Berlin - A senior Rwandan official, Rose Kabuye, was in German custody in Frankfurt Monday after she was detained on arrival at Frankfurt international airport under an arrest warrant issued in France.

A spokeswoman for state prosecutors in Frankfurt handling the case said she had denied the two accusations of murder and membership in a terrorist association.

She has been wanted for questioning since November 2006 in connection with the April 6, 1994 killing of Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana.

Kabuye, 47, is chief of protocol to Rwandan President Paul Kagame and a leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front.

Rwanda broke off diplomatic relations with France after the warrant was issued by magistrate Jean-Louis Bruguiere.

Berlin - Germany faced a diplomatic row with Rwanda Monday after arresting a senior Rwandan official, Rose Kabuye, at Frankfurt international airport on an arrest warrant from France.

She has been wanted for questioning since last November in connection with the April 6, 1994 killing of Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana. She is chief of protocol to Rwandan President Paul Kagame and a leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front.

Rwanda broke off diplomatic relations with France after the warrant was issued by magistrate Jean-Louis Bruguiere.

Diplomatic sources in Berlin said Germany warned beforehand that it would arrest her if she travelled to Frankfurt.

Hamburg - Five wins in a row have taken champions Bayern Munich to within a whisker of going top of the Bundesliga table for the first time this season.

It seems to be a case of normal service resuming in German football after Bayern under Juergen Klinsmann took a long time to find their feet and little Hoffenheim were the unlikely team to beat.

On Sunday, however, the club which won promotion in successive years saw its five-game winning series come to an end in a 1-0 defeat at Hertha Berlin.

Meanwhile Bayern defeated Schalke 2-1 in a crucial game in Gelsenkirchen to move to 24 points from 12 games.

Dannenberg, Germany  - A shipment of spent radioactive fuel was prepared for the last stage of its trip to a long-term storage site early Monday as thousands of police protected the train against protestors.

The train carrying the waste from France arrived at Dannenberg terminal in Lower Saxony at 1:15 am (0015 GMT) with a 14-hour delay after protests tried several times to halt the transport, police said.

Munich - Condoms can help support the healing process of viral infections that affect the cervix, according to the Munich-based professional association for German gynaecologists.

Mutations that occur in cells affected by the human papilloma virus (HPV) are better contained when condoms are used because they the prevent the virus from spreading, the association said. In addition they protect from other sexually transmitted diseases that can slow down the healing process.

Hamburg  - Ventilating a home was no problem in the past because even when windows were kept shut, there was a constant exchange of air through poorly insulated exterior walls, joints, and cracks.

This uncontrolled ventilation wasted a lot of energy, though, and made the home's occupants turn up the heat. To save energy, buildings in Germany have been better insulated and equipped with modern windows in recent years.

But the new, airtight windows with heat-insulating glazing have a negative side. "Unless ventilation methods are changed, air moisture caused by showering, cooking, and washing isn't drawn out of living quarters, kitchens, and bathrooms," noted Dirk Petersen, who works for Hamburg's consumer advice centre.