Winnenden, Germany - The small town of Winnenden in south-west Germany struggled to come to terms Thursday with the school bloodbath in its midst that left 16 dead.
"Why?" was the question most commonly asked by students as they paid tribute to the pupils, teachers and innocent bystanders gunned down by Tim Kretschmer, 17.
"What did you have against them?" read a message at one of the tables decorated with flowers and candles that schools in the vicinity set up for pupils to pay their respects.
Amsterdam - Pupils of an Amsterdam elementary school on Thursday received the first copy of a so-called transfer diary marking the start of the memorial year of Anne Frank's 80 birthday on June 12.
The diary of the Jewish teenager, published as "The Secret Annex" in 1947, is one of the most famous documents recounting the Nazi persecution of the Jews during World War II.
To commemorate Anne Frank upcoming 80th birthday, the Dutch Anne Frank Foundation launched a national diary writing competition among Dutch elementary schools.
Islamabad - Helicopter gunships Thursday pounded militants hideouts in Pakistan's tribal region that borders Afghanistan, killing at least 18 rebels, said a security official.
"Several positions of the militants were destroyed in the action that took place in three areas," said an official of the Mohmand Rifles, the paramilitary force deployed in the area.
"At least 18 militants were killed and scores of others injured," added the official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Barcelona - Barcelona's Sagrada Familia church, which is one of Spain's most famous landmarks despite its unfinished state, will start hosting religious events in
2010, chief architect Jordi Bonet said Thursday.
Bonet said he expected construction work on the interior of the Catholic basilica to be finished by September 2010.
Mosul, Iraq - Two Iraqi soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb as they patrolled an area west of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, police there said.
The soldiers, who were on patrol in the al-Baj district roughly 60 kilometres west of Mosul, became the latest casualties in the government's attempt to pacify the area, which remains among Iraq's most dangerous.
On February 20, Iraqi security forces launched "Operation New Hope" in an attempt to arrest insurgents concentrated on Mosul's left bank. The push has netted more than
Belgrade - A Serbian war crimes court on Thursday sentenced 13 former reservists in the ex Yugoslav army to between five and 20 years in prison for their involvement in war crimes committed in Croatia in 1991. Five other defendents were acquitted.
Former commander of Vukovar's Territorial defense Miroljub Vujovic and six other reservists were sentenced to maximum 20 years in prison for their involvement in killing of some 200 Croatian civilians at the Ovcara farm near Vukovar, eastern Croatia in November 1991.
Winnenden, Germany - The small town of Winnenden in south-west Germany struggled to come to terms Thursday with the school bloodbath in its midst that left 16 dead.
Amsterdam - Pupils of an Amsterdam elementary school on Thursday received the first copy of a so-called transfer diary marking the start of the memorial year of Anne Frank's 80 birthday on June 12.
Islamabad - Helicopter gunships Thursday pounded militants hideouts in Pakistan's tribal region that borders Afghanistan, killing at least 18 rebels, said a security official.
Barcelona - Barcelona's Sagrada Familia church, which is one of Spain's most famous landmarks despite its unfinished state, will start hosting religious events in 
Mosul, Iraq - Two Iraqi soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb as they patrolled an area west of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, police there said.
Belgrade - A Serbian war crimes court on Thursday sentenced 13 former reservists in the ex Yugoslav army to between five and 20 years in prison for their involvement in war crimes committed in Croatia in 1991. Five other defendents were acquitted.
