Germany

Germany

• Gergiev to be chief conductor of Munich Phil

  Valery Gergiev has been appointed principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic starting with the 2015-16 season. Gergiev agreed to a contract ... 

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  Germany warns euro crisis not over

  Europe's efforts to solve its debt troubles won a vote of confidence Friday from the chairman of China's sovereign wealth fund, but Germany's finance ... 

• German customs stops Iranian with $70M check

  An Iranian man faces a hefty fine after trying to enter Germany with a check worth about $70 million in his hand luggage. Customs officials at ... 

• Bayer Leverkusen signs Uwe Seeler's grandson

  Bayer Leverkusen signed the highly rated 16-year-old grandson of former West Germany international Uwe Seeler from Bundesliga rival Hamburger SV on ... 

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  Syrian opposition: willing to meet with regime

  Syria's top opposition leader said Friday that he was willing to sit down for talks with President Bashar Assad's government to "ease the pain of the ... 

• Germany aims to acquire armed drones

  Germany plans to join the ranks of countries that deploy armed drones on the battlefield — a move critics say would lower the threshold for foreign ... 

• Stuttgart signs Sercan Sararer for next season

  Stuttgart has signed Turkey midfielder Sercan Sararer from Bundesliga rival Greuther Fuerth for next season. The 23-year-old Sararer has agreed to a ... 

• Gladbach's Nordtveit, Xhaka out of Nuremberg match

  Borussia Moenchengladbach midfielders Havard Nordtveit and Granit Xhaka will miss Sunday's Bundesliga game at Nuremberg. The club says Nordtveit has ... 

• 8 Dortmund fans banned for flying neo-Nazi banners

  Eight Borussia Dortmund fans who displayed neo-Nazi banners during a game have been banned from attending Sunday's Bundesliga match at Bayer ... 

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  Gomez back in Germany squad for France friendly

  Mario Gomez is back in Germany's squad for Wednesday's friendly against France in Paris. Germany coach Joachim Loew announced the squad on Friday, ... 

• Bundesliga clubs refrain from last-minute splurges

  Bundesliga clubs resisted the urge to splash out on the last day of the transfer window on Thursday, denying German football fans any eye-catching ... 

• Dortmund fights Leverkusen for 2nd in Bundesliga

  With Bayern Munich comfortably clear in the Bundesliga, defending champion Borussia Dortmund visits Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday for a clash likely to ... 

• Bertelsmann considering reducing RTL stake

  German media group Bertelsmann says it is considering reducing its stake in its European television business, RTL Group, but will retain a majority ... 

• Syria a top focus for Biden 3-country trip

  The civil war in Syria will be a primary focus when Vice President Joe Biden embarks on a three-country swing through Europe. Biden leaves Thursday ... 

• Deutsche Bank posts steep Q4 loss of $2.9 billion

  Reducing the value of assets and lawsuit expenses pushed Deutsche Bank into a big and unexpected fourth quarter loss of €2.15 billion ($2.91 billion). 

• Hoffenheim drops former Germany keeper Tim Wiese

  Hoffenheim has dropped former Germany goalkeeper Tim Wiese — for his own protection. The relegation-threatened Bundesliga club said Thursday that it ... 

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  86 camels die in fire in Germany

  Police say a fire has destroyed a camel farm in the Black Forest region of southwestern Germany, killing 86 animals and causing up to €2 million (US$ ... 

• Chocolate makers hit with German price-fixing fine

  German antitrust authorities have fined 11 chocolate makers €60 million ($81.3 million) for colluding to rig the price of confectionary. The Federal ... 

• Nuerburgring to host grand prix as planned

  The financially troubled Nuerburgring circuit will host a grand prix as planned this year after striking a deal with Formula One boss Bernie ... 

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  Sagna and Alessandrini called up to France squad

  France coach Didier Deschamps recalled Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna on Thursday and handed a first call up to winger Romain Alessandrini for next ... 

• GM taps VW exec to run troubled Opel unit

  General Motors has appointed the former head of Volkswagen's China business to try and turn around its lossmaking European division, Opel. The Adam ... 

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  Merkel optimistic ahead of European budget talks

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is optimistic that negotiations on the European Union's seven-year budget next week will be successful. 

• German unemployment sees seasonal rise in January

  Germany's unemployment rate increased to 7.4 percent in January as the country was hit by harsh winter weather, but seasonally adjusted jobless ...