According to the US department, Jakiw Palij concealed his Nazi past from immigration agents when he moved to the United States in 1949
Joachim Gauck has become German president with a majority, marking the first time a former communist east candidate will serve as head of state.
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/ 13 February 2012
A documentary on Bob Marley has premiered to cheers at the Berlin film festival, tracking his journey from bullied biracial Jamaican boy to superstar.
Germany says the worst of a killer bacteria outbreak spread by salad vegetables may be over as EU officials meet for urgent talks on the crisis.
Fears over Japan’s nuclear crisis triggered a poll debacle for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party in its German heartland and a Greens triumph.
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/ 15 February 2011
A warmly applauded Iranian drama emerged on Tuesday as a front-runner at the Berlin film festival, throwing the spotlight on the country’s film-makers
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/ 6 November 2009
Twenty years after the Berlin Wall tumbled in a peaceful revolution, world leaders will on Monday meet in a transformed Germany.
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/ 12 February 2008
Internet dating, speed dating and singles parties are starting to look old hat. In Germany, the public transportation services are becoming matchmakers and the demand has been overwhelming. Berlin commuters looking to contact a beautiful stranger they saw on a train or a bus can now use a free online service to track them down in what organisers call an international first.
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/ 17 September 2005
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his conservative challenger, Angela Merkel, launch into the final day of the German election campaign on Saturday championing rival visions for the future of Europe’s biggest economy. Polls show Merkel is well on her way to becoming Germany’s first woman chancellor.