Germany

Germany

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  Superstorm Sandy tops 2012 insurance claims

  Natural disasters cost insurers $65 billion last year, with the United States accounting for nine-tenths of the bill and Superstorm Sandy prompting ... 

• German jobless rate up to 6.7 percent

  Germany's unemployment rate crept up to 6.7 percent in December due to seasonal factors and a more sluggish economy, but the labor market remained ... 

• Lending to businesses still weak in Europe

  Bank loans to companies fell again in Europe, another sign that the economy remains slack in the 17 European Union countries that use the euro. 

• German magazine mistakenly publishes Bush obituary

  Germany's respected news weekly Der Spiegel mistakenly published an obituary Sunday for former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, hours after a family ... 

• German trade group predicts record exports in 2013

  Germany's exports are expected to reach record levels this year and grow again in 2013. An industry group predicts German exports will rise 4 percent ... 

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  Thatcher papers show fascination with Reagan visit

  Few people keep Queen Elizabeth II waiting, especially when she has issued a personal invitation, but President Ronald Reagan managed to do so in 1982 ... 

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  AP Exclusive: Documents raise doubts in Nazi probe

  The case of an 87-year-old Philadelphia man accused by Germany of serving as an SS guard at Auschwitz has largely centered on whether he was stationed ... 

• German FinMin says worst of euro debt crisis over

  Germany's finance minister says the worst of euro area's debt crisis appears to be over after three years of worries over Greece and other members of ... 

• Abducted German aid worker seen alive in video

  A German aid worker abducted in Pakistan 11 months ago was seen alive in a video broadcast Saturday urging authorities to fully meet his captors' ... 

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  Christmas comes slowly to austerity-hit Europe

  Across Europe, holiday "shoppers" this season are doing more browsing than buying. Retailers remain hopeful for a last-minute burst of Christmas ... 

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  NATO: Syria using Scud-type rockets again

  The Syrian military has continued to fire Scud-type missiles, NATO's top official said Friday, describing the move as an act of desperation of a ... 

• German scientists seek to clone perfect Xmas trees

  The hunt for the perfect Christmas tree may soon become a lot easier: just pick a nice clone. That's what German scientists are now working on: They ... 

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  Iraq finance minister says staff members kidnapped

  Iraq's finance minister on Thursday accused a "militia force" of kidnapping members of his staff and said he holds the prime minister personally ... 

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  15 years for German doctor in stepdaughter's death

  A French court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a retired German doctor in the death of his teenage stepdaughter, capping a decades-long ... 

• Siemens to cut 1,100 jobs in energy sector

  Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG says it will cut about 1,100 jobs in its energy division in Germany over the next two years amid a wider ... 

• Deutsche Telekom boss Obermann resigns to end 2013

  Deutsche Telekom says chief executive Rene Obermann will step down at the end of 2013 after seven years at the head of the company. The Bonn, ... 

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  Renowned opera singer in Vienna going strong at 95

  It was 1947 in post-war Vienna, and Hilde Zadek remembers taking a deep breath behind the curtain. A rookie on her first opera gig, she was about to ... 

• Oil rises on drop in US supplies, German optimism

  The price of oil rose Wednesday as the government reported shrinking crude supplies, and some good news overseas offset concerns about political ... 

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  Facebook rejects German demand to allow fake names

  Facebook will fight a German privacy watchdog's demand to allow users to register with fake names, insisting Tuesday that its current practice fully ... 

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  Former German defense minister Struck dies at 69

  Former German Defense Minister Peter Struck, a vehement opponent of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, died Wednesday following a heart attack. 

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  Iraq: Ailing president to be treated in Germany

  Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will be flown to Germany for further treatment after suffering a stroke earlier this week, two Kurdish officials close ... 

• ECB restores use of Greek bonds as collateral

  The European Central Bank says it will once again accept Greek government bonds as collateral for loans to banks. The move is important because ... 

• Oil rises as German business confidence improves

  The price of oil rose past $88 a barrel Wednesday as a key measure of German business optimism showed a slight improvement and a report suggested a ... 

• German prosecutors charge ex-Porsche chiefs

  German prosecutors have charged two former Porsche executives with market manipulation in connection with the sports car company's failed takeover of ... 

• 'The Grandmaster' to premiere at Berlin festival

  Chinese director Wong Kar-wai's martial arts epic "The Grandmaster" will have its international premiere at next year's Berlin Film Festival.