
Merkel shrugs aside new book on communist-era past
Chancellor Angela Merkel has shrugged aside a new book that suggests she may have been closer to East Germany's communist system than previously ...
Germany OKs export of over 100 tanks to Indonesia
The German government has approved plans to export 104 main battle tanks to Indonesia along with dozens of other armored vehicles — drawing criticism ...

Tax case of Uli Hoeness stuns Germany
Uli Hoeness has been a figure larger than life in German football, building Bayern Munich into a bastion of financial health and one of the top clubs ...

Greece, Germany bicker over war reparations issue
A long-standing debate over whether Germany still owes Greece war reparations stemming from the Nazi occupation erupted anew Thursday in a spat ...

German court strengthens gay adoption rights
Germany's highest court strengthened gay couples' adoption rights in a ruling Tuesday that the country's justice minister greeted as "a historic step.

EU, US to push for trans-Atlantic trade deal
The European Union and the United States announced Wednesday that they have agreed to pursue talks aimed at achieving an overarching trans-Atlantic ...
Germany welcomes Obama's EU-US free trade call
Germany, Europe's biggest economy, has welcomed President Barack Obama's endorsement of free trade negotiations between the United States and the ...

Germany warns of 'consequences' for Hezbollah
Germany warned Wednesday of "consequences" for Hezbollah if allegations are confirmed that the group was behind an attack which killed five Israeli ...

German education minister says she won't resign
Germany's education minister said Wednesday she will not resign after a university found she had plagiarized parts of her thesis but will instead to ...
Greece's Samaras to visit Germany next week
The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Berlin next week. Merkel spokesman Steffen ...

As Netanyahu visits Europe, relations frayed
It was supposed to be an amicable meeting between close friends. Instead, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Germany has been soured ...

NATO: Patriot deployment to take weeks not months
NATO will deploy Patriot missiles to Turkey's border with Syria "within several weeks" after the move is approved, officials said Friday. A team ...
Israel's Netanyahu to visit Germany
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his Cabinet will travel to Germany next week — a visit that comes after Berlin abstained in ...

Key players, positions on Palestinian statehood
The vote is largely symbolic, the outcome nearly assured: The Palestinians and Israelis are closely watching the evolving positions of a few key ...
German government tries to salvage Swiss tax deal
The German government is launching a last-ditch effort to salvage a deal with Switzerland that aims to crack down on German tax cheats who hide money ...
Germany: won't back Palestinian state at UN
Germany says it won't back a Palestinian drive for statehood in a U.N. vote this week — putting it at odds with France and other European countries.