Stuttgart - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Monday for investment in Germany's infrastructure, including the internet and highways, as a means to beat the financial crisis, but rejected immediate tax cuts.

She appealed for unity in her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), ahead of a general election in September.

She was addressing a two-day party conference in Stuttgart amid deep divisions over how Germany should come to grips with the worst financial upheaval in decades.

Berlin, Dec 1 : German/American model Heidi Klum has sued party promoter Heinz F. from Chemnitz (Germany), 143,000 euros after he used her face for a party flyer without her permission.

Klum, 35, sued 44-year-old Heinz F.''s company after she saw the printed picture of woman, who reportedly looks like her, on the flyer advertising a dance night at a club and on a website.

The model’s father, who is also her manager, sent Heinz F. a preliminary injunction and a bill and he is now facing a hearing at the district court in Chemnitz.

Hamburg  - Even though modern mobile phones can take good photos, they are no match for a good digital camera, according to a test by Germany's Computer Bild magazine.

The test compared six mobile phone cameras ranging in price from 170 to 500 euros (229 dollars to 675 dollars) and Sony's DSC-H3 camera, which costs just under 280 euros.

The best camera scored a good grade of 2.3. Nonetheless, the best mobile phone, the Nokia 6220 Classic, scored a satisfactory grade of 3.4.

Hamburg  - Avid TV fans, who do not want to miss an episode of their favourite programmes, are now in a conundrum over video disc recorders.

Duesseldorf, Germany  - Sensitive data should not be stored online, Germany's PC Praxis magazine reported.

Berlin  - Tourists are pouring into the German capital, bent on soaking up the fairyland atmosphere of Berlin's extraordinary range of Christmas markets.

Christian Taenzler, the city's tourism marketing media manager, says there are close on 50 such markets, including one on Gendarmenmarkt, the city's most prestigious square.

A thriving trading point in earlier centuries, Gendarmenmarkt is renowned for its German-French church architecture and ornate concert hall.