17.05.2008 - Star Goalie King Kahn Retires
Champions Bayern Munich sent off Kahn in style on Saturday, May 17, with a neat demolition of Hertha Berlin thanks to a hat-trick from Luca Toni and one goal from Franck Ribery, their two outstanding players this season. The former Germany keeper accepted a brief embrace from referee Markus Merk, who is also retiring, and modestly acknowledged the applause as he walked off...

17.05.2008 - Venezuela formally protests Colombia's alleged encroachment
Venezuela's foreign ministry has formally protested what it calls an "illegal incursion" by Colombia. Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said 60 members of the Colombian army were intercepted in Venezuela's western Apure state on Friday, meters from the Venezuelan-Colombian border...

17.05.2008 - Berlin, Sofia Vow to Fight Crime
DW-WORLD: Bulgaria Explores Officials' Ties to Communist Secret Service One in six Bulgarian officials since 1990 had ties to the secret police during communism, concluded a parliamentary study. But Bulgarians aren't interested in hearing about their politicians' pasts...

17.05.2008 - EU Cracks Down on Illegal Immigration
The mission is scheduled to last 23 weeks in a bid to assist and possibly halt the voyage of hundreds of fleeing Africans reaching Europe by boat. Malta, Italy, France and Germany will be the main EU states participating in the operation contributing various naval and aeronautic assets to cover the region, particularly the strait between southern Italy, Malta and Libya...

17.05.2008 - US Senator Kennedy rushed to hospital after seizure
US Senator Edward Kennedy has been admitted to hospital after suffering an apparent seizure. The Democratic senator is undergoing a series of tests at Massachusetts General Hospital to determine the cause of the seizure...

17.05.2008 - News
17.05.2008 - Strong aftershock rocks southern China
17.05.2008 - US, Germany Celebrate 60 Years of Berlin Airlift
17.05.2008 - World turns up heat on Burma
17.05.2008 - Vojtech Filip re-elected Czech Communist leader
17.05.2008 - EU, Andean bloc agree on framework for trade pact
17.05.2008 - Disease fears for five million homeless after Chinese quake
17.05.2008 - Cannes diary
17.05.2008 - England frustrated at wet Lord's
17.05.2008 - Pesticide Blamed for German Bee Deaths
17.05.2008 - US House Speaker in Iraq amid Al-Qaeda crackdown
17.05.2008 - Kuwaitis vote for new parliament
17.05.2008 - Edward Kennedy rushed to hospital
17.05.2008 - Quake effort resumes after panic
17.05.2008 - Bush says committed to Middle East peace efforts
17.05.2008 - Auto Giant to Create 2,100 New Jobs in Germany
17.05.2008 - Swiss big-cheese Federer breezes into Hamburg final
17.05.2008 - Neapolitans attack firefighters as garbage crisis deepens
17.05.2008 - EU Begins Operation to Stem Illegal Immigration
17.05.2008 - Germany to Punish Customers of Forced Prostitutes
17.05.2008 - Auto Giant to Create 2100 New Jobs in Germany
17.05.2008 - Lebanese factions at Qatar talks
17.05.2008 - Bush in Egypt for Mid-East talks
17.05.2008 - New Berlin Wall Book to Settle Casualty Debate
17.05.2008 - Threat causes Tsvangirai to postpone return to Zimbabwe
17.05.2008 - Czech troops fly to Kosovo
17.05.2008 - Service held for bakery death boy
17.05.2008 - Lost generation
17.05.2008 - Spain arrests 'prolific' hackers
17.05.2008 - Berlin, Sofia Pledge to Fight International Crime
17.05.2008 - King Kahn Prepares to Abdicate
17.05.2008 - Bush arrives in Egypt for talks with Mubarak, Abbas
17.05.2008 - Dalai Lama continues German trip, Beijing protests
17.05.2008 - TV's Ellen to wed actress partner
17.05.2008 - Make-up artist's husband in court
17.05.2008 - Down in one
17.05.2008 - Live - FA Cup final build-up
17.05.2008 - Czech press survey
17.05.2008 - Stolen plates back at Czech National Cemetery in Terezin
17.05.2008 - Live - England v New Zealand
17.05.2008 - Tsvangirai delays Zimbabwe return
17.05.2008 - EU, Latin American Leaders Voice Concern over Food Prices
17.05.2008 - Windsor ready for royal wedding
17.05.2008 - German Minister Defends Meeting with Dalai Lama
17.05.2008 - China quake victims flee 'flood'
17.05.2008 - Opinion: German Economy Powers Ahead
17.05.2008 - Kidnapped Pakistan envoy released by Taliban
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17.05.2008 - Carey makes new Iraq hostage plea
17.05.2008 - Shatila people
17.05.2008 - Pakistan Afghan ambassador freed
17.05.2008 - Bush fails to win Saudi help on gas prices
17.05.2008 - Burmese junta raises cyclone death toll to 78,000
17.05.2008 - UN conference in Bonn drafts biosafety rules
17.05.2008 - Five million left homeless by Chinese earthquake
17.05.2008 - Burma 'guilty of inhuman action'
17.05.2008 - China leader spurs rescue effort
17.05.2008 - Bin Laden driver's trial delayed
17.05.2008 - Biosafety rules drafted, not finalized
17.05.2008 - Lebanon's rival leaders meet in Qatar
17.05.2008 - Bush to press Saudis on oil output
17.05.2008 - Burmese cyclone dead 78,000
17.05.2008 - Coach Löw names preliminary squad for Euro 2008
17.05.2008 - EU-Latin America summit ends
17.05.2008 - China quake - 5 million homeless
17.05.2008 - Kiev accepted in WTO, ahead of Moscow
17.05.2008 - Zimbabwe presidential run-off set for June 27
17.05.2008 - Swoops on terror suspects in France, Germany
17.05.2008 - Dominican leader 'wins election'
17.05.2008 - A cat-and-mouse chase causes 72-hour blackout in Albania
17.05.2008 - Wembley set for FA Cup final
17.05.2008 - Pioneering US winemaker dies
17.05.2008 - Cord blood cancer therapy boost
17.05.2008 - Make-up artist's husband charged
17.05.2008 - Russian arrival
17.05.2008 - Striking drama
17.05.2008 - France angered by Burmese delays
17.05.2008 - Reform spells change for Portugal
17.05.2008 - US sprinter gets jail for bank fraud
17.05.2008 - Magazine
17.05.2008 - Take your legs on your shoulders