ler ate cream cakes with his mistress Eva Braun and snoozed in chintz chairs as the world war he started raged. Germans make up just a small proportion of visitors to the “Eagle’s Nest” tea house. For 20 euros (about $30) , visitors to the house 6,000 feet up are rewarded with spectacular views and can get refreshments from the privately run restaurant, including roast pork with dumplings and cabb…
A 4-year-old boy – who historians believe could have been Adolf Hitler – was saved from drowning in the icy waters of the River Inn in Passau, Germany, in January 1894. The story has surfaced from a newspaper report chronicling how the little boy was saved from drowning in a German archive. Max Tremmel, a priest who went on to become one of Europe’s most famous organists, said his predecess…
A newly unveiled report written for wartime British intelligence says Adolf Hitler developed a “messiah complex” towards the end of World War II. The report, written in 1942 by Cambridge academic Joseph MacCurdy, said Adolf Hitler was turning increasingly to “Jew-phobia” as defeat loomed. Social scientist Mark Abrams commissioned the report, which came to light as a result…
Russian opera singer Yevgeny Nikitin has pulled out of a star role at this year’s Bayreuth Festival in Germany following publicity about a swastika tattoo. Yevgeny Nikitin was to have debuted in the lead role of a new production of the Flying Dutchman opera on Wednesday. He said the tattoos were a mistake of his youth, but had to quit because the German media drew attention to them. The Naz…
A breakthrough discovery has been made by Russian scientists after they drilled down through four kilometres of Antarctic ice to Lake Vostok that has been sealed for the last 20 million years. Professor John Priscu, veteran Antarctic researcher, says that he expects to see “unique organisms” in the lake. But it was revealed this may not be the only surprise from sub-glacial Lake Vostok, a body of…
…t after a delay of seven seconds the bomb goes off.” The letter was found by Laurence Fish’s wife, journalist Jean Bray, as she sorted through his possessions following the artist’s death, aged 89, in 2009. Jean Bray has spent the past two years putting together a book of her late husband’s work – Pick Up A Pencil. The Work Of Laurence Fish. …
…ntenced on Friday. Russian police are searching for other members of the punk band Pussy Riot who took part in the anti-Putin protest in Moscow's main cathedral The women – Maria Alyokhina, 24, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 29 – were convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred. Along with other members of their band, they staged a flashmob-styl…
…way. Some ultra-Orthodox Jews believe that a Jewish state can be established only after the coming of the Messiah, and that the state of Israel is therefore illegitimate. Yad Vashem was established in 1953 and commemorates the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis during World War II. …
…ve a picture of German chancellor Angela Merkel It is not the first time that Il Giornale has been at the centre of controversy with Germany – two months ago after Italy beat Germany in the Euro 2012 semi final they printed a picture of Chancellor Angela Merkel below the headline: “Ciao, ciao culona” which translates as “Bye bye lard arse.” Last year it was alleged that Silvio Be…
Sixty-seven years ago, in May 1945, the Nazi regime collapsed being squeezed ever more tightly between two fronts – the Soviet Union on one side and the Western Allies on the other. But which of these fronts was the most important? Throughout the Cold War, and ever since, each side has tended to see its own contribution as decisive. “In the West, for some time… public opinion ha…
Angry at the fate of the euro, Greeks are comparing the German government with the Nazis who occupied their country in the Second World War. In a Greek newspaper some cartoons have presented modern-day German officials dressed in Nazi uniform. Meanwhile, a street poster depicts Chancellor Angela Merkel dressed as an officer in Hitler’s regime accompanied with the words: “Public nuisance”. Angela…
Bosnia’s National Museum, which survived two world wars and the 1990s siege of Sarajevo, has closed because of lack of funds and political splits. The museum dates back to 1888, when Bosnia-Hercegovina was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Museum staff has not been paid for about a year. They and hundreds of students protested over the closure on Thursday. Bosnia’s divided ethnic g…
…te turning 54 last month there was no rest for Madonna during her high-kicking concert. At one point the singer was joined on the stage by her bare-chested younger boyfriend Brahim Zaibat. She and the 24-year-old have been dating for two years. Madonna unveiled a huge Obama temporary tattoo on her back during last night concert in New York Madonna has made her left-wing leanings increasingly clea…
…based on origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity”, was given suspended fines totaling 6,000 euros ($7,500) over the incident. The fines related to incidents on the evenings of 8 October 2010 and 24 February 2011 at La Perle cafe in the Marais district of the capital. During the trial, the court heard how, during the February incident, John Galliano harangued museum curator Geraldine…
