A seven-year-old girl in Germany got more than she bargained for when she opened the toilet seat to find an escaped boa constrictor staring back at her, police said on Monday.

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The German broadcaster of 'The Simpsons' said on Monday it has decided not to show any episodes of the satirical US cartoon series showing nuclear disasters in light of Japan's atomic emergency.

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Germany moved on Tuesday to shut down its oldest nuclear reactors as Chancellor Angela Merkel convened crisis talks on the future of atomic energy in Europe's top economy in light of events in Japan.

The Berlin film festival wrapped up on Sunday after handing a gripping Iranian drama, Nader and Simin: A Separation, its Golden Bear top prize in a year spotlighting the country’s embattled directors.

Art-house cinema breaks into the next dimension at the Berlin film festival on Sunday with hotly awaited 3D premieres from European veterans seeking to reclaim the format from Hollywood blockbusters.

One of the jury chairs at the Berlin International Film Festival will be left empty as a mark of protest against the imprisonment of renowned filmmaker Jafar Panahi by the Iranian regime.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set on the sharp end of some unwelcome exposures himself on Thursday as a former ally spills the beans on the controversial Australian and his whistle-blowing organisation.

Apple removed a notorious anthem of the Nazi Party from the German version of its iTunes online music store on Wednesday, a German spokesman for the US firm said.

Reflecting their desire to deepen the strategic partnership, India and Germany have for the first time discussed the possibilities of entering into bilateral cooperation in civil nuclear energy.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants Germany to relax its stringent export control laws to help open “new horizons” for high technology trade with India, as the two countries vowed to increase the bila