Wellington - How and why 75-year-old solo German sailor Eric Poehlmann went missing after his yacht capsized off New Zealand might never be known, police said Wednesday.

Hamburg (dpa) - As petrol prices continue to hit the roof, the world's
major car makers are rushing ahead with plans to produce huge numbers

Munich- A valuable 17th century painting seized by the Nazis has
been returned to the family of its former owner but will remain on

Berlin - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomed the latest developments in the Middle East on Monday, a day before Berlin hosts a ministerial conference on Palestinian security.

There were good reasons to support the positive developments of recent weeks, he said in reference to the Palestinian-Israeli truce in the Gaza Strip and peace talks between the Jewish state and Syria.

At the same time, there was a need for caution because past efforts towards achieving a Mideast solution had failed to bear fruit, Steinmeier said in a television interview.

Munich - Two minority young men went on trial Monday over an assault in a Munic