2 (ANI): More than a month after she died, a former British spy's tale of how she was tortured by the Gestapo of the German Nazi regime during the height of ... Read more...
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Poland to build world’s largest Jesus Christ statue to attract tourist
October 19th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 19 (ANI): A small Polish town is all set to build the world's largest statue of Jesus Christ in order to attract tourist.Swiebodzin, a Polish town of 21,000 near the ... Read more...
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New computer game based on Iron Curtain dubbed ‘tasteless’
September 30th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 30 (ANI): A new computer game based on the Iron Curtain has been dubbed as being "tasteless and inappropriate" by victims of the former East Germany regime.The game, called ... Read more...
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German brewery wins right to market ‘F**king’ beer!
March 30th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 30 (ANI): A German firm has been granted the right to market a beer named after the Austrian village of F**king.The brand 'F**king Hell beer' was initially rejected by the ... Read more...
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Die-hard James Bond fans turn their house into 007 set!
January 14th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 14 (ANI): A pair of die-hard James Bond fans dished out 3,000 pounds for transforming their home into a 007 film set for New Year's Eve party.It took four ... Read more...
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When bananas brought down the Berlin Wall
November 8th, 2009 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
By Ernest Gill
Hamburg, Nov 8 (DPA) On Thursday evening, Nov 9, 1989, West German public TV stations signed off the air at about midnight, as usual. Residents of Hamburg, a mere 50 ... Read more...
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Leaving East Germany - as easy as Alpha, Bravo, Charlie?
October 23rd, 2009 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
By Helen Maguire
Berlin, Oct 23 (DPA) In the winter of 1962, just months after the Berlin Wall was built, bus driver and war veteran Hans Weidner decided he was fed up with ... Read more...
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Germans recall end of Berlin Wall as ‘wonderful gift’
November 10th, 2008 - 3:42 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Nov 10 (DPA) Germany marked Sunday the sudden end of the Berlin Wall 19 years ago, with the former mayor of West Berlin, Walter Momper, recalling it as a "wonderful gift ... Read more...
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Holocaust memorial train leaves Germany for Auschwitz
May 7th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by admin
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Goerlitz (Germany), May 7 (DPA) A Holocaust memorial train drawn by a steam locomotive crossed the German border into Poland Wednesday, bound for the memorial at the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz. ... Read more...
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Wipro starts operations in Poland
April 15th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by admin
By Surender Bhutani
Warsaw, April 15 (IANS) Indian IT giant Wipro has started its operations in Poland from the city of Wroclaw, close to the German border, officials said. The Bangalore-based IT company, ... Read more...
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogis funeral today
February 11th, 2008 - 9:40 am ICT by admin
Allahabad, Feb 11 (ANI): The funeral Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the legendary spiritual guru, will take place here today.The funeral pyre will be lit by Brahmachari Girish Verma, his nephew.Yogi, the guru ... Read more...
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi body to be brought to Allahabad today
February 9th, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by admin
Allahabad, Feb 9 (ANI): The body of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who died at his home in Vlodrop, in The Netherlands, will be brought to his ancestral home here today.
His last rites ... Read more...
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Beatles’ Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi dies
February 6th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by admin
Netherlands, Feb 6 (ANI): Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the guru who introduced the Beatles to transcendental meditation, has died at his home in Vlodrop, in the Netherlands. He was believed to be around ... Read more...
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