Crime
Germany to Punish Customers of Forced Prostitutes
German officials are drafting legislation to sentence men for up to 10 years in prison if they obtain sexual services from women forced into prostitution, according to a report in a news magazine. »Mehr zu: title"
History
New Berlin Wall Book to Settle Casualty Debate
A "Book of the Berlin Wall" to be issued this year is to tell the life stories of all 134 persons killed on the mid-city fortifications operated by the Communists from 1961 to 1989, an historian said Saturday, May 17. »Mehr zu: title"
Asia
German Minister Defends Meeting with Dalai Lama
German Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul has defended her meeting with the Dalai Lama, planned for Monday, despite official protests from China. »Mehr zu: title"
Afghanistan
Germany to Send Troops to Western Afghanistan
German Defense Minister Jung has approved a short-term deployment of 45 German soldiers from their base in northern Afghanistan to the west of the country to help flush out insurgents. »Mehr zu: title"
China
Germany Denies China Quake Fatality
Germany denied Friday a claim by the Chinese embassy in Washington that a German national is among the fatalities of China's deadliest earthquake in a generation. »Mehr zu: title"
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