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Hertha banking on Voronin despite broken nose

Hertha banking on Voronin despite broken nose Berlin - Bundesliga leaders Hertha Berlin hope Andrey Voronin will be in the team to face Borussia Dortmund on Saturday despite the striker being diagnosed with a broken nose.

Hertha general manager Dieter Hoeness said Thursday Voronin broke his nose in Ukraine's 2-1 defeat to England in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday evening.

Voronin, who is on loan from Liverpool, suffered the injury when he was accidently struck by England captain John Terry's arm.

German man found up tree, 29 years after suicide

German man found up tree, 29 years after suicide Landshut, Germany  - A man who climbed a spruce tree, tied himself to the trunk and shot himself dead has been discovered 29 years after the suicide, German police said Thursday.

"It looks as if he meant to never be found again," said a police spokesman in Landshut, north-east of Munich, where a man exploring steep forest discovered human bones on the ground.

German air traffic controllers set to strike this month

German air traffic controllers set to strike this month Frankfurt - German air traffic controllers announced plans to strike at all airports in two weeks' time, the first time Germany has ever faced a formal, nationwide stoppage by control-tower staff.

The GdF aviation safety union said it would allow 25 per cent of staff to offer a skeleton service, but gave no other details.

Germany expects Demjanjuk Monday for war-crimes prosecution

Germany expects Demjanjuk Monday for war-crimes prosecution Berlin - Berlin officials are expecting the United States to expel war-crimes suspect John Demjanjuk, 88, on Monday next week to face possible trial in Germany for assisting in at least 29,000 Nazi death-camp murders.

Ulrich Staudigl, a spokesman for the Justice Ministry in Berlin, said Thursday, "The way things are looking now, I can confirm that Demjanjuk will probably arrive in Munich on Monday."

Wolfsburg expect Hasebe out for three weeks

Wolfsburg expect Hasebe out for three weeksWolfsburg, Germany - Bu

Night shift for German team after defeat

Night shift for German team after defeatTrier, Germany  - Players at German fourth-division side Eintracht Trier had to train in the early hours of the morning this week as punishment following a defeat, it was reported Thursday.

Coach Mario Basler, a former Germany international, was so annoyed at the 3-0 defeat at SC Verl he put his team through their paces after they arrived back home well after midnight.

The training session began at 1.33 a. m. and ended at 2.17 a. m., the Trierischer Volksfreunde newspaper reported under the headline "No April Fools' Day joke: Training at

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