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Berlin - Germany is to assist Brazil in staging the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel after a meeting in Berlin Thursday with visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The Germans are to provide sim...
The German and Brazilian leaders called Thursday for the Copenhagen summit to agree on "all significant elements" of a new climate deal and produce a timetable for a legally binding agreement.
Der Vorstandsvorsitzende der Siemens AG, Peter Loescher, links, und Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel, rechts, begruessen sich am Mittwoch, 2. Dezember 2009, in Berlin zu Beginn des Konjunkturgespraechs im Bundeskanzleramt neben Bundeswirtschaftsminister Rainer Bruederle, Mitte. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer) --- The CEO of Siemens, Peter Loescher, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, shake hands ...
Nordhorn, Germany - It's not every Christmastime celebration that combines holiday revelry and some light games of chance. But that's exactly what visitors to the Grafschaft Bentheim - a northern German district a...
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is looking at ways to mitigate a credit squeeze ahead of a meeting with business and banking chiefs on Dec. 2, the Finance Ministry said.
Berlin (AFP) Dec 3, 2009 - German MPs approved on Thursday an extension of the country's Afghan mission, but Berlin refuses to even consider backing a new US surge with more troops until after an international conference in January.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen would take over as labor minister, replacing Franz Josef Jung who quit earlier on Friday after criticism of his role when he was defense minister.
Frankfurt- The European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged Thursday, as its president, Jean-Claude Trichet, played down suggestions that industries face a shortage of credit. He spoke five days after Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel, in...
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in Germany. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close.
Berlin - As NATO allies pledged to increase force levels in Afghanistan, Germany was cautious Thursday, insisting it wanted to wait and see what happens at a conference in London on Afghan policy in January. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle ...
The following is a statement from Dr. Michael Gressman of the German Federal Ministry of Justice to War Crimes on the arrest of the two FDLR leaders in late November: German Federal Police arrested Dr Ignace M. and Straton M. upon orders of the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office in Germany on Wednesday, 17 November 2009, on suspicion [...]
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Germany may meet the 3 percent deficit limit this year as outlined in the European Union’s Maastricht Treaty, Handelsblatt reported, citing a financial planning document it obtained.
German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle pressed banks again on Wednesday to increase lending as the government named a "credit mediator" to boost the number of business loans.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Pressure mounted on Germany and France to send more troops to Afghanistan after other NATO allies stepped up deployments in response to President Barack Obama’s buildup of American forces.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks retreated, with the benchmark DAX Index trimming its second consecutive weekly gain, before a report that may show the unemployment rate in the U.S. held at a 26-year high.
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel appointed Ursula von der Leyen as labor minister to replace Franz Josef Jung, Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported.
The Nazi war crimes case is seen as a chance for Germany to right a moral wrong, before the 89-year-old Demjanjuk and other suspects die. Martin Haas struggled to hold back tears as he recalled how in 1943 his life was saved thanks only to the actions of a quick-thinking family friend.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- One in four German companies plans to cut jobs in the next 12 months, Die Welt reported, citing a survey by the DIHK chamber of industry and commerce.
The United States signaled on Thursday its patience with Iran was wearing thin, saying Tehran was rapidly approaching a December deadline to accept a U.N.-brokered nuclear deal with Western powers.
Germany's stars are set to use video conferencing in their bid to win the World Cup title for a fourth time as coach Joachim Loew looks to keep an eye on his players' preparations.
Prominent Turkish-German director Fatih Akin said Thursday he would not bring his new film to Switzerland in protest against a referendum vote that banned the construction of minarets in the country.
