09/02/2012 | Argentina

Davis Cup: Nalbandian, Mónaco to play opening singles against Germany

Tennis Davis Cup World Group matches were tossed, and Argentines Juan Mónaco, and David Nalbandian will be taking the first and second round against Phillipp Petzschner and Florian Mayer respectively, on Friday in Bamberg, Germany.

16/08/2012 | Argentina

Argentina finally bring out the best in Messi

After a rollercoaster ride under Diego Maradona followed by Sergio Batista's failed attempts to imitate Barcelona, Argentina are once again beginning to look a threat to the world's top sides.

30/01/2013 | World

Merkel urges Egypt's Mursi to hold crisis dialogue

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Egypt's Islamist president today to open a dialogue with all political forces in the crisis-ridden Arab country after a week of violence that has killed more than 50 people.

02/02/2013 | World

Syrian opposition talks with Russia, seeks breakthrough

The Syrian opposition leader met Russia's foreign minister in Germany today and said he would also hold talks with the Iranian foreign minister, opening a window to a possible breakthrough in efforts to broker an end to Syria's civil war.

16/12/2012 | World

Merkel rips German opposition for blocking tax cuts

Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized the centre-left opposition for blocking her government's efforts to cut income taxes by 6 billion euros, telling a German newspaper those parties will have to explain that to voters in next year's election.

20/12/2012 | World

Iraq president arrives in Germany for treatment

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has arrived in Germany for medical treatment, the German government confirmed today, after he suffered a stroke earlier in the week.

30/12/2012 | World

Merkel challenger under fire for saying chancellor underpaid

Chancellor candidate Peer Steinbrueck was widely criticized, even by his own center-left Social Democrats (SPD), for saying German leaders were underpaid.

15/10/2012 | World

Soros: Euro destroying EU, and Germany should save it

The European Union could be destroyed by the "nightmare" euro crisis, and Germany needs to take the responsibility to save the common currency, billionaire fund manager George Soros said.

21/11/2012 | World

Greece's lenders fail again to clinch debt deal

International lenders failed for the second week to reach a deal to release emergency aid for Greece and will try again next Monday, but Germany signaled that major divisions remain.

23/11/2012 | World

A deal briefly glimpsed before EU budget talks fail

During a "tour-de-table" among the EU's 27 leaders, it seemed for a moment that France, Poland, Italy and others might accept deeper cuts than originally proposed, diplomats said today after the summit broke up without agreement.

24/09/2012 | World

German business mood worsens despite ECB bond plan

German business sentiment dropped for a fifth straight month in September to its lowest since early 2010, raising fears of recession and underlining that a bold bond-buying plan laid out by the European Central Bank is no economic elixir.

08/10/2012 | World

Thousands of Greek protesters tell Merkel she is not welcome

About 8,000 demonstrators chanted anti-austerity slogans and hoisted banners warning Angela Merkel she was not welcome in Greece at a protest, the eve of a visit by the German chancellor.

12/10/2012 | World

Germany holds firm on Greece as IMF pressure mounts

Germany held firm today in insisting it was too soon to say Greece deserved more time to meet its deficit-cutting goals even as the head of the International Monetary Fund laid out the case for leniency.

03/09/2012 | World

Moody's downgrades EU's outlook to negative

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the European Union's outlook from "stable" to "negative," stating that its decision is linked to the recent outlook downgrade of the bloc's member countries, such as Germany and France.

11/09/2012 | World

Germany says US debt levels 'much too high'

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble questioned how the United States could deal with its high levels of government debt after November's presidential election.

20/09/2012 | World

Merkel turns to ex-mentor Kohl to sell Europe to Germans

Angela Merkel is seeking help from her estranged, former mentor Helmut Kohl, architect of the euro, to restore voter faith in the European project before next year's election.

30/08/2012 | World

German opposition chief hints he won't challenge Merkel

The head of Germany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD) said the arrival of his new baby means he will work less, in the strongest signal yet that he will stand aside to let a rival challenge Angela Merkel for the chancellorship next year.

