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NEWS FEATURE: Murder charge condemns Fritzl to life in prison

 Murder charge condemns Fritzl to life in prisonBerlin  - Elisabeth Fritzl suffered an unimaginable ordeal, held for 24 years in a cramped, windowless cellar, behind a secret door locked with a code only her father Josef knew.

From the age of 18, when Fritzl lured her into the dungeon he had meticulously prepared, Elisabeth was raped around 3,000 times by her father, and gave birth to seven children.

Hertha suspend Ebert following vandalism incident

Hertha suspend Ebert following vandalism incident Berlin - Bundesliga leaders Hertha Berlin confirmed Thursday that they have suspended German Under-21 international Patrick Ebert following a late-night incident in the German capital in which several cars were damaged.

Ebert and former Hertha player Kevin-Prince Boateng, who is now with Borussia Dortmund, were allegedly seen scratching at least one car and damaging the wing mirrors of five others as the pair were on a night out celebrating Ebert's 22nd birthday.

Merkel warns against protectionism

Merkel warns against protectionismBerlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Thursday against protectionism in the face of the global economic and financial downturn.

"We will master the crisis together," she told parliament ahead of a European Union summit beginning in Brussels later in the day.

Merkel said cooperation and not protectionism was the best way to combat the crisis, the effects of which have been felt around the globe.

Colourful laptops make a splash in WLAN cafes

Colourful laptops make a splash in WLAN cafes Berlin  - Laptops are now available in bright red, yellow and mixed colour, artists editions.

They can be spotted daily in WLAN cafes from Hamburg to Berlin, making time spent on the computer feel a bit more invigorating.

"To each his own," is the rule of thumb, fashion expert Bernhard Roetzel of Berlin said. The twill-suit-sporting banker is best paired with a black, silver or white laptop, while young professionals go for colourful computers.

However, Roetzel says the trend is not exceptional.

Police speak to two Bundesliga players over damaged cars

Police speak to two Bundesliga players over damaged cars Berlin  - Two German Bundesliga players have been spoken to by police in connection with a late-night incident in Berlin in which several cars were damaged, it was reported Wednesday.

According to Berlin's Morgenpost Online, the players from Hertha Berlin and Borussia Dortmund were seen scratching at least one car and damaging the wing mirrors of five others.

Police confirmed "an incident" in the early hours of Wednesday morning in the district of Wilmersdorf.

Diack against reducing athletics world championships to six days

Diack against reducing athletics world championships to six days Berlin - IAAF president Lamine Diack says he is against the idea of reducing the length of the athletics world championships from nine to six days as demanded by media broadcasters.

"I am against it. We have the world championships for the

athletes, not for television," Diack told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa in Berlin, where this year's championships take place August 15-23.

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