Germany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal".

Christy Spivey tells the BBC she only has more questions now police think Tasia Fortune's body was put in the tree after her death.

Authorities said the heavy rains have subsided but the flooding is not yet over.

Four Americans and a Greek national are among those killed in a suspected gas explosion, officials said.

In a system often marked by red tape and exhausting delays, officers seen to be following the rules get adulation.

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