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Germany expels 4 Syrian diplomats over spying case

Germany expels 4 Syrian diplomats over spying case


German prosecutors arrested the diplomats on suspicions that they spied on Syrian opposition support...
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OHB confirms won Galileo satellite contract from EU

OHB confirms won Galileo satellite contract from EU


Germany`s OHB AG confirmed it won a 250 million euro contract to build eight satellites for the EU`s...
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Former German minister gets cake in face

Former German minister gets cake in face


At an event in Berlin, two activists pushed a Black Forest cherry cake into Karl-Theodor zu Guttenbe...
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Germans, Moroccan face death in Malaysia drug case

Germans, Moroccan face death in Malaysia drug case


Two Germans and a Moroccan man are facing the death penalty on charges of smuggling more than 10 k...
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‘Only known recording of Bismarck found in US’

‘Only known recording of Bismarck found in US’


The only known voice recording of powerful German chancellor Otto von Bismarck, who died in 1898, h...
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Merkel election support for Sarkozy shows worries of both

Merkel election support for Sarkozy shows worries of both


Sarkozy won plaudits early in his term for his response alongside Merkel to the 2008 financial crisi...
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Germany marks 70 years since Wannsee Conference

Germany marks 70 years since Wannsee Conference


Senior Nazis and bureaucrats coordinated plans for the genocide of Europe`s Jews at Wannsee Conferen...
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2 Americans honoured for catching terrorist suspect

2 Americans honoured for catching terrorist suspect


Arid Uka, a 21-year-old Kosovo Albanian, is currently on trial for the March 2 slayings and has adm...
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‘India needs long-term strategy to fight graft’


India needs to adopt a long-term strategy to combat corruption, the visiting Mayor of Germany`s Stut...
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Abdul Basit named as Pak`s new envoy to Germany

Abdul Basit named as Pak`s new envoy to Germany


Abdul Basit is a career diplomat who has had two stints as Foreign Office spokesman since 2008.
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Germans mock president with new

Germans mock president with new "wulffen" verb


Don`t take it too kindly if your German friends start accusing you of "wulffen".
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Shoe-toting protest urges German President to quit

Shoe-toting protest urges German President to quit


Protesters have gathered outside the German President`s palace to call for President Christian Wulff...
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German Prez admits

German Prez admits "grave mistake”, won`t resign


German President had tried to prevent a newspaper from publishing an embarrassing story about a home...
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Germany: EU mulls new powers for piracy mission

Germany: EU mulls new powers for piracy mission


German officials say the European Union is considering expanding the scope of its anti-piracy missi...
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Germany: Impounded Patriot missiles were legit

Germany: Impounded Patriot missiles were legit


A shipment of 69 surface-to-air missiles impounded by Finnish authorities was a legitimate deliver...
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France, Germany to push crisis plan

France, Germany to push crisis plan


France and Germany are to sound out conservative European leaders about their plan to defuse the eur...
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SAP to buy SuccessFactors for $3.4 bln

SAP to buy SuccessFactors for $3.4 bln


Germany`s SAP (SAPG.DE) announced a $3.4 billion cash deal to buy US Web-based software company Succ...
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Massive WWII bomb succesfully defused in Germany

Massive WWII bomb succesfully defused in Germany


Firefighters say a massive British World War II-era bomb that triggered the evacuation of half of Ge...
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Germany: 45,000 evacuated to defuse WWII bomb

Germany: 45,000 evacuated to defuse WWII bomb


Officials in Germany`s western city of Koblenz say some 45,000 residents have to be evacuated as off...
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Will not attend Bonn Conference: Pak tells Germany

Will not attend Bonn Conference: Pak tells Germany


Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar conveyed her appreciation for Germany`s commitment to pe...
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Germany charges 2 al Qaeda suspects

Germany charges 2 al Qaeda suspects


Germany`s Federal Prosecutor has charged a German and an Austrian with belonging to al Qaeda.
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Pakistani envoy in Germany to attend Bonn meet?


