New Delhi - Germany is preparing its navy to take part in the fight against piracy in the Gulf of Aden as the bandits step up their attacks off the Somali coast, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Thursday during a visit to India.

"I hope that in the next few days we have reached a decision," Steinmeier said in New Delhi, two days after the Indian Navy sank a pirate ship for the first time off the coast of Somalia.

Berlin - Fabio Capello had every reason to feel pleased but the brow if his counterpart, Joachim Loew, was furrowed after a makeshift England team gave Germany the run-around in a 2-1 victory in Berlin.

Hamburg - Captain John Terry scored a late winner as England downed Germany 2-1 in an international friendly in Berlin Wednesday while Luca Toni helped salvage a draw for world champions Italy against Greece and European champions Spain overcame Chile.

Berlin - Captain John Terry helped gift Germany a goal and then scored the winner as England continued their run of fine form with a 2-1 victory in Berlin Wednesday.

The Chelsea defender headed an 84th-minute winner for Fabio Capello's depleted side to save his embarrassment after a terrible mix-up with keeper Scott Carson had handed Germany an equalizer.

Boppard, Germany - Hardly anyone lies voluntarily on a bed of nails or runs 40 kilometres without stopping. Fakirs and marathon runners can put the pain out of their minds. One need not be a holy man or top athlete to use mind power to block out pain, though.

"Pain is an emotional reaction to an evaluation in one's head," said Ruediger Fabian, president of German Pain Aid, an organization based in the town of Gruenendeich. Anyone can control this evaluation, he said. 

Bonn, Germany - Severely overweight children often have unforeseen complications when anesthesia is used during medical procedures, according to a study by US researchers.

Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor reached the conclusion after studying rates of complications during procedures to assist breathing or clear blockages in airways. 

Marburg, Germany - German researchers have discovered a form of music therapy that may help tinnitus sufferers.

The therapy has been developed by researchers at the Centre for Music Therapy Research (DZM) in Heidelberg and a recent study found that of 132 participants, 80 per cent reported reduced noise in their ears. 

Hamburg - People who experience peculiar sensations in their legs at night often discover they have a condition called restless leg syndrome (RLS).

"Prickling and tugging on the legs and the need to flex or stretch the muscles can greatly impact sleep," said Frank Bergmann of the German professional association of neurologists. The results reveal themselves the next day through chronic fatigue and difficulty concentrating.