German steeple challenges leaning tower of Pisa
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The Guinness Book of World Records has ruled that a church steeple in Germany, not the famous leaning tower of Pisa, is the most tilted tower in the world.
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Germany saw fresh clashes Monday between  protesters and police ahead of this week&#39;s G8 summit as anti-globalisation activists fought to keep their cause from being hijacked by a violent minority.
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A CLERGYMAN wants to let a mobile phone company erect a cross- shaped mast on the roof of his church.   The existing cross would be taken down to make way for the speciallybuilt transmitter.
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A church tower was leaning at a precarious angle after being destabilized by building work, prompting the evacuation of dozens of people from neighboring buildings, authorities said.
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A German federal court has ruled that a regional ban on Muslim teachers wearing headscarves in public schools must also apply to Christian nuns, news weekly Der Spiegel reported in an advance copy of its Monday ...
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Russia&#39;s Marat Safin will bid to scale the world&#39;s sixth highest mountain, giving the former world number one a fresh challenge which looks set to rule him out of this month&#39;s Davis Cup semi-final against Germany.
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BERLIN   Pressure mounted Tuesday on the Deutsche Oper Berlin to rescind the cancellation of a production that depicted the beheading of the Prophet Muhammad, with Chancellor Angela Merkel saying 'there can be ...Comment
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One leaning tower is enough for  Italy, according to local authorities in Venice who plan to  reinforce the foundations of St. Mark's bell tower to stop it  falling down.
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Abdul Basit Tariq serves tea and biscuits, removes his black cap and chats in English and German about how residents in the German capital oppose his plans to build a new mosque on the site of an old sauerkraut factory.
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Relentless gale-force winds are making life miserable for Austrians, and as if two weeks of accidents, property damage and bad hair days haven't been enough, forecasters say more is on the way.
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SCOTLAND and Ireland will face competition from Scandinavia if the Austria-Switzerland joint hosting of Euro 2008 runs aground. It emerged at the weekend that leading UEFA officials are unhappy at Switzerland
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The pope's Christmas tree &#151; the tallest to date to adorn the Vatican &#151; is finally in position in St. Peter's Square after bad weather and other problems delayed its arrival for more than a week.
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BERLIN, Sept. 26 -- German lawmakers and cultural leaders assailed a Berlin opera house Tuesday for canceling a production that included a scene of the severed head of the prophet  Muhammad, saying it was caving in to fears about religious extremism.
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Developers have selected a design by an award-winning American architect for a bold new building nearly as tall as the Eiffel Tower &#151; and powered partly by the wind.
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VAL GARDENA, Italy  - The Empire struck back in  the men's Ski World Cup on Friday with Michael Walchhofer  winning the super-G as a trio of Austrians pushed overall  leader Bode Miller off the Val Gardena podium.
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WENGEN, Switzerland  - American overall World Cup  leader Bode Miller goes in search of an elusive win on Wengen's  famous Lauberhorn hill this weekend as the Swiss classic  celebrates its 75th anniversary.
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Hilde Gerg of Germany captured a World Cup downhill Saturday in heavy snow and fog, winning in 1 minute, 36.01 seconds. Renate Goetschl of Austria, last year&#39;s downhill champion, was second in 1:36.16 in the second downhill of the season for the women.