Heidelberg, Germany  -  A museum and workshop founded by celebrity German anatomist Gunther von Hagens were raided Wednesday by German tax investigators who check payroll levies.

Simbach, Germany  -  A modern statue on Germany's south-east border has triggered controversy, with some people concerned on Wednesday that the figure is showing a bare backside to Austria.

Hamburg  - The German Greens agreed Wednesday to their first state coalition ever with Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), according to a Greens official, Antje Moeller.

Berlin  -  Centre-left candidate Laura Garavini, 41, claimed success Wednesday in her campaign for a parliamentary seat in Rome and said the German capital Berlin would continue to be her home base

Stuttgart  - The third and last of Germany's trio of cute polar-bear cubs emerged for public view Wednesday, but a zoo official worried that little Wilbaer's upbringing was too happy to satisfy Ger

Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel telephoned Italy's premier-designate, Silvio Berlusconi, on Tuesday to congratulate him on his general-election success, her office said in Berlin.