on a pole and displayed on the roof of Westminster Hall. During the 18th Century it was regarded as a collector’s item. The head was analyzed in 1815 and confirmed to be that of Oliver Cromwell. 2. Jesse James Rumors abounded that the notorious American gangster had faked his own death in 1882, so the body presumed to be his was exhumed in 1995 for DNA testing. The tests indicated that it wa…
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…given an antidote. Sarin, or GB, or Isopropylmethanefluorophosphonate, is an organophosphorus compound with the formula [(CH3)2CHO]CH3P(O)F. It is a colorless, odorless liquid. Sarin was discovered in 1938 in Wuppertal-Elberfeld in Germany by two German scientists attempting to create stronger pesticides; it is the most toxic of the four G-agents made by Germany. The compound, which followed the d…
…and crack down on anti-Semitism. However, the National Front won only two seats in the 577-member National Assembly in last month’s general election. Madonna is due to perform in France again on 21 August, in Nice. …
…occasion, the president praised Winston Churchill for his love of whisky and pointed out that Adolf Hitler was a teetotaler and vegetarian – “and you know how he ended up”. During a 1996 election campaign Milos Zeman said his campaign bus “drove on gas and Becherovka”, a popular Czech liquor. Two years later he became prime minister. Footage shows President Milos Ze…
A couple and their four children, who attempted to fly on just three tickets, were kicked off the plane by US Airways flight attendants. The parents had bought a ticket for their 3year-old son but not for their 20-month-old twins or 8-month-old baby. They planned to seat one infant in the same seat as their three-year-old and each hold a child in their lap. Kathy and Jason Fickes and their childr…
Terenzio’s five years as JFK Jr’s publicist, is due out later this month. RoseMarie Terenzio said she worked for him until JFK Jr. died in 1999 at the age of 38. George magazine closed in 2001….
…XVI, 84, is to address the German parliament and say Mass in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium during the four-day visit. The pontiff will travel widely across Germany, where there are officially 25 million Catholics – one third of the population. The Pope has visited Germany unofficially several times since assuming the Church’s highest office, travelling to Catholic strongholds…
On Augus 27 is the 82th birthday anniversary of Ira Levin, mystery and suspense writer, dramatist and songwriter, awarded with The Grand Masters Award by the Mystery Writers of America in 2003. Ira Levin‘s work generated a worldwide interest and inspired lots of famous movies. Rosemary’s Baby (the best known novel), A Kiss Before Dying (Edgar Allan Poe Award), The Boys from Bra…
A YouTube video presents 100 years of world events from 1911 to 2011 into a 10-minute clip using authentic footage. The video clip, uploaded by YouTube user derDon1234 charts some of our greatest achievements, but also some terrible acts. The footage begins with Roald Amundsen reaching the South Pole in 1911 and then takes in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, World War I, the erection of the Em…
come from Stephen Lawrence. They also found a single hair belonging to the teenager on David Norris’s jeans. Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, who ordered the 2006 cold case review that led to the convictions, acknowledged that police believe there were five people involved in the murder, but there are currently no “live” lines of inquiry. R…
Ibragim Todashev shot dead by FBI agent in Orlando while questioning over links to Tamerlan TsarnaevChechen Ibragim Todashev has been shot dead by an FBI agent in Orlando, Florida, early Wednesday during questioning related to the Boston Marathon bombings. The shooting…
Why We Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform and What Are The AlternativesOpportunities Await The American Dream still fascinates people all over the world and contributes to the appeal of the United States of America as a country of…
US immigration bill passes Senate panel with 13-5The immigration bill that would offer a chance of citizenship to millions living in the US illegally has taken a stride forward in Congress. A Senate panel voted 13-5 to…
Did Amanda Berry's 911 dispatcher curse at her?The 911 dispatcher, who spoke to Amanda Berry after she escaped from the Cleveland house of horrors, is being investigated over claims he swore at the end of her emergency…
Travis Alexander home becomes tourist attractionThe family who now lives in the home where Jodi Arias killed her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander is treated to a constant stream of unwanted visitors who drive past the home…
Apple among America's big tax avoidersApple has been accused by US Senate of being "among America's largest tax avoiders". A Senate committee said Apple had used "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid…
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