Hamburg - A second night of storms that hit Germany early Saturday cut rail links and kill

Hamburg  - A second night of storms that hit Germany early Saturday cut rail links and killed flamingos in a zoo.

Berlin - Inflation in the 15-member eurozone surged to 3.6 per cent in May, data released Friday showed, ruling out an early move by the European Central Bank

Berlin - German retail sales posted a surprise fall in April, underscoring the growing threat to Europe's biggest economy posed by surging inflation and slowing growth.

Bonn, Germany - The UN biodiversity conference draws to an end Friday with delegates from more than 190 countries set to agree a "Bonn Roadmap" on sharing the benefits from biological diversity.

Straubing, Germany - An ardent proposal of marriage by a 29-
year-old suitor triggered an unidentified-flying-object (UFO) alert,
police in the south-eastern German town of Straubing said Thursday.

As he asked his 27-year-old girlfriend, on the bank of the Isar
river to marry him, he released into the air 50 tiny hot-air balloons
made of paper, with little candles burning under them.

Several shocked residents phoned police Wednesday night to report strange lights in the sky.

Police who tracked down the couple enjoying the magic sight
together reported that she accepted. They are to marry this autumn. dpa- An ardent proposal of marriage by a 29-
year-old suitor triggered an unidentified-flying-object (UFO) alert,