30/08/2012 | World

Chinese president says supports EU efforts on debt crisis

Chinese President Hu Jintao told visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday that China supports Europe's efforts to overcome the debt crisis, and that the sooner it is overcome the better it will be for the world, state radio reported.

03/09/2012 | World

Schaeuble: European Central Bank should only supervise big banks

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble rejected today a European Commission plan to give the European Central Bank sweeping powers to monitor all euro zone banks, saying it should instead focus only on systemically important institutions.

20/08/2012 | World

Germany's Central Bank reluctant to ECB bond buying

Germany's Bundesbank showed no signs of lowering its resistance to a European Central Bank plan to buy billions of euros worth of Spanish and Italian government bonds to reduce those countries' crippling borrowing costs.

22/08/2012 | World

Greek PM asks EU 'bit of air' to get economy running

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras started a European charm offensive with an appeal to Germans for more time to meet Athens' borrowing obligations, but he may struggle to make his case in a series of meetings this week with EU leaders.

26/08/2012 | World

Merkel's party keeps lead, coalition ally down

Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has nudged higher, an opinion poll showed, but the weakness of two smaller parties highlights the trouble she may face building another center-right coalition after Germany's 2013 election.

27/07/2012 | World

Spain discusses state bailout; ECB seen writing off Greek debt

Spain has at last conceded it may need a state bailout and policymakers are considering writing down Greek debt to their central banks, European officials said, as markets anticipated radical new action to pull the continent out of its debt maelstrom.

13/08/2012 | World

Senior Merkel ally sends stark warning to Greece

A senior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party issued a stark warning to Greece, saying Germany would not hesitate to veto further aid to the country if there were any signs it was not meeting the conditions of its bailout.

14/08/2012 | World

Euro zone economy shrinks despite German growth

The euro zone's debt-ravaged economy shrank in the second quarter, having flatlined in the first, despite continued German growth which economists said could soon be snuffed out.

23/07/2012 | World

Moody's: Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg's ratings under threat

Credit ratings agency Moody's warned that Germany, Netherlands and Luxembourg were put on negative outlooks and could lead to a downgrade of their ratings.

24/07/2012 | World

Moody's changes EFSF's outlook

Moody's Investors Service modified the Aaa outlook of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) from stable to negative, which is a blow to the fund that was supposed to back the weak members of the European Union.

25/07/2012 | World

Moody's changes outlook of 17 German banks

Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook of 17 German banking groups from "stable" to "negative."

28/06/2012 | World

EU summit works on short-term support for Spain, Italy

European finance officials were working on urgent measures to ease financial market pressure on Spain and Italy, which are too big to bail out, as EU leaders began a summit on Thursday deeply divided over how to resolve the euro zone's debt crisis.

29/06/2012 | World

German parliament approves EU bailout fund

Germany's parliament resoundingly approved the euro zone's permanent bailout scheme and new budget rules, but legal hurdles remain and Chancellor Angela Merkel's concessions to euro zone partners Italy and Spain may make those harder to overcome.

03/07/2012 | World

IMF: 'US recovery remains tepid and subject to elevated downside risks'

An IMF report revealed that the German economy’s performance has been remarkable despite facing considerable headwinds and that the US recovery “remains tepid and subject to elevated downside risks."

23/06/2012 | World

German daily sent to all 41 million households

Germany's best-selling newspaper was given away free to almost all of the country's 41 million households today in a controversial celebration of the daily's 60th anniversary that set a world record for largest circulation.

26/06/2012 | World

Merkel buries euro bonds as summit tension rises

German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to bury once and for all the idea of common euro zone bonds, saying Europe would not share total debt liability "as long as I live", as the bloc's big four finance ministers met to narrow differences on how to solve a worsening debt crisis.

27/06/2012 | World

Merkel says no easy answers to end euro crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today, one day before a crunch European Union summit, that there were no quick or easy solutions to end the euro zone's debt crisis and leaders should avoid making rash promises they could not keep.

