Munich  -  UniCredit's German banking arm, HypoVereinsbank (HVB), is to transfer some of its operations to Poland at a cost of 250 German jobs, the news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday.

Freiburg, Germany  - Amnesty International began its own torch relay through Germany on Saturday to draw attention to what it described as human rights breaches in China.

Berlin  - Cypriot Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou expressed optimism Friday that the divided eastern Mediterranean island would be reunited by the end of the decade.

Berlin - More than a third of Germans would like their D-Mark back, 10 years after European

Hamburg/Berlin - Leftist radicals rioted in three German cities overnight Thursday and into Friday, clashing with riot police who had anticipated trouble in the traditional May Day parades.

Stockholm  - A 31-year-old German woman extradited to Sweden on suspicion of beating two children to death remained in police custody Thursday.