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It's time to ban long kitchen knives because they serve no good purpose except as weapons, write doctors in the British Medical Journal. The doctors, as part of their research into ways to reduce violence, say they consulted with leading chefs who said long knives were not needed for cooking.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Players from a visiting soccer team were forced to seek refuge in the changing rooms after home supporters brandishing guns attacked them in a dispute over a refereeing decision, Bremen police said on Monday.   At least 30 angry home fans stormed onto the pitch to attack the visiting players and a 21-year-old man had to be taken to hospital after he was beaten around the head with a corner flag, police in the northern German port city said. Two of the attackers threatened the players with firearms, they added. The assailants face charges of harassment, assault...

How the police seized the computer and files of a German journalist for the ‘crime’ of investigating an EU financial scandal Brussels – Tony Blair’s referendum announcement has understandably crowded other European stories off the news pages. But, now that we know we shall have the chance to vote, it is worth standing back and considering how the EU actually works. Before handing over any new powers, let us look at what Brussels is doing with the powers it already has. Contemplate, then, the case of Hans-Martin Tillack. Mr Tillack is a respected German reporter who has written extensively about...

It's an honor," people keep telling the Klarsfelds. An honor to meet them, an honor to host them, an honor to sit down for lunch with them. In town to speak at a lecture sponsored by the Congregation Kol Ami synagogue, the Klarsfelds — Beate, who's 65, and Serge, 68 — are frequently described as "Nazi hunters." But, for the people reverently shaking their hands and thanking them for being here, they are far more. They are truth-tellers, the embodiment of conscience. -snip- "Many young Frenchmen," he says, choosing his words carefully though his English is flawless, "of North African...

<p>March 16, 2004 -- In a major setback to the global War on Terror, the Spanish electorate reacted to last Thursday's Madrid Massacre by throwing out the ruling center- right party and installing the opposition Socialists.</p> <p>Until the catastrophic bomb attack, which looks increasingly like the handiwork of al Qaeda or an affiliate, the conservative Popular Party had been ahead in the polls.</p>