Nicolas Sarkozy’s father was quoted by a German newspaper on Tuesday as saying the French President’s wife, Carla Bruni, is expecting a child, confirming the subject of weeks of speculation.

The wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, is expecting a child, the President's father told on Tuesday's edition of the German Bild newspaper.

Midfielder Marcel Titsch-Rivero managed to stay on the field for just 43 seconds for relegated Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday to set a new Bundesliga record for the shortest time on the pitch.

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Germany coach Joachim Loew has ruled out relying heavily on players from new German league champions Borussia Dortmund for this month's World Cup re-match against Uruguay in a friendly.

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One of three alleged members of Al Qaeda detained in Germany was ordered by a high-ranking member of the group last year to carry out an attack in the country, prosecutors said on Saturday.

A German woman gave birth to a one-pound baby after only 21 weeks and five days of pregnancy, making it the world's most premature baby to survive, the mass circulation Bild newspaper reported on Satu

A 23-year-old German driver was caught speeding three times in 23 minutes on Tuesday in what police said was certain to be a record.

The culprit in the northern town of Luebbecke was stopped at 12:24

Archaeologists have discovered a 453-year-old wooden ‘tally stick’, used to keep track of debts, in Germany.

‘It’s something of a rare find in Europe’ said archaeologist Andreas Hille from the State

A German politician has been caught short after janitors collared him red-handed pilfering toilet roll from the gents in the town hall during a sting operation, authorities said on Wednesday.

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Berlin Zoo's superstar polar bear Knut died from drowning after swelling in the brain caused him to collapse and fall into the pool in his enclosure, preliminary autopsy results showed on Friday.

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