http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/2516-berlin.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/2516-berlin.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097684-german-fm-criticizes-remarks-hungarian-pm.html BERLIN (AP) — It started out simple enough: German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized constitutional changes that have been made in Hungary. But Hungary's leader not only objected, he also found what he called a veiled reference to Adolf Hitler's occupation of his country in 1944. The result? Tensions between Germany and Hungary have flared, and if there... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:32:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097684-german-fm-criticizes-remarks-hungarian-pm.html 2013-05-20T16:32:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2089898-merkel-hollande-odds-europes-way-forward.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany and France recognize that their cooperation is key to overcoming Europe's persistent economic crisis, but comments Thursday by the leaders of the continent's No. 1 and 2 economies suggested they still have diverging priorities. French President Francois Hollande argued that the 17-nation eurozone should integrate more, calling for gr... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:55:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2089898-merkel-hollande-odds-europes-way-forward.html 2013-05-16T17:55:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2090308-german-chancellor-merkel-to-attend-wembley-final.html BERLIN (AP) — Football fan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to attend the first all-German Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich on May 25 at Wembley. Asked during a Berlin conference Thursday whether she would go, Merkel replied: "I think I'm coming, yes." Merkel would not say which team she preferred. Asked whether ... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:23:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2090308-german-chancellor-merkel-to-attend-wembley-final.html 2013-05-16T14:23:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2090058-luxembourg-pm-downplays-swift-tax-evasion-deal.html BERLIN (AP) — Luxembourg's Prime Minister says he doesn't expect an agreement on one of the European Union's key policies against tax evasion to emerge at next week's summit of the bloc's 27 leaders. Jean-Claude Juncker said Thursday in Berlin it won't be possible to agree on an EU-wide automatic exchange of information on interest gains from bank deposit... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:20:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2090058-luxembourg-pm-downplays-swift-tax-evasion-deal.html 2013-05-16T12:20:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2081232-europe-odds-steps-to-banking-union.html BERLIN (AP) — 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 and turn the tide in its stubborn debt crisis. A majority of the 17 countries in the European Union's common euro currency union want to swiftly create a central banking regulator as well as an a... Mon, 13 May 2013 19:41:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2081232-europe-odds-steps-to-banking-union.html 2013-05-13T19:41:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2081592-merkel-shrugs-book-communist-era.html BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has shrugged aside a new book that suggests she may have been closer to East Germany's communist system than previously thought, saying she's never hidden anything. The 58-year-old Merkel grew up in East Germany and entered politics as communism crumbled in 1989. It has long been known that, like many people, she joi... Mon, 13 May 2013 12:49:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2081592-merkel-shrugs-book-communist-era.html 2013-05-13T12:49:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2079898-turkey-wont-drawn-syria-conflict.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — 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 out by a group of Turks with close ties to pro-government groups in Syria. The bombings left 46 people dead and marked the biggest incident of violence across the border since the star... Sun, 12 May 2013 16:17:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2079898-turkey-wont-drawn-syria-conflict.html 2013-05-12T16:17:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2079300-greuther-fuerth-leaves-bundesliga-without-win.html BERLIN (AP) — It started so well for Greuther Fuerth. Three minutes into the relegated club's last Bundesliga game at home on Saturday, Matthias Zimmermann scored, giving the fans belief they might finally see the victory they craved above all others. The Bavarian club had yet to win at home in the Bundesliga and was desperate not to be the only side in t... Sat, 11 May 2013 20:12:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2079300-greuther-fuerth-leaves-bundesliga-without-win.html 2013-05-11T20:12:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076242-germany-obama-to-visit-berlin-june.html BERLIN (AP) — President Barack Obama will visit Berlin next month for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel on his first visit to the German capital since taking office, her spokesman said Friday. The visit comes a few days before the 50th anniversary on June 26 of President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Berlin, then a symbol of Europe's Cold War division... Fri, 10 May 2013 13:36:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076242-germany-obama-to-visit-berlin-june.html 2013-05-10T13:36:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2067996-french-finance-chief-hails-easing-austerity.html BERLIN (AP) — French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici on Tuesday hailed the European Union's decision to grant his country more time to tackle its deficit as a turning point in the region's approach to austerity, which is choking off growth through spending cuts and tax hikes. Cutting budget deficits remains important but the 27-nation bloc must now move... Tue, 07 May 2013 13:46:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2067996-french-finance-chief-hails-easing-austerity.html 2013-05-07T13:46:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2060376-german-neo-nazi-trial-sparks-fear-hidden-racism.html BERLIN (AP) — Most of the victims were immigrants and their deaths at first failed to make headlines. Police were quick to blame the slayings on foreign gangs with links to gambling and drugs. But revelations that a string of unsolved killings may have been a cold-blooded neo-Nazi campaign against ethnic Turks have shaken the nation, forcing Germans to co... Fri, 03 May 2013 13:34:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2060376-german-neo-nazi-trial-sparks-fear-hidden-racism.html 2013-05-03T13:34:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2046822-hitlers-food-taster-tells-poisoning-fears.html BERLIN (AP) — They were feasts of sublime asparagus — laced with fear. And for more than half a century, Margot Woelk kept her secret hidden from the world, even from her husband. Then, a few months after her 95th birthday, she revealed the truth about her wartime role: Adolf Hitler's food taster. Woelk, then in her mid-twenties, spent two and a half year... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:31:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2046822-hitlers-food-taster-tells-poisoning-fears.html 2013-04-26T16:31:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2047014-baby-food-shortage-europe-to-china-demand.html BERLIN (AP) — Yong-Hee Kim still can't believe that in a prosperous country like Germany, powdered baby formula would ever be rationed and that she would have to scour shops in the German capital to find the right brand for her 13-month-old son. But that's what has happened since major retailers in Germany this year began limiting sales of leading brands ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:16:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2047014-baby-food-shortage-europe-to-china-demand.html 2013-04-26T16:16:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2046868-merkel-insists-austerity-europes-cure.html BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has underlined Germany's insistence that austerity is part of the solution to Europe's financial crisis but emphasized that reforms to make labor laws more flexible and encourage private investment also are essential. Calls are mounting across Europe for Berlin to relent on an austerity drive that's become increasing... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:15:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2046868-merkel-insists-austerity-europes-cure.html 2013-04-26T15:15:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2044864-drunk-frenchman-pulls-toy-gun-berlin-police.html BERLIN (AP) — A Frenchman visiting Berlin probably couldn't have picked a more dangerous spot to pull a pretend pistol. Police say the heavily drunk tourist kneeled down in front of Germany's biggest synagogue Thursday and pointed what appeared to be a gun at officers guarding the building. Luckily for him, a quick-witted policewoman noticed that the weap... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:50:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2044864-drunk-frenchman-pulls-toy-gun-berlin-police.html 2013-04-25T18:50:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2038960-berlin-to-introduce-tax-tourist-hotel-stays.html BERLIN (AP) — Berlin's city government has decided to put a 5 percent tax on tourist hotel stays from this summer, part of efforts to shore up the German capital's finances. The so-called "city tax" is to be charged on overnight stays in hotels and other accommodation such as youth hostels and camping sites starting July 1. Business-related stays are bein... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:27:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/2038960-berlin-to-introduce-tax-tourist-hotel-stays.html 2013-04-23T13:27:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2035824-lufthansa-cancels-1700-flights-amid-strike.html BERLIN (AP) — Ground staff at Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, walked off the job Monday on a one-day strike that prompted the company to cancel most of the day's scheduled flights and left it complaining of "excessive" union tactics. The strike by airline technicians and service personnel across Germany started in the early hours. Lufthansa moved in... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:57:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2035824-lufthansa-cancels-1700-flights-amid-strike.html 2013-04-22T08:57:35Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2034594-hertha-berlin-promoted-to-bundesliga.html BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin won promotion to the Bundesliga on Sunday after a season in the second division. Pierre-Michel Lasogga's 85th-minute goal gave Hertha a 1-0 win over struggling Sandhausen. That gave coach Jos Luhukay's team an unassailable 14-point lead over third-placed Kaiserslautern with four games left to play. Hertha is... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:04:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2034594-hertha-berlin-promoted-to-bundesliga.html 2013-04-21T15:04:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2031048-suspect-letter-to-german-president-prompts-alarm.html BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Friday destroyed a letter addressed to the country's president that was suspected of containing explosives, but the scare turned out to be a false alarm. A spokesman for President Joachim Gauck's office said the letter was found during routine checks on mail Friday morning. Experts then decided to carry out a controlled... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:13:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2031048-suspect-letter-to-german-president-prompts-alarm.html 2013-04-19T18:13:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2026560-stuttgart-beats-freiburg-2-1-german-cup-semis.html STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Stuttgart advanced to the German Cup final against Bayern Munich by beating Freiburg 2-1 in the semifinals on Wednesday. Arthur Boka and Martin Harnik scored for Stuttgart before halftime, with Jan Rosenthal notching Freiburg's goal in between the two strikes. The final is on June 1 in Berlin's Olympic stadium. Since Bayern has a... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:38:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2026560-stuttgart-beats-freiburg-2-1-german-cup-semis.html 2013-04-17T21:38:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2025058-germany-25-hospitalized-sandwich-poison-scare.html BERLIN (AP) — Twenty-five people have been hospitalized in Germany after eating sandwiches laced with rat poison, police said Wednesday. So far none of those hospitalized has shown symptoms of illness but they are being kept under observation as a precautionary measure, said police spokesman Frank Soika. The sandwiches and a note saying they were a gift h... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:03:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2025058-germany-25-hospitalized-sandwich-poison-scare.html 2013-04-17T14:03:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2025000-german-postal-workers-walk-job.html BERLIN (AP) — Postal workers are on strike in Germany in a one-day walkout meant to put pressure on Deutsche Post AG for higher wages. The ver.di union said Wednesday that hundreds of workers, primarily letter carriers, were participating in the daylong warning strike in 17 cities and regions across the country. Demonstrations were planned in Berlin, Hamb... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:25:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2025000-german-postal-workers-walk-job.html 2013-04-17T07:25:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2020244-german-court-delays-high-profile-neo-nazi-trial.html BERLIN (AP) — The trial of the sole surviving member of a neo-Nazi group alleged to have carried out a deadly terror campaign against Turks in Germany has been postponed following complaints over courtroom access for foreign reporters. Margarete Noetzel, a spokeswoman for the Munich regional court, said Monday that the start of the trial against Beate Zsc... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:44:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2020244-german-court-delays-high-profile-neo-nazi-trial.html 2013-04-15T18:44:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2020174-36-syrians-flown-to-germany-medical-help.html BERLIN (AP) — Three dozen seriously wounded Syrians are being brought to Germany for treatment in military hospitals at the request of the Syrian opposition, German authorities said Monday. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle refused to say whether the patients were civilians or opposition fighters engaged in the country's brutal civil war, although Syrian... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:18:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2020174-36-syrians-flown-to-germany-medical-help.html 2013-04-15T14:18:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2020010-bayern-meets-wolfsburg-german-cup-semifinals.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich's record-breaking season could give Jupp Heynckes a title he has never won as a coach — the German Cup. Little more than a week after clinching the Bundesliga championship and one week before hosting Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals, Bayern faces Wolfsburg in the final four of the German Cup. ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:58:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2020010-bayern-meets-wolfsburg-german-cup-semifinals.html 2013-04-15T12:58:40Z