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German economy returns to modest growth
The German economy managed to avoid sinking into recession during an unusually cold first quarter, but only just, official figures showed Wednesday.
Steelmaker ThyssenKrupp to cut 3,000 office jobs
Steel and elevator maker ThyssenKrupp says it will cut 3,000 of its 15,000 office jobs over the next three years to streamline the company's ...
Lampard, Barcelona top weekly AP soccer poll
Frank Lampard earned the top spot in the weekly Associated Press global soccer poll for the first time after setting Chelsea's career goals record.
German court orders changes to Google search hints
Google Inc. must respect requests to remove autocomplete entries from its search bar in Germany if they are defamatory, a German court ruled Tuesday.
Amazon workers in Germany stage strike
A union representing workers at Amazon in Germany says members are striking in a push for higher wages from the online retailer. The ver.di union said ...
Economy hurts Deutsche Post DHL freight business
Mail, express delivery and freight company Deutsche Post DHL saw its profits dip in the first quarter as the weak global economy saw companies ship ...
Higher prices for MS drug help drug firm Merck
Higher prices for its multiple sclerosis drug Rebif helped German pharmaceutical and high-tech materials company Merck KGaA post a 54 percent rise in ...
German inflation drops to near 3 year low
Inflation in Germany, Europe's largest economy, has hit its lowest rate in nearly three years largely on the back of a fall in fuel costs. The Federal ...
Poll shows favorable views of EU in sharp decline
Positive views of the European Union by its citizens are near all-time lows. And no EU country is plunging faster into the abyss of gloom than France.
Europe at odds over next steps to banking union
European leaders are increasingly at odds over how to create a full-fledged banking union, the bloc's key project to stabilize its financial system ...
Germany arrests alleged Somali pirate accountant
German police arrested a man who allegedly acted as an accountant for Somali pirates blamed for the hijacking of an oil tanker in 2010, authorities ...
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 ...
Liechtenstein ready to relax banking secrecy
Liechtenstein's prime minister says the principality is prepared to discuss an automatic exchange of bank client information with the European Union.
Dempsey goal, assist lift Spurs into EPL 4th place
Clint Dempsey scored the tying goal on a sliding shot into an empty net from 30 yards, then crossed to Emmanuel Adebayor for the a goal-ahead in the ...
Turkey says it won't be drawn into Syria conflict
Turkey's prime minister vowed Sunday his country won't be drawn into Syria's civil war, despite twin car bombings the government believes were carried ...
Yen in focus as G-7 discusses nurturing recovery
Financial leaders from the world's top seven developed economies are gathering in the U.K. to discuss how to shore up the global recovery just as the ...
Germany says Obama to visit Berlin in June
President Barack Obama will visit Berlin next month for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on his first visit to the German capital since taking ...
Germany: Chancellor Merkel on visit to Afghanistan
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel made a surprise visit Friday to northern Afghanistan to visit her troops less than two weeks after insurgents ...
German exports 0.5 percent higher in March
German exports rose 0.5 percent in March compared with the previous month, a figure that follows promising data on industrial orders and production ...
Thomas Bach announces IOC presidential candidacy
Thomas Bach became the first member to declare as a candidate for IOC president on Thursday, saying his long experience in the Olympic movement makes ...
Nazi-themed opera canceled in Germany
A modern version of Richard Wagner's "Tannhauser" has been canceled in Germany after the opening-night audience complained about new scenes showing ...
US beats Finland 4-1 at ice hockey worlds
Craig Smith had a hat trick and teenager John Gibson was stellar in net to lead the United States over host Finland 4-1 at the ice hockey world ...
Rival Anne Frank charities in dispute over archive
Two organizations bearing Anne Frank's name are in a bitter dispute over the possession of the Frank family archive, in an echo of a court battle they ...
T-Mobile US sells 500,000 iPhones in a month
T-Mobile US Inc., the last of the major U.S. carriers to start carrying iPhones, is selling them at a brisk pace, it reported Wednesday. T-Mobile US, ...