07/06/2012 | World

Merkel says EU ready to act as Spain downgraded

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe was ready to act to ensure stability in the euro zone as Spain's credit rating was cut by three notches amid expectations it may soon seek EU help for banks beset by bad debts.

14/06/2012 | World

Merkel rejects 'miracle solutions' for Europe, warns of 'limited German resources'

Chancellor Angela Merkel rebuffed pressure today for Germany, Europe's most powerful economy, to underwrite debt or guarantee bank deposits in the euro zone.

22/06/2012 | World

Euro's big four seek way out of crisis in Rome

The leaders of Germany, France, Italy and Spain will try to find common ground in Rome today to restore confidence in the euro zone ahead of a full EU summit next week, which Italy's prime minister called a defining moment.

21/05/2012 | World

Former Central Bank’s Sarrazin spurs controversy in Germany

Former German central banker Thilo Sarrazin, whose musings on Muslim immigrants sparked outrage in 2010, has triggered fresh controversy with a book that paints Germany as the euro zone's hostage, forced to pay out vast sums to atone for the Holocaust.

29/05/2012 | World

Germany expels Syrian envoy, urges UN to reconsider situation

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle expelled the Syrian ambassador today, acting in concert with international partners, and urged the U.N. Security Council to consider again its stance on Syria.

03/06/2012 | World

Merkel seeks measures to boost growth in Europe

Chancellor Angela Merkel praised higher German wage deals and signalled flexibility on a financial transaction tax, in a sign she is open to new measures to boost growth in Europe.

13/05/2012 | World

Merkel faces rout in state vote over austerity

Voting began in Germany's most populous state where Angela Merkel's conservatives face a defeat that could give the left momentum before next year's federal election and fuel criticism of the chancellor's European austerity drive.

14/05/2012 | World

Germany: EU can't alter agreed fiscal rules

The European Union cannot amend agreed rules on tighter fiscal discipline despite voters' rejection of austerity policies in several countries, and France's new leader must understand this, Germany's finance minister said.

15/05/2012 | World

Merkel says Germany, France to work closely on growth

New French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledged differences over how to boost growth in recession-plagued Europe, but pledged to work together on a joint approach in time for a summit next month.

24/04/2012 | World

Hollande: ‘Merkel ran Europe along with Sarkozy and we can see the results’

French presidential candidate for the Socialist bloc François Hollande defended his intention to “re-guide” Europe by criticizing the results of the vision applied until now by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and current French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

25/04/2012 | World

Hitler's Mein Kampf may return to Bavarian schools

The German state of Bavaria is considering publishing a book with excerpts from Hitler's "Mein Kampf" for use in schools after its legal power to ban the book expires in 2016.

08/05/2012 | World

'We won't finance French election promises,' Merkel's parliamentary party leader

Francois Hollande's election as French president was greeted by jitters on European markets and a dour front in Berlin where ruling conservatives warned the Socialist that Germans were not ready to pay for his promises of an end to austerity.

17/03/2012 | World

German court orders restitution of Nazi looted art

The German Historical Museum in Berlin must return a collection of thousands of rare, handcrafted posters seized more than 70 years ago by the Nazis to the son of the original owner, Germany's federal court said.

08/04/2012 | World

Merkel coalition ahead, first time in 2 years, poll

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition has inched ahead of the main opposition parties for the first time in two years, a poll showed - thanks to a surge in support for the maverick Pirate Party at the expense of the Social Democrats.

10/04/2012 | World

Iran cuts oil to Spain ahead of nuclear talks

Iran has cut oil exports to Spain and may halt sales to Germany and Italy, Iran's English-language state television reported, in an apparent move to strengthen its position ahead of crucial talks with world powers later this week.

17/02/2012 | World

German president resigns in blow to Merkel

In a curt five-minute statement at the Bellevue presidential palace, Christian Wulff said he had lost the trust of the German people, making it impossible to continue in a role that is meant to serve as a moral compass for the nation.

20/02/2012 | World

Italy, Britain urge more EU focus on growth

Italy, Britain, the Netherlands and nine other countries called for Europe to shift its focus from tough budget cuts towards measures to create growth as the region looks headed for its second recession in three years.

