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Volkswagen March sales flat as Europe struggles
German automaker Volkswagen AG says sales were flat in March and that global car markets outside North America and China "are becoming even more ...
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 news agency dapd closes
An insolvency administrator has ordered the German news agency dapd to shut operations immediately after it failed to find investors. A statement from ...
Russian NGOs demand explanation from Putin
Russia's non-governmental organizations on Thursday demanded President Vladimir Putin prove they received nearly $1 billion from foreign sponsors, a ...
India and Germany see progress in trade deal
The leaders of Germany and India said Thursday that progress is being made on a new free trade agreement between India and the European Union but ...
GM's Akerson reaffirms commitment to Opel
General Motors' top executives have reaffirmed their commitment to Opel, the U.S. auto group's lossmaking European subsidiary, promising to invest ...
Daimler to revise forecasts amid tough markets
German automaker Daimler is warning shareholders it expects 2013 to be difficult and that it may have to reassess its earnings expectations.
Dortmund, Real Madrid advance to Champions semis
Needing two goals in second-half stoppage time, Borussia Dortmund's Champions League hopes appeared bleak. What followed was one the most dramatic ...
Bayern tops AP rankings; Messi drops out of top 10
Bayern Munich was voted the top team by the AP's panel of global soccer journalists for the week the German team won the Bundesliga in record time.
US, German finance chiefs downplay differences
Germany's finance minister insisted Tuesday that reducing deficits should not hurt economic growth, sticking by his strategy to tackle Europe's crisis ...
BMW sets monthly sales record with 3 pct increase
German luxury automaker BMW AG says it had its best month ever in March, increasing global sales by 3 percent to 191,269 vehicles. For the first three ...
German ex-president snubs deal to end favors case
Germany's former President Christian Wulff has rejected a deal to shelve legal proceedings against him in a scandal over alleged favors that prompted ...
German exports 1.5 percent lower in February
German exports declined by 1.5 percent in February compared with the previous month, adding to mixed signals about Europe's biggest economy.
Putin faces protest furor in Germany, Netherlands
Vladimir Putin faced hundreds of protesters ranging from gay rights activists to a topless feminist group during his visit to Germany and the ...
Putin, Merkel air differences on NGOs
German Chancellor Angela Merkel confronted Russia's president with her concerns about a crackdown on non-governmental organizations, but Vladimir ...
Germany: Thieves swipe 5 tons of chocolate spread
These thieves might really have sticky fingers. Police said Monday an unknown number of culprits made off with 5 metric tons (5.5 tons) of Nutella ...
Berlin's airport project delays shame Germans
Rabbits scamper over quiet runways. Only the call of a crow disturbs the silence around a gleaming, empty terminal that should be humming with the din ...
Financial hub Luxembourg under increased scrutiny
As the European Union's wealthiest country, Luxembourg could have been forgiven for thinking that it would never find itself on the bloc's financial ...
Bayern wins Bundesliga title with 6 games to spare
Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga title with a record six games to spare, winning 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday as Bastian Schweinsteiger ...
Wambach scores 155th goal as US ties Germany 3-3
Abby Wambach scored her 155th international goal, moving within three of tying Mia Hamm's record, and the U.S. women's team wasted a two-goal lead in ...
Dempsey says NKorean provocations fit long pattern
North Korea's bellicose rhetoric and threats, while worrisome, appear to fit a decadeslong pattern of provocation followed by uneasy peace, the top U.
German industrial orders rebound in February
Industrial orders in Germany rebounded more strongly than expected in February, a promising sign for first-quarter growth in Europe's biggest economy.
Asia, US sales push Mercedes to record month
Daimler AG says its mainstay Mercedes-Benz luxury brand recorded the best monthly sales figures in its history in March despite weak car markets in ...
Seasoned combat leader takes over Africa Command
One of the American military's most seasoned combat leaders took charge Friday of U.S. Africa Command, whose No. 1 mission is to work with allies to ...