Berlin zoo thrilled with baby hippo

Berlin zoo thrilled with baby hippo


Berlin Zoo introduces a two-and-a-half week old baby hippo to the public.

The little hippo, who doesn't yet have a name, is the first to be born in Berlin in three years and already weighs around 40 kilograms (approximately 88 pounds).

Ice hockey on a massive stage

Ice hockey on a massive stage

The 2010 ice hockey world championships will start with a game at the huge home stadium of German football club Schalke 04.

The Internation Ice Hockey Federation hopes the match will attract a record-breaking crowd.

Barney's Final Christmas Video

Barney's Final Christmas Video

The White House has released the 2008 Christmas video from Scottish Terrier Barney. This year's video is titled, 'Barney Cam VII: A Red, White, and Blue Christmas.'

German auto motor slowing

German auto motor slowing

As Germany's auto makers have been hit by the slowdown in the global auto sector, smaller car parts suppliers are also suffering.

A site of Wagon Automotive in western Germany has already gone into administration, and the workers are worrying about their jobs.

But the German government has so far ruled out an aid package for the auto industry and resisted pressure from other European countries to spend more to stimulate the economy.

Joanna Partridge reports for Reuters