via CNN Life has come to a standstill in the western German city of Koblenz, where 45,000 people — nearly half of the city´s population — have been evacuated after the discovery of several dangerous World War II bombs. “It´s the largest German evacuation since the end of the war,” fire brigade spokesman Ronald Eppelsheim […]

via CNN Thousands of people across the world railed against corporate power, grinding poverty and government cuts Saturday as the Occupy Wall Street movement spread to the streets of Europe, Asia and Australia — and took a particularly violent turn in Rome. Firefighters battled a blaze at an Interior Ministry building near Porta San Giovanni […]

via BBC News German industrial and engineering conglomerate Siemens is to withdraw entirely from the nuclear industry. The move is a response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in March, chief executive Peter Loescher said. He told Spiegel magazine it was the firm’s answer to “the clear positioning of German society and politics for […]

Popular among Muslim youth and Al Qaeda supporters in Europe and elsewhere, former rapper Denis Mamadou Cuspert is now heralded by fans as one of the best known singers of nasheed, Islamic devotional music. At the same time, German authorities are keeping a close eye on Mr. Cuspert as they consider him a top security risk who […]

Adolf Hitler may have been descended from both Jews and Africans, DNA tests are indicating, the Daily Mail reported.