A fare-evading passenger clung to the cables of a high-speed German train after a lengthy cigarette break saw the carriage doors close on his luggage. Unwilling to be left behind without his bags ...

But the planned revival of German rail could come to a screeching halt any time soon. The collapse of the three-party German government coalition on November 4, and fresh elections to be held on ...

The train was eventually brought to a stop by federal police approximately 30 km away after witnesses alerted authorities.