BERLIN, July 18 (UPI) -- An architectural historian in Germany says many Germans have been hesitant to back a call for the Berlin Wall to be given world heritage status.

WOLFSBURG, Germany, July 18 (UPI) -- German automaker Volkswagen is planning a complete acquisition of sports car manufacturer Porsche, sources say.

LONDON, May 27 (UPI) -- The journalist for Der Spiegel who uncovered evidence suggesting Hezbollah was linked to the assassination of Rafik Hariri stands by his reporting.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 26 (UPI) -- The secretary-general of Hezbollah dismissed accusations his group was behind the slaying of former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri as Israeli propaganda.

STUTTGART, Germany, May 4 (UPI) -- German automaker Porsche is attempting to reduce its debt before the expiration of options to finance a deal with Volkswagen, banking sources said.

BERLIN, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- German Finance Minister Peer Steinbruck warned the European Union may have to rescue individual countries overwhelmed by national debt.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Workers at a Nestle plant in the Swiss town of Wangen bei Olten say a slight recipe change has resulted in sales growth among Islamic customers.

BERLIN, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Radioactive water is leaking from an old salt and potash mine in Germany that had been converted to a storage facility for nuclear waste.

WEGBERG, Germany, April 22 (UPI) -- German prosecutors announced Tuesday they had filed manslaughter charges in connection with a raid on a surgical clinic.