Driver 'froze' as train hurtled towards bus
School children whose bus was crushed under a train on Wednesday on the outskirts of Hamburg say that the hero of the hour was not the bus driver, but a 13-year-old boy.
Institute to end 'monkey torture' programme
After graphic pictures emerged of distressed and unconscious monkeys bleeding from the head at the Max Planck Institute in Tübingen, the world-renowned research centre announced on Sunday that it will close its primate research programme.
Court rejects teacher's suit against student for 'rabbit terrorism'
A German court on Tuesday threw out the case of a schoolteacher against a pupil who allegedly tormented her by scrawling pictures of rabbits on the blackboard to aggravate her rabbit phobia.
FDP dismisses donation accusations
The Free Democratic Party (FDP) has dismissed a call made by the Left party for a ban on donations to political parties by private companies, following accusations that the FDP was bribable.
Duisburg high school closed after attack threat
A high school in Duisburg will be closed on Monday after its director received a threatening email, police in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia reported.
Health insurance sold patient data illegally
Public health insurance companies may have sold personal patient information to private insurers, German federal commissioner for data protection Peter Schaar told daily <i>Bild</i> on Wednesday.