Sick staff ground new airport's first flight
Germany's newest airport saw its first regular flight grounded after the entire cabin crew of a Croatian Airlines flight fell mysteriously ill. The company said on Friday it suspected they were faking in protest against staff cuts.
Parents save son by each giving him a lung
A boy with cystic fibrosis is starting a new life after German doctors performed the country’s first double living lung transplant, giving him a lung from each of his mother and father.
Referee attempts suicide before Bundesliga match
The German league match between Cologne and Mainz was called off 40 minutes before kick-off on Saturday after the Bundesliga referee tried to commit suicide.
Egypt's Mubarak undergoes surgery after visiting Merkel
Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif temporarily took over the reins of the Egyptian government as President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday underwent surgery in Germany to remove his gall bladder, news agency MENA said.
Rösler vows high drug prices to fall
Big pharmaceutical firms have been put on notice that the government plans to crack down on high drug prices, with German Health Minister Philipp Rösler vowing Wednesday to bring prices “under control.”