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Brokers are seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, central Germany, on Friday, June 27, 2008.
(photo: AP / Daniel Roland)
Euro Unity? It's Germany That Matters
The New York Times
| PARIS — Ten years after the euro, it’s still all about Germany, which isn’t the way it was supposed to be. | In the run-up to the common currency’s debut in 1999, the air was thick with talk about harnessing Germany’s economic power, then enshrined in the mark. A fail...
In this Jan. 25, 2008 file photo employees of German car producer Daimler work on Mercedes C-class sedans on the production line in the plant in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart, Germany. Carmaker Daimler AG said Thursday, July 24, 2008 its second quarter profit slipped 25 percent, mainly on charges related to Daimler's interest in Chrysler LLC, and lowered its earnings outlook for the full year blaming a slowing global economy and higher production cos
(photo: AP / Thomas Kienzle, File)
Germany's Daimler Sells Shares in India's Tata
The New York Times
| Filed at 4:47 a.m. ET | BERLIN (AP) -- German automaker Daimler AG says it has sold all of its shares in India's Tata Motors to various groups of investors through the capital markets. | The automaker, based in Stuttgart, said in a statement Tuesday that it will receive some euro300 million ($410 ...
What's new in Germany and Switzerland for 2010
Seattle Times
| It's been 20 years since the Berlin Wall came down in Germany, and unification seems like old news. From a traveler's point of view, the business at hand seems to be to keep the economy going and visitors entertained. | Things are changing in Switz...
Muslim street wear from Germany spreads across Europe with trendy designs, tolerant message
Star Tribune
| WITTEN, Germany - T-shirts and hoodies declare "Terrorism has no religion." A head-covering tunic bears the message: "Hijab. My right. My choice. My life." | A German fashion label is out to tell the world that Islam isn't just compatible with West...
Germany's Bigpoint Lines Up Battlestar Galactica Online Game
The New York Times
| In a coup for a German online game company, Bigpoint is announcing today that it will make a Battlestar Galactica online game for the SyFy Channel. | The deal is part of an ambitious expansion by Bigpoint into the U.S. market. The company has 340 e...
Germany's Daimler Sells Shares in India's Tata
The New York Times
| Filed at 4:47 a.m. ET | BERLIN (AP) -- German automaker Daimler AG says it has sold all of its shares in India's Tata Motors to various groups of investors through the capital markets. | The automaker, based in Stuttgart, said in a statement Tuesda...
Defendant Fritz Gelowicz is seen in a courtroom in Duesseldorf, western Germany on Thursday March 4,2010. Gelowitz, one of four men accused of belonging to a radical Islamic terror cell that plotted to attack U.S. targets in Germany.
AP / Frank Augstein, Pool
Germany Sentences 4 in Terror Case
The New York Times
| BERLIN — A German court jailed four Islamic militants for up to 12 years on Thursday for plotting to create what a judge called a “monstrous bloodbath” by launc...
The logo of the Swiss bank UBS, pictured on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2009 in Aarau, Switzerland. Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, has agreed to pay 780 million US Dollars and name some United States clients to resolve criminal fraud charges against it, said the US Justice Department on Thursday, Feb. 19,
AP / Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella
Germany Weighs Purchase of Swiss Bank Data by Informant
The New York Times
| BERLIN - An informant is offering to sell the German authorities details of 1,500 individuals who allegedly have untaxed income stashed away in Swiss bank accounts, the Finance M...
Iranian opposition supporters attend a protest, as they hold pictures of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.
AP / Vahid Salemi
Iran Blames Germany for Protests
The New York Times
| CAIRO - Iranian officials continued to cast blame for the nation's recent political crisis on foreign interference on Wednesday, focusing its ire for the first time on Germany, o...
Rihanna's bizarre booty call from metal molester on stage in Germany
The Daily Telegraph Australia
| RIHANNA got a strange booty call from one of her fans, who turned out to be a robot who has been dubbed the "metal molester" by one international paper. | The Mirror newspaper reports Rihanna was perofrming Rude Boy at Germany's version o...
Germany Makes No Financial Pledge to Greece
The New York Times
| BERLIN — As protesters upset with sharp cuts in Greece’s budget clashed with police in Athens on Friday, talks here between Greek and German leaders ended with Germany making no public offers of financial support. Related | For Greece, ...
Germany wary of footing Greek bill
BBC News
| Will the European Union's biggest economy step in to help the club's most heavily indebted country? | That is the billion-euro question topping the agenda when the Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, meets Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel in...
Germany
Journalists interview Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, left, as Irish Cardinal Sean Brady, center, looks on, in front of St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009.
(photo: AP / Alessandra Tarantino)
FACTBOX - Sex abuse scandals in the Catholic church
The Star
| REUTERS - The Roman Catholic Church is under increasing scrutiny as allegations of child sexual abuses by priests have emerged in several European countries. | Following are details of some of the major abuse scandals: | * NETHERLANDS: More than 200 Catholics have come forward in the past week with reports of abuse after a report by Radio Netherl...
Books & Literature
British long jumper Jade Johnson reacts after finishing second in the women's long jump final at the European Athletics Championships in the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002.
(photo: AP / Jan Pitman)
A century of distinction: 100 women who changed the world
The Independent
| Tomorrow is designated International Women's Day, and it is a particularly significant milestone this year: the campaign to improve the rights of women was founded a century ago. | To celebrate the occasion, The Independent on Sunday today salutes 100 women who have changed the world for ever and for the better, and who are drawn from all walks o...



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