Berlin - The African nations of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are working on plans to a introduce a joint tourist visa system.

The "Unity Visa" is due to come into operation in 2010, according to Kenya's Tourism Minister, Najib Balala, speaking at the ITB tourist trade fair in Berlin.

Balala says interest has grown among the three countries, who belong to the intergovernmental organization, the East African Community, in creating a cross-border tourist market.

Berlin  - Germany's coalition partners confirmed Monday that the country's general election would not be brought forward, despite recent cracks in the governing bloc as parties have begun to position themselves ahead of the polls due September.

The Social Democrats (SPD), in coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Party (CDU), said Monday that the government coalition would continue to work together to address the country's economic crisis.

Berlin - Germany is home to around 6.7 million foreign nationals, a quarter of whom are Turkish, according to figures released Monday.

At the end of 2008 there were 0.3 per cent fewer foreigners than 12 months previously, according to figures released by the Federal Office for Statistics. Germany has a total population of 82 million.

The figures show a drop of 1.5 per cent in Turkish nationals, as many were granted German citizenship over this period.

Berlin - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said Monday that the government coalition will continue to work together to address the country's economic crisis, despite a general election looming in six months' time.

"Until September 27, we need to jointly solve the problems ahead of us this year," deputy SPD leader Andrea Nahles said on German RBB radio, in reference to the election date.

Berlin  - Defender Arne Friedrich has been forced to withdraw from the German

Berlin  - Berlin has seen its fair share of blood and tears, a fact borne out by its more than 190 cemeteries, some dating back to the 17th century.

But the large number of final resting places is more to do with Germany's more recent history, according to local historian Hellmuth Pohren-Hartmann.

One that stands out is the British War Cemetery near the tree-shrouded Havel river, not for from the city's Olympic Stadium.

Here are the graves of close on 4,000 men and women from Britain's now perished Empire, who died in Berlin during World War II.