A resident photographed a venomous snake on Sylt, the first confirmed record of the species on a naturally snake-free island, a study said. Google Street View March ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany has confiscated a decrepit tanker ... maritime authorities after being found off the Baltic Sea island of Ruegen, prompting Berlin to sharply rebuke Moscow.

Germany Seizes Tanker Belonging to Russian ... was secured by German maritime authorities after being found off the Baltic Sea island of Ruegen, prompting Berlin to sharply rebuke Moscow.

But geographically, the island doesn't loom quite as large as you might think. Centuries of flawed maps have led to a misconception about Greenland's size, which is nowhere near as big as it looks ...