05/03/2012 | World

Germany's Westerwelle hits back at Lukashenko slur

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said he would not flinch from seeking to improve human rights in Belarus after the country's veteran president attacked him by saying it was "better to be a dictator than gay."

25/01/2012 | World

Merkel deflects calls for bigger euro zone firewall

German Chancellor Angela Merkel deflected pressure today to increase the euro zone's rescue fund, saying the key to reassuring markets was to restore lost trust in governments' policies.

13/02/2012 | World

Germany 'expressly welcomes' Greek austerity deal

Germany praised the sealing of an austerity pact on Greece, saying it showed the determination to take difficult decisions to get Greece on track of an economic recovery. Greece's parliament agreed last night on a raft of unpopular reforms in a bid to secure international aid.

13/02/2012 | World

Moody's warns it may strip France, UK and Austria's Aaa rating

Rating agency Moody's warned it may cut the triple-A ratings of France, the United Kingdom and Austria, while it downgraded the ratings of Italy, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia and Malta.

30/12/2011 | World

Merkel says Europe must cooperate more for euro to succeed

Europe must cooperate more closely if it wants the euro to succeed as its shared currency, and it still has a long way to go to overcome its sovereign debt crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in her New Year's Eve address.

04/01/2012 | World

Merkel backs German president amid media scandal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave her backing today to President Christian Wulff who has faced growing pressure to resign for trying to get Germany's top-selling newspaper to kill an embarrassing story on a home loan scandal.

09/01/2012 | World

Merkel, Sarkozy press for quick Greek solution

Germany and France warned Greece it will get no more bailout funds until it agrees with creditor banks on a bond swap and pressed for an early deal to avert a potential default in the euro zone's most debt-stricken nation.

12/12/2011 | World

Euro zone fiscal pact fails to restore confidence

A European summit deal to strengthen budget discipline in the euro zone failed to restore financial market confidence, forcing the European Central Bank to step in again gingerly.

14/12/2011 | World

Merkel urges patience, says Europe can overcome crisis

Europe can emerge stronger from its debt crisis if governments show patience and follow through on their plan to integrate their economies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a speech in parliament.

19/12/2011 | World

EU leaders discuss IMF measures to create firewall against debt crisis

European finance ministers discussed ways of boosting IMF resources to build a better firewall against the debt crisis today, while also assessing plans for tighter euro zone fiscal rules that they hope will prevent the problems from worsening.

07/12/2011 | World

Germany pours cold water on EU summit hopes

Pessimistic comments from EU paymaster Germany and new figures exposing deepening stress among Europe's banks dented financial market hopes of a turning point in the euro zone's debt crisis at a summit this week.

08/12/2011 | World

Germany arrests al Qaeda suspect over bomb plot

German anti-terrorism police arrested a 27-year-old man in the western city of Bochum suspected of links to a local al Qaeda cell and of planning an attack, the Federal Prosecutor said in a statement.

09/12/2011 | World

EU leaders reach debt crisis deal without Britain

A divided Europe – a historic rift over building a closer fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority of countries led by Germany and France agreeing to forge ahead with a separate treaty, leaving Britain isolated – reached a new deal to address the debt crisis hovering over the block.

30/11/2011 | World

Germany recalls ambassador from Iran

Germany has recalled its ambassador to Iran for consultation after the British diplomatic mission in Tehran was stormed yesterday, German media reported today.

02/12/2011 | World

Merkel says debt crisis will take years to solve

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for rapid EU treaty change to remedy the root causes of the euro zone's debt crisis but warned that Europeans faced a long, hard "marathon" to restore lost credibility.

05/12/2011 | World

Sarkozy, Merkel outline euro zone master plan after key meeting

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Paris today to align their positions on centralizing control of euro zone budgets to stem a debt crisis that threatens Europe's currency union.

