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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 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.
Berlin - An airstrike in September in which dozens of Afghan civilians were killed was militarily not appropriate, German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said Thursday. The controversial airstrike led last week to a former defence minis...
Brazil can expect a helping hand from Germany as the Brazilians prepare to host both football's 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games after the countries announced a co-operation deal on Thursday.
Germany's biggest regional bank, LBBW, posted on Thursday a deep third-quarter loss owing to higher provisions for losses on bad debts and restructuring costs.
(RTTNews) - Friday, Markit Economics reported that the Germany Construction Purchasing Managers' Index stood at a seasonally adjusted 44.6 in November, up from 43.4 in the previous month. A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while one below 50 suggests contraction.
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s federation of German industry, BDI, is urging banks to take more responsibility for avoiding a credit squeeze, Handelsblatt reported, citing an internal position paper.
BERLIN -(Dow Jones)- Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday announced a reshuffle of her cabinet, which has been in power just four weeks, naming Ursula von der Leyen to become Germany's new labor minister.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Germany is prepared to increase its police training in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said, stopping short of pledging more combat troops in response to President Barack Obama’s Afghan strategy.
This year, visitors can help Hermann residents celebrate the city's German heritage by participating in a host of yuletide events in December. The Christmas season officially was launched last Friday with the Children's Lantern Parade.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks declined, with the benchmark DAX Index trimming its biggest advance in almost two months, as Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG retreated.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Most German stocks rose as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said a rally in European equities will continue through 2010, overshadowing an unexpected contraction in U.S. service industries and a quarterly loss at Siemens AG.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- German two-year notes fell after the region’s central bank took the first steps toward winding down the emergency lending it introduced to help the $13.6 trillion economy recover from the worst recession since World War II.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks swung between gains and losses as the benchmark DAX Index traded at its most expensive level relative to earnings since 2002.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks declined, snapping a two-day gain, after a report showed service industries in the U.S. unexpectedly contracted in November.
A German company's slick business will bring a few new jobs to Berkeley County next year. Mankiewicz Coatings, which mixes liquids that are painted onto boats, laptop computers and airplanes as protective coatings, said Thursday that it will open a small operation next summer in an empty building off Clements Ferry Road.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks pared gains after a report showed service industries in the U.S. unexpectedly contracted in November. The DAX Index added 0.1 percent to 5,786.56 at 4:03 p.m. in Frankfurt, following an advance of as much as 1.2 percent earlier.
France and Germany refused US requests to immediately promise extra combat troops for Afghanistan, frustrating President Barack Obama's hopes that more allies would bolster his troop surge.
SPARTA The Lake Mohawk Boardwalk will transform into a bustling Weihnachtsmarkt or German Christmas Market starting on Friday, Dec. 4.
