Topic: Bonn
AFP Global Edition | 2009-12-01 01:30:13
<div><p>On January 11, 1780, the London Gazette reported the death of Captain James Cook, "on the island of O'Why'he ... in an affray with a numerous and tumultuous Body of Natives."</p><p>Eighteenth century communications were such that it had taken 11 months for this "melancholy account" to ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-11-23 17:10:25
<div><p>The manager of a bank branch in Germany who secretly transferred money from rich clients to heavily indebted customers was sentenced to a 22-month suspended jail term on Monday, a court spokesman said.</p><p>The 62-year-old woman, dubbed the "Robin Hood banker", was found guilty of moving a total ...
Getty Images | 2009-11-12 00:55:49
BONN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 11: Manager Oliver Bierhoff wipes away his tears as president Theo Zwanziger looks on during the press conference of the German national football team due to the death of Robert Enke at the Deutsche Telekom headquarter on ...
Getty Images | 2009-11-12 00:42:56
BONN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 11: (L-R) Manager Oliver Bierhoff, German Football Association president Theo Zwanziger and press officer Harald Stenger attend the press conference of the German national football team due to the death of Robert Enke at the Deutsche Telekom ...