22/11/2011 | World

Merkel says treaty changes key to solve debt crisis

Changing the European treaty to pave the way for closer European integration is vital to solving the euro zone's debt crisis and to restoring confidence, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

23/11/2011 | World

Germany and France clash again over ECB role in euro crisis

Germany and France clashed today over whether the ECB should take bolder steps to stem the euro zone debt crisis, with Chancellor Angela Merkel issuing one of her starkest warnings yet against fiddling with the central bank's strict inflation-fighting mandate.

24/11/2011 | World

Sarkozy, Merkel agree to stop sniping on ECB crisis

France and Germany agreed today to stop arguing in public over whether the European Central Bank should do more to rescue the euro zone from a deepening sovereign debt crisis.

16/11/2011 | World

France, Germany clash over ECB crisis role

France and Germany, Europe's two central powers, clashed over whether the European Central Bank should intervene more forcefully to halt the euro zone's accelerating debt crisis after modest bond purchases failed to calm markets.

17/11/2011 | World

Merkel reiterates her opposition to ECB greater role in crisis

"I am convinced that only political solutions can resolve the situation," Merkel told an industry event in Berlin.

18/11/2011 | World

Merkel, Cameron admit they had failed to narrow differences

At a news conference in Berlin, British Prime Minister David Cameron said the currency bloc needed a credible firewall and should use all of its institutions to fight the crisis, but his host German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she favoured a "step by step" approach.

09/11/2011 | World

Merkel says Europe must achieve ‘breakthrough’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today in some of her most dramatic rhetoric since the euro zone crisis erupted two years ago that it was high time for Europe to achieve a "breakthrough" on changes to its ground rules.

10/11/2011 | World

Merkel puts euro split fears to rest

German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected today the idea that her government might favor a smaller euro zone, saying her only goal since the beginning of the debt crisis has been to stabilise the bloc in its current form.

14/11/2011 | World

Merkel: 'If the euro falls, Europe falls'

As technocrats leaders in Italy and Greece rush to form governments as they sought to limit the damage from the euro zone debt crisis – and the euro climbed on relief that a key Italian bond auction drew decent demand from investors – German chancellor Angela Merkel stepped up to defend Europe’s common currency.

28/10/2011 | World

German court suspends parliament's bailout committee

A German court today suspended a parliamentary committee's right to approve urgent actions by the euro zone's bailout fund, potentially delaying decision-making in Europe's top economy on key moves to tackle the bloc's crisis.

31/10/2011 | World

Euro deal will only work if all parts implemented, says German official

A package of measures agreed by European leaders this month to stem their debt crisis will only work if all elements are implemented, German Deputy Finance Minister Joerg Asmussen said in an interview today.

02/11/2011 | World

Merkel, Sarkozy say no more aid until Greece decides on euro

Greece will receive no more European bailout aid until it has put an end to uncertainty and agreed to meet its commitments to the euro zone, the leaders of France and Germany said.

26/10/2011 | World

German parliament gives green light to Merkel ahead of key summit

German Chancellor Angel Merkel won a parliamentary vote with a large majority today on boosting the firepower of the euro zone rescue fund, handing her a strong mandate to negotiate at a crunch EU summit later in the day in Brussels.

27/10/2011 | World

Euro leaders strike historic economic deal to save zone

The eurozone sealed a grand deal to overcome its festering debt crisis today when banks agreed to take a 50 percent loss on Greek debt. Eurozone officials announced the deal following tough talks in Brussels between leaders of the eurozone and the Institute of International Finance banking lobby to force the private sector to share the pain of Greece's debt burden.

27/10/2011 | World

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23/10/2011 | World

Sarkozy yields on ECB crisis role, pressure on Italy

European Union leaders made some progress towards a strategy to fight the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis, nearing agreement on bank recapitalisation and on how to leverage their rescue fund to try to stop bond market contagion.

25/10/2011 | World

ECB row, Italy flare on eve of euro rescue summit

A flare-up over the European Central Bank and political turmoil in Italy kept the euro zone on edge on the eve of a summit meant to confront the currency bloc's worsening sovereign debt crisis.

