A study showing their growing uniformity has shocked a nation that prizes individualism

Added: 2008-05-25

Germans aghast at all being alike

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New York's Times Square closed after blast

Police in New York have cordoned of a section of Times Square to investigate a "small explosion".

Polygamist sect members deny child abuse

Members of the polygamist sect raided by Texan authorities earlier this month have denied their children were ever abused and compared the actions of officials to those of "Nazi Germany".

EU to launch assault on bankers' bonuses

A group of key EU finance ministers will today launch an assault on the rewards earned by bankers and top managers in a move that poses a potential threat to the City of London.