The Pakistani ambassador in Germany is likely to attend an international conference on the future of...
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Germany probes if Iran pondering attacks: Report

Germany probes if Iran pondering attacks: Report


Germany is home to many US military facilities, including the Ramstein and Spangdahlem air bases.
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German protesters to block nuke waste transport

German protesters to block nuke waste transport


Activists in Germany say the waste containers, and the temporary storage facility, are not safe.
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Germany backs Taliban talks in Afghanistan


Germany has the third largest contingent of foreign troops in Afghanistan but had long rejected pro...
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Nuclear train protesters cleared in Germany

Nuclear train protesters cleared in Germany


In the wake of March`s nuclear disaster in Fukushima, the German govt has decided to phase out its u...
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Nuclear waste shipment enters Germany

Nuclear waste shipment enters Germany


This is the first shipment of nuclear waste from France to Germany since Berlin decided to shut all ...
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Sarkozy, Merkel and Monti in debt crisis talks

Sarkozy, Merkel and Monti in debt crisis talks


France pressured Germany to reconsider its firm refusal to allow the ECB to become the lender of las...
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US, Germany, Japan, India as major donors: Afghans

US, Germany, Japan, India as major donors: Afghans


India has been identified by people of the war-torn country as their fourth major donor, according t...
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First python fossil unearthed in Germany

First python fossil unearthed in Germany


The fossil of a python dating from about 15 million years ago has been discovered in southern German...
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German intel agencies puzzled by far right terror

German intel agencies puzzled by far right terror


Questions arise how a neo-Nazi group that Germany`s agency had been aware of in 1998 could have slip...
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Germans formally arrest far-right terror suspect

Germans formally arrest far-right terror suspect


The woman, identified only as Beate Z, turned herself into police on Tuesday. She has since refused ...
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Neo-Nazi murders, film confession shock Germany

Neo-Nazi murders, film confession shock Germany


Germany`s Interior Minister has warned of a new form of far-right terrorism.
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Germany probes suspected far-right killings

Germany probes suspected far-right killings


German prosecutors were looking into the murders of 8 people of Turkish origin and one Greek between...
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Taliban expected to attend Afghan International Conference

Taliban expected to attend Afghan International Conference


The German Government will be hosting the International Afghan Conference, exactly 10 years after st...
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Germany aims to cut hundreds from Afghan force

Germany aims to cut hundreds from Afghan force


The US and other allies, including Germany, hope to withdraw combat troops by the end of 2014.
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`Suspected Russian spies arrested in Germany`

`Suspected Russian spies arrested in Germany`


Two suspected Russian spies operating in Germany for more than 20 years have been arrested in the ...
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Another firebomb found near Berlin train tracks

Another firebomb found near Berlin train tracks


A previously unknown leftist group has claimed responsibility for one of the firebombs.
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India, Germany sign social security pact


This agreement subsumes the earlier Indo-German agreement on Social Security signed in October 2008...
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Germany`s Merkel visits Vietnam to boost ties

Germany`s Merkel visits Vietnam to boost ties


German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Vietnam`s capital for a two-day visit to boost trade ...
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German judge resigns from Cambodia tribunal

German judge resigns from Cambodia tribunal


A German judge responsible for indictments of Khmer Rouge war crimes suspects at Cambodia`s U.N.-bac...
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Germany shooting suspect no more believes in jihad

Germany shooting suspect no more believes in jihad


Frankfurt shooting suspect Arid Uka no longer believes the religion permits acts of violence except ...
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Hundreds of Nazi probes reopened in Germany

Hundreds of Nazi probes reopened in Germany


The German prosecutors have reopened hundreds of dormant investigations of former Nazi death camp gu...
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Germany marks reunification anniversary

Germany marks reunification anniversary


West Germany and East Germany were united on October 03, 1990, less than 11 months after the east op...
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Germany unification day plot: 4 suspects detained

Germany unification day plot: 4 suspects detained


Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Christian Wulff will be attending the Unity Day celebrations ...
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US calls Germany `powerful force` for democracy

US calls Germany `powerful force` for democracy


US has said the country is not only a foundation for the European Union and NATO, but also stands as...
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Pope fails to satisfy on first state visit `home`

Pope fails to satisfy on first state visit `home`


Pope Benedict XVI`s first state visit to his native Germany fell far short of the expectations of se...
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`German suspect in Pope visit shooting released`

`German suspect in Pope visit shooting released`


A man detained for firing shots from an air gun about one kilometre from where Pope Benedict XVI wa...
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Pope celebrates Mass despite shooting incident

Pope celebrates Mass despite shooting incident


Pope Benedict XVI met with victims of clerical sex abuse as he called for Roman Catholics in the fo...
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