26/10/2011 | World

Merkel wants EU deal on 50% Greek writedown

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said European leaders should agree on what would amount to a 50 percent write down of Greek debt from the private sector at a summit to tackle the euro zone debt crisis later.

18/10/2011 | World

Merkel meets Mujica, dismisses debt crisis fast solution

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today that European Union leaders would make an important step at their upcoming summit towards solving the debt crisis, but more steps would be necessary.

21/10/2011 | World

Merkel rebuffs Sarkozy on euro zone solution

France's push to use more European Central Bank money to fight the euro zone debt crisis has run into strong resistance from Germany and other EU partners, leaving Paris increasingly isolated before a crucial summit.

23/10/2011 | World

EU leaders press Italy for reform at crisis summit

European Union leaders piled pressure on Italy today to speed up economic reforms to avoid a Greece-style meltdown as they began a crucial two-leg summit called to rescue the euro zone from a deepening sovereign debt crisis.

27/09/2011 | World

Merkel: Germany to help Greece gain confidence

Germany will do all it can to rebuild confidence in debt-stricken Greece as it implements reforms to meet the conditions of its international bailout package, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

29/09/2011 | World

Merkel wins Parliament battle; pushes through bailout funds

Angela Merkel won her toughest challenge yet as German chancellor by pushing through changes to a rescue fund for the euro zone debt crisis today without the humiliation of relying on opposition support.

14/10/2011 | World

Obama, Merkel discuss European debt problems

US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone to consult about the "evolving financial situation in the eurozone," the White House said.

09/09/2011 | World

Apple wins German court ruling on Samsung tablets

Apple Inc scored a symbolic legal victory in efforts to keep its lead spot in the tablet computer market when a German court upheld a ban barring Samsung's local unit from selling its Galaxy 10.1 tablets in Europe's biggest economy.

22/09/2011 | World

Berlin greets pope with praise and protests

Germans opposed to Pope Benedict's teachings on sexuality and angry at cases of abuse by priests protested in Berlin while members of parliament boycotted a speech by the pontiff at the start of his four-day visit to his homeland.

23/09/2011 | World

Pope meets sexual abuse victims, expresses regret

Pope Benedict held an unannounced meeting with German victims of sexual abuse by priests and expressed his deep regret for their suffering and that of their families, the Vatican said in a statement.

27/06/2011 | World

E. coli outbreak: French-German gov’t advise to avoid sprouts

Dutch and British health officials advised people to avoid raw sprouts and seeds today after scientists linked an outbreak of E. coli in France to a highly toxic one in Germany that has killed 43 people.

14/08/2011 | World

Merkel's party hit by scandal in North German state

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats suffered a setback today when a regional leader was forced to resign over his affair with a 16-year-old girl.

07/09/2011 | World

Court curbs German ability to act fast on debt crisis

Germany's top court handed its country's parliament a greater say over euro zone bailouts, potentially hampering Berlin's ability to act decisively against a debt crisis which Chancellor Angela Merkel said needed a fundamental rethink to solve.

11/06/2011 | World

German officials see no E.coli fault at organic farm

Officials investigating an organic farm in northern Germany said today they do not expect to take legal action against it for causing an E.coli outbreak that has killed at least 31 people.

13/06/2011 | World

Rebel: Germany recognises Libya rebel council

Germany has recognised the rebel council based in Benghazi as the legitimate representative of Libyans, a rebel official said during a visit by German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle.

18/06/2011 | World

Greeks protest, almost half oppose austerity

Thousands of Greeks marched on parliament in a show of unabated public anger after Prime Minister George Papandreou vowed to push on with an austerity campaign that a poll showed half the country opposed.

06/06/2011 | World

EU may agree aid for farmers hurt by E.coli outbreak

European Union farm ministers will try tomorrow to agree financial aid for fruit and vegetable producers whose sales have been hit by an E.coli outbreak that has so far claimed at least 22 lives in Europe.

