Muenster, Germany  - A German court imprisoned a former national treasurer of the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) on Friday for two years and eight months for fraud.

Erwin Kemna, 57, admitted he had moved the anti-foreigner party's money into his own accounts.

The party, which receives large government grants under a law that allows a bounty for every vote won, has been criticized for bad supervision of its finances. The NDP has legislative seats in two of the 16 German states but no representation at federal level.

Muenster, Germany - A fad for vampire teeth means health troubles ahead, a health insurer warned Monday in Germany, where lovers of spooky Gothic music have been filing their canine teeth into sharp points.

KKH, an insurer in the northern city of Muenster, said filed teeth lacked their natural enamel and were likely to be hit by caries or to break off at the tip.

The music fans wear black clothing and make-up so that they look like scary people with a thirst for fresh blood.