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Corpse sits in city tree for several weeks before pedestrian spots it

The corpse of a man has been discovered in a tree in a residential area in Mönchengladbach, in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Zoo calls police after brutal sea lion murder

Police said on Monday that they're investigating possible foul play after a sea lion was found beaten to death at Dortmund Zoo.

Crime

Afghan pupil stabbed to death in German school

A 17-year-old Afghan youth stabbed to death a fellow student of the same age and nationality in a German high school classroom on Tuesday, police said.

Crime

Police find missing woman set in concrete

Police found the body of a woman near Bonn on Wednesday set in concrete and hidden behind a wall, five years after she went missing.

Crime

Police find dead baby in compost bin

Police arrested a woman on Tuesday afternoon after a dead baby was found in a compost bin on land outside Berlin.

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German man feared dead in Australian outback

A German tourist was missing in Australia's rugged Kakadu National Park, police said Saturday, expressing grave fears that he had been gone more than 24 hours without drinking water in intense heat.