Minute hand plunges from church tower; no one hurt

BERLIN -- A 44-pound minute hand fell off a clock on a Hamburg, Germany, church tower, plunging 130 feet onto the sidewalk below. Hamburg's fire service said Sunday the hand fell off the city's St. Katharinen church overnight from Friday to Saturday, news agency dpa reported. No one was hurt. Fire officials checked the remaining hour hand and determined it was firmly in place. It wasn't clear what caused the 6 1/2-foot hand to fall off the clock...