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Few "plane truths" when it comes to airline child safety seats

Few "plane truths" when it comes to airline child safety seatsBerlin - Stress is almost guaranteed when flying with a baby. But many parents find the hunt for a child safety seat, acceptable to international airlines and in compliance with various government guidelines, even more stressful.

Making the wrong choice can mean reserving a seat, buying or renting a safety seat and then learning just before takeoff that the seat does not pass muster. But not making the effort could mean foregoing basic safety precautions, some experts say.

Police and demonstrators flex muscles ahead of NATO summit

Police and demonstrators flex muscles ahead of NATO summitBerlin  - Police and demonstrators have been flexing their muscles in the run-up to this week's summit celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of NATO.

Around 150 anti-NATO campaigners clashed with police Tuesday night on the outskirts of the French city of Strasbourg, co-host to the April 3-4 gathering along with Kehl and Baden-Baden in Germany.

Police used tear gas to disperse the protesters who had gathered to voice their anger at the strict identification checks imposed to prevent troublemakers from disrupting the summit.

ROUNDUP: Germany down Wales to stay in the clear

Germany down Wales to stay in the clear Cardiff, Wales  - Germany stayed well on course for qualification for the World Cup next year with a 2-0 victory over Wales in Cardiff on Wednesday.

Michael Ballack blasted an opening goal for Germany in the 11th minute and Wales defender Ashley Williams diverted the ball into his net three minutes after the break.

It completed the double over Wales in Group 4 after a 1-0 home win and kept Joachim Loew's side four points clear of Russia who were 1-0 winners in Liechtenstein on the night.

Germany had beaten Liechtenstein 4-0 in Leipzig on Saturday.

Germany down Wales to stay in the clear

Germany down Wales to stay in the clearCardiff, Wales  - Germany stayed well on course for qualification for the World Cup next year with a 2-0 victory over Wales in Cardiff on Wednesday.

Michael Ballack blasted an opening goal for Germany in the 11th minute and Wales defender Ashley Williams diverted the ball into his net three minutes after the break.

It completed the double over Wales in Group 4 and kept Joachim Loew's side four points clear of Russia who were 1-0 winners in Liechtenstein on the night.

ROUNDUP: Merkel, Sarkozy throw down the gauntlet on market reform

Merkel, Sarkozy throw down the gauntlet on market reform London  - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy threw down the gauntlet Wednesday and challenged the Group of 20 (G20) big economic powers to agree to tough new reforms for global financial markets.

"We don't want results that won't have a practical effect," said an unusually combative Merkel at a joint press conference with Sarkozy ahead of Thursday's summit in London of the leading industrialized nations and emerging economies.

Newspaper says US to extradite Demjanjuk on Monday

Newspaper says US to extradite Demjanjuk on MondayMunich, Germany  - US authorities are to extradite Ukrainian- born John Demjanjuk to Germany next week to answer charges that he helped put at least 29,000 Jews to death at a Nazi death camp, a German newspaper said Wednesday.

Demjanjuk would arrive on Monday in Munich, where a warrant was issued three weeks ago for his arrest, the newspaper Abendzeitung said, quoting the accused's German lawyer, Guenther Maull.

A German Justice Ministry spokeswoman in Berlin said, "We can neither confirm nor deny this."

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