
Bieber will have to pay for German monkey business
Justin Bieber will face a bill for thousands of euros (dollars) for his pet monkey's two-month stay at an animal shelter since it was seized by German ...

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.

Bayern, Klose top weekly AP soccer poll
Fresh off a second straight drubbing of the once-mighty Barcelona, Bayern Munich was voted the top team in the Associated Press global soccer poll for ...
Low disaster costs give Munich Re a Q1 profit lift
Reinsurer Munich Re said Tuesday its first-quarter net profit rose 25 percent as the company saw modest outlays for natural disasters and raised its ...

Trial of alleged neo-Nazi starts in Germany
An alleged German neo-Nazi accused of involvement in a 10-person killing spree appeared confident and calm Monday as her murder trial opened amid ...

The alleged victims of far-right terror in Germany
The highest profile trial of neo-Nazis in years began Monday in Munich, with four men and a woman facing charges in the killings of nine ethnic ...

Bayern Munich-Dortmund in all-German Champs final
The Champions League final will feature two German teams for the first time after Bayern Munich completed surprising 7-0 rout of Barcelona.

Barcelona, Madrid routed by German clubs
The expectation of seeing Lionel Messi line up against Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League final, of watching Barcelona and Real Madrid fight ...

Bayern routs Barcelona 4-0 in Champions League
For once, Barcelona was on the wrong end of the kind of rout it so often inflicts on others. And with Bayern Munich in such devastating form, even a ...

Bayern tops AP rankings for 4th straight week
It's turning into a procession for Bayern Munich in the Associated Press global soccer poll. For the fourth straight week, the German champions were ...

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.

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 ...

Justin Bieber's monkey quarantined in Germany
Justin Bieber had to leave a monkey in quarantine after landing in Germany last week without the necessary papers for the animal, an official said ...
Emirati man dies of SARS-linked virus in Germany
A man from the United Arab Emirates who was infected with a new SARS-related virus has died in Munich, German authorities said Tuesday. The case ...

Bayern eliminates Arsenal in Champs League
Bayern Munich barely staved off an improbable comeback attempt by Arsenal and advanced in the Champions League despite a 2-0 loss Wednesday night, ...

Last survivor of plot to kill Hitler dies at 90
As a 22-year-old German army lieutenant, Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist volunteered to wear a suicide vest to a meeting with Adolf Hitler and to blow ...
Munich Re profit rebounds on lower disaster losses
German reinsurer Munich Re saw profit more than quadruple last year as payouts for natural disasters fell and the company moved past losses on Greek ...
German conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch dies at 89
German conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch, acclaimed for his musical brilliance and unpretentious leadership of the Bavarian State Opera and the ...

Balotelli tops AP rankings after 1st Milan game
Back in Italy after a turbulent period in England, Mario Balotelli has been voted player of the week in the Associated Press global soccer rankings ...

Israel suggests responsibility for Syria airstrike
Israel's defense minister strongly signaled Sunday that his country was behind an airstrike in Syria last week, telling a high profile security ...

Turkey pledges support for Syrian opposition
Turkey on Sunday pledged its continued support for the Syrian opposition, saying its leaders should not be pressured into talks with the regime as ...

Iran positive but noncommittal about talks with US
Iran's foreign minister on Sunday welcomed the United States' willingness to hold direct talks with Tehran in the standoff over its nuclear program ...

Syrian rebels advance near Aleppo airport
Syrian rebels captured a strategic neighborhood near Aleppo's international airport on Saturday, putting opposition fighters in control of a key road ...

Biden: US would hold direct talks if Iran serious
The United States is prepared to hold direct talks with Iran in the standoff over its nuclear ambitions, Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday — but ...

NATO chief dismisses Russian missile defense worry
NATO's secretary general said Saturday the alliance has no intention of backing down on its plans for a European missile defense system, despite ...