UK lost Wo2-schulden af.

UK settles WWII debts to allies -- Britain needed money for reconstruction and importing foodBritain will settle its World War II debts to the US and Canada when it pays two final instalments before the close of 2006, the Treasury has said... BBC News 29dec2006

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Archive sheds light on Nazi death camps -- Within weeks of Hitler's 1933 rise to power, the iron gates slammed shut on inmates of the first Nazi concentration camps. It was the start of an unparalleled experiment in persecution and genocide that expanded over the next 12 years... Yahoo News 23dec2006

Regenval beschadigd ruines Peru

Rains Damage Peru Mud Ruins -- LIMA, Peru -- Heavy rains damaged several adobe walls in the ancient ruins of Chan Chan, the world's largest mud city on Peru's northern coast, the newspaper El Comercio reported Saturday... Newsday 23dec2006

Rechtzaak verdreven Duitsers

Lawsuit Reopens Old Wounds in German-Polish Dispute -- FRANKFURT, Dec. 22 — In a sign of how badly German-Polish relations have frayed in recent months, a long-shot lawsuit by an obscure German claims group has prompted Poland to call into question a treaty meant to settle forever the borders between the countries... New York Times 25dec2006

Nero's paleis weer open

Nero's palace in Rome to reopen after safety scare -- The palace of Nero, one of Rome's most popular tourist sites, will partly reopen to the public in January after being closed for more than a year for emergency repairs, officials said... Reuters 19dec2006

U-boot wrak lekt gif

Norway tackles toxic war grave -- Robotic excavations have found some of the canisters of mercuryIt was not quite the deadly legacy the Germans had in mind when they deployed a U-boat on a daring mission to Japan in the last desperate months of World War II... BBC News 20dec2006