08/06/2011 | World

Germany puts Greek restructuring back on table

Germany has put a Greek restructuring back on the table, demanding in a letter to its EU partners that private bond holders make a major contribution to a looming debt relief deal for the struggling euro zone member.

10/06/2011 | World

E.coli found in bean spout package, German officials say

German authorities said they detected the deadly E.coli strain in a bean sprout package from the organic farm under in Lower Saxony, which had already been under investigation.

30/05/2011 | World

Germany announces it will shut all nuclear reactors by 2022

Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition declared it would shut all German's nuclear reactors by 2022, in a policy reversal drawn up in a rush after the Fukushima disaster in Japan.

03/06/2011 | World

Europe's lethal E.coli strain may be deadliest yet

More than 1,600 people have been infected by a toxic strain of E.coli bacteria that has killed at least 17 and may be the deadliest yet in human history, health officials said. E.Coli spread among people through human contact, World Health Organization said today.

05/06/2011 | World

Germany says beansprouts may be behind E.coli

German-grown beansprouts could be the source of the deadly E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 people, made more than 2,200 ill and led Russia to bar EU fruit and vegetable imports, officials said.

11/04/2011 | World

OECD: Outlook for industrialized nations improving

The growth outlook for major industrialized economies is improving with Germany and the United States leading the recovery, the OECD's leading indicator for February showed.

14/04/2011 | World

Germany raises 2011 growth view as consumers spend

Germany's government hiked its growth forecast for 2011, saying rising spending among consumers less worried about losing their jobs marked a turning point that had put the expansion on a strong footing.

29/04/2011 | World

German police arrest three al Qaeda suspects

German police arrested three suspected members of al Qaeda, averting "a concrete and imminent danger" of a terrorist operation, authorities said.

10/02/2011 | World

Bloomberg says NYSE deal 'very good' for New York

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he supports advanced talks that would place the iconic New York Stock Exchange into the hands of Germany's Deutsche Boerse AG.

05/03/2011 | World

Equality in German workplace 'requires change', says Angela Merkel

German chancellor Angela Merkel made statements today directed towards the celebrations for the Day of the Working Woman on March 8 and mentioned that “there is still a lot to be done” in Germany in terms of equality between men and women in the work place.

27/03/2011 | World

Merkel's party loses power in rich German state

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives lost power in a regional stronghold, with early poll results showing the Greens, buoyed by Japan's nuclear crisis, surging to their first state premiership.

26/01/2011 | World

German foundation refuses to return Nefertiti bust

A German foundation rejected an Egyptian request to return the 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti, a sculpture which draws over one million viewers annually to a Berlin museum.

03/02/2011 | World

Retailers lead market gains ahead of jobs data

US stocks ended near the session's highs, with investors favoring shares of retailers after encouraging chain-store sales raised confidence ahead of Friday's jobs report.

04/02/2011 | World

S&P 500 posts best week in nine, tech leads

The S&P 500 posted its best week in nine as the market defied calls for a pullback, and investors rotated into defensive and lagging sectors in a move that could intensify in coming weeks. European shares ended slightly higher after paring gains on a mixed US jobs report.

06/01/2011 | World

Hitler exhibit in Berlin extended due to popularity

Germany's first post-war exhibition devoted to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler has been extended by three weeks due to popular demand, the German Historical Museum (DHM) said.

08/01/2011 | World

Germany and France want Portugal to accept aid

Germany and France want Portugal to accept an international bailout as soon as possible in order to prevent its debt crisis spreading to other countries, German magazine Der Spiegel reported.

13/01/2011 | World

Merck, materials companies drag Wall Street lower

US stocks edged lower, hurt by a slide in drugmaker Merck and as falling commodities prices hit shares of natural resource companies. Meanwhile, European shares fell from the previous session's 28-month highs on concern euro zone inflation pressures could spark a rise in interest rates.

09/06/2012 | Latin America

Humala begins Europe visit

Peru's president Ollanta Humala, travelled to Europe today, where he will stay for the total of one week and visit Switzerland, France and Germany.

