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Student victim of terrorist photo blunder
Terrorism

Student victim of terrorist photo blunder

A German man opened the paper one morning to find a photo of himself identified as a wanted terrorist, in what seemed like a thriller plot turned into sinister reality. He still does not know who took the picture of him.
German sex tax men tackle prostitutes
Taxes

German sex tax men tackle prostitutes

Stuttgart tax men are facing the daunting task of measuring the floor space in all the southern German city's brothels, after a new “per square metre” tax was introduced on the oldest profession.
Janitor steals 25 tonnes of stationery
Crime

Janitor steals 25 tonnes of stationery

In a case that promises to be a bureaucratic nightmare for police, a kleptomanic caretaker in the southern German city of Stuttgart has admitted stealing around 25 tonnes of office supplies over several decades, and keeping them in his flat.
Bayern bounce back to take top spot
Football

Bayern bounce back to take top spot

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes said Sunday he was pleased with his team's 2-1 win at Stuttgart after they came from behind to claim victory and are set to finish 2011 top of the German league.
Jazzed up in Stuttgart
Music

Jazzed up in Stuttgart

Buttoned-down Stuttgart might appear to be an unlikely jazz mecca, but the venerable music genre is making a comeback in the southwestern German city after being popularized by American GIs after the war. Tracy Moran reports.
Raid targets suspected Islamist fund-raisers
Crime

Raid targets suspected Islamist fund-raisers

German police raided eight apartments and an office in the Stuttgart area on Tuesday in an operation aimed at cracking down on fund-raising for Islamic extremists abroad, although no one was arrested, authorities said.
Artist told to cover willy in ad row
art

Artist told to cover willy in ad row

Organisers of an art exhibition in Baden-Württemberg have been told to cover up the penis of a sculpture depicting a naked man before posters advertising the show will be allowed to go on public display.