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The father of a German hostage made an appeal for his son's immediate release in a video message produced by a German broadcaster. His captors have demanded that Germany withdraw troops from Afghanistan.»

Courts can intervene sooner and more easily in cases of suspected child neglect, according to a new law passed by the German parliament. But child advocates said they don't think it will do much good.»

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner appealed for both Germany and France to acknowledge the suffering undergone by some 200,000 born to French mothers and fathered by occupying German soldiers during World War II.»

Among the UEFA Cup favorites, Bayern Munich are eyeing a third cup for the trophy cabinet this season, but the path to glory is not always easy, and the Bundesliga leaders have hit a bump in the road.»

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said that he was encouraged by talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tibet in Beijing as news broke of possible dialogue between China and the Dalai Lama.»

The Documentation Center at the former Nazi party grounds in Nuremberg has called for a commentated version of Adolf Hitler's infamous book "Mein Kampf" to be published before the copyright runs out.»

The Afghan government is clearly upset by revelations that Germany's foreign intelligence service (BND) had been spying on the country's trade and industry minister. It says it will approach Berlin in the next few days.»

World powers on Friday praised China's decision to hold talks with representatives of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, following the recent unrest in Tibet.»

Filed under: Cellphones So we’ve got it on authority that the second-gen iPhone is already well into testing, and numerous units are floating around in super secret pockets. A trusted source got a chance to check one out, here’s what we’ve heard. The first thing people will notice»

Check out explosions all over the place in this gameplay clip from the Japanese Open Beta Test of Metal Gear Online.»