Simon Rattle brings his Berlin Philharmonic to London mini-festival | Orchestra will showcase Schubert, Haydn, Mahler and Japanese composer Toshio Hosokawa in February 2011 | Simon Rattle says the concerts are a rare opportunity to share 'the heart of our work'. Photo... (photo: European Community / Monika Rittershaus) The Guardian
Hamburg zookeeper attacked by tigers | BERLIN (AP) â German police say a zookeeper is in critical condition after being attacked by three tigers. | Hamburg police said Wednesday that the 28-year-old animal handler at the private Hag... (photo: GFDL / Sakurai Midori) The Guardian
Suzuki, Volkswagen agree to capital tie-up | Suzuki Motor Corp. announced Wednesday it has agreed to a capital tie-up with German giant Volkswagen AG. | The move would create the world's largest automobile-producing alliance. | Under the agree... (photo: Public Domain / IFCAR)Asahi News AutoBusinessGermanyMarketPhotos
Reports: Volkswagen to take stake in Suzuki | (AP) - TOKYO - Germany's Volkswagen AG is mulling taking up to a 20 percent stake in Suzuki Motor Corp., Japanese media reported Wednesday. | Japanese broadcaster NHK said Volkswagen was in final ne... (photo: AP / Kai-Uwe Knoth)Syracuse AutomakerBusinessGermanyMarketPhotos
Half a million came to UK after EU expansion | More than half a million East Europeans came to the UK in the four years after the EU expanded to include eight former Soviet bloc states, according to figures publishe... (photo: EC / European Communities 2009)The Times EUPhotosPolandSloveniaUK