02/02/2013 | Sports

Davis Cup: Argentina eases into quarterfinals

Argentina reaches the Davis Cup quarterfinals with a 3-0 unbeaten lead after two days of competition as Nalbandian-Zeballos beat Kas-Kamke in four sets. They will next host France in April. Today, the reverse singles.

02/10/2012 | Sports

Former Germany captain Ballack retires at 36

Former Germany captain Michael Ballack quietly announced his retirement at the age of 36, ending a career in which he played for top clubs Bayern Munich and Chelsea and helped his country reach the 2002 World Cup final.

15/12/2012 | Sports

Vettel and Schumacher win Race of Champions again

Germany, represented by Formula One world champions Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher, won the Race of Champions team crown for the sixth successive year in Bangkok today.

21/01/2013 | Sports

Captain Jaite names Davis Cup team

Argentina’s Davis Cup captain Martín Jaite has called David Nalbandián, Juan Mónaco, Horacio Zeballos, and Carlos Berlocq to be part of the squad hat will face Germany on February 1-3 at Parque Roca stadium in Buenos Aires. 

17/07/2012 | Sports

Argentine league 2nd strongest in the world, IFFHS

15/08/2012 | Sports

'Argentina is more than just Messi,' Germany's Bender

Germany midfielder Lars Bender is eagerly anticipating today's international friendly against Argentina, and is relishing the prospect of locking horns with Lionel Messi again in particular.

15/08/2012 | Sports

Argentina outclass Germany in World Cup rematch

Lionel Messi missed a first-half penalty but made amends with a superb second-half goal as Argentina outclassed Germany 3-1 in a friendly match.

13/06/2012 | Sports

Gomez double gives Germany win over Dutch

Two superb first-half goals by red-hot striker Mario Gomez earned Germany a 2-1 victory over a disappointing Netherlands in Euro 2012 Group B to put the winners in sight of the quarter-finals.

22/06/2012 | Sports

Germany outclass Greece in euro zone battle

Germany crushed Greece 4-2 in a one-sided Euro 2012 quarter-final on Friday and set up a last-four clash against England or Italy with their 15th successive win in competitive matches.

28/06/2012 | Sports

Balotelli double fires Italy into final

Italy forward Mario Balotelli scored two superb first-half goals to steer his team to a 2-1 victory over favourites Germany on Thursday and into the Euro 2012 final where they will meet holders Spain.

10/02/2012 | Sports

Davis Cup: Nalbandian brings in second point for Argentina

The Argentine tennis team was ahead against their grand opponent, Germany, at the Copa Davis today in the best-of-five series that began this morning in Bamberg. Juan Mónaco nabbed the first point in the series, beating Philipp Petzschner, followed by David Nalbandian’s win against Florian Mayer.  

11/02/2012 | Sports

Argentina beat Germany, reach Davis Cup quarterfinals

25/04/2012 | Sports

Bayern stun Real in shootout to set up Chelsea final

28/01/2011 | Sports

Ballack back as Leverkusen beat Hanover

Bayer Leverkusen, with Germany captain Michael Ballack making his first start since September, beat Hanover 96 2-0 to tighten their hold on second place in the Bundesliga.

06/01/2012 | Sports

Del Potro not to play Davis Cup against Germany

Juan Martín del Potro will not play the first round of the Davis Cup against Germany that has been scheduled for next Febraury, the team’s coach Franco Davin confirmed.

12/01/2012 | Sports

Jaite confirms Argentina Davis Cup team to face Germany

David Nalbandian, despite his drop in the world rankings, will be Argentina's leading player in Juan Martín Del Potro's absence when the 2011 finalists visit Germany in the first round of the Davis Cup next month.

06/10/2011 | Entertainment

German fashion designer makes clothes from milk

A young fashion designer from the German city of Hanover is revolutionizing high fashion by designing clothes with a staple she can find in her fridge -- milk.

13/03/2012 | Entertainment

MTV Europe Music Awards return to Frankfurt in 2012

The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) will be held on November 11 in Frankfurt, returning to the Germany city which also hosted the annual ceremony in 2001, the music channel announced.