http://www.mail.com/locations/1364-germany.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/locations/1364-germany.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102590-eu-bid-to-label-hezbollah-wing-terror-group.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday. The move is bolstered by Germany's change of heart on the issue after long resisting calls to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organ... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102590-eu-bid-to-label-hezbollah-wing-terror-group.html 2013-05-22T17:46:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102324-syrian-opposition-urges-rebels-to-join-key-battle.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. With its appeal, the Syrian National Coalition sought to bolster embattled rebel forces in Qusair who for a fourth str... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102324-syrian-opposition-urges-rebels-to-join-key-battle.html 2013-05-22T17:43:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2103010-germans-french-eye-plan-to-create-jobs-young.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany and France are preparing to launch a drive to combat the problem of high European youth unemployment, which officials in Berlin say will center on trying to get business involved and make better use of already-pledged public money. Germany's labor minister, Ursula von der Leyen, said Wednesday that she and her French counterpart will... Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2103010-germans-french-eye-plan-to-create-jobs-young.html 2013-05-22T15:47:36Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2102258-germany-celebrates-composer-wagners-200th.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Wednesday celebrated the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner, the 19th-century composer whose music has been hailed as sublime art at the height of Western culture even as he remains tainted by his visceral anti-Semitic views, which later found favor with the Nazis. Wagner's birthplace of Leipzig, the nearby city of Dresden — where h... Wed, 22 May 2013 10:43:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2102258-germany-celebrates-composer-wagners-200th.html 2013-05-22T10:43:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102416-germany-backs-terror-label-hezbollah-militants.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it supports adding the military wing of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah to the European Union's list of terrorist groups. Germany's foreign ministry says the decision follows "discussions we have had with our partners following the terrorist attack in Burgas" on the Bulgarian coast last year that killed five Israelis and a B... Wed, 22 May 2013 10:43:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102416-germany-backs-terror-label-hezbollah-militants.html 2013-05-22T10:43:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2100416-germanys-sap-to-recruit-tech-staff-with-autism.html BERLIN (AP) — German software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to take make full use of their talents to process information. Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in communicating, emotional detachment and rigid or repetitive behavior. But some people with mild autism can perform complex mathemat... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:31:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2100416-germanys-sap-to-recruit-tech-staff-with-autism.html 2013-05-21T17:31:35Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2099510-justin-biebers-monkey-german-property.html BERLIN (AP) — Justin Bieber's pet monkey is no longer his. The capuchin monkey named Mally was seized by German customs on March 28 when the 19-year-old Canadian pop star failed to produce the required vaccination and import papers after landing in Munich for a European tour. Authorities issued an order Tuesday transferring ownership o... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:03:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2099510-justin-biebers-monkey-german-property.html 2013-05-21T16:03:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099592-france-plan-to-revive-economy.html PARIS (AP) — The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite. As the country's first-ever minister for industrial renewal, Arnaud Montebourg has told the world's largest steelmaker it is not welcome in France; exchanged angry letters with the head of an Americ... Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099592-france-plan-to-revive-economy.html 2013-05-21T14:38:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2099714-german-central-bank-economy-to-improve-markedly.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's central bank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter — a development that could boost the wider eurozone as it struggles to get out of recession. The Bundesbank said Tuesday that Europe's largest economy should expand more robustly after a weak first three months of the year. Germany gr... Tue, 21 May 2013 13:21:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2099714-german-central-bank-economy-to-improve-markedly.html 2013-05-21T13:21:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099594-french-economy-compares-to-germanys-uks.html PARIS (AP) — Here's how the struggling French economy stacks up compared to Germany's and Britain's. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (2012) France: 2 trillion euros ($2.7 trillion) Germany: 2.6 trillion euros ($3.3 trillion) Britain: 1.9 trillion euros ($2.4 trillion) MANUFACTURING AS A PERCENT OF GDP (2009) France: 10.7 percent ... Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099594-french-economy-compares-to-germanys-uks.html 2013-05-21T10:50:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097816-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 16:31:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097816-german-fm-criticizes-remarks-hungarian-pm.html 2013-05-20T16:31:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094904-pope-leads-pep-rally-vatican-meets-with-merkel.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience, hours after he held talks at the Vatican about the economic crisis with Germany's leader. Some 200,000 people, f... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:26:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094904-pope-leads-pep-rally-vatican-meets-with-merkel.html 2013-05-18T23:26:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2092698-bieber-will-to-pay-german-monkey-business.html BERLIN (AP) — 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 customs, officials said Friday as a deadline expired for him to reclaim the animal. A spokesman for Munich's customs office said the teenage singer had until midnight Friday to contact them, o... Fri, 17 May 2013 16:20:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2092698-bieber-will-to-pay-german-monkey-business.html 2013-05-17T16:20:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093236-top-officials-call-to-overhaul-euro-institutions.html BERLIN (AP) — Engineering a financial bailout for Cyprus in March was such a chaotic process that top European officials say it is time to rethink how the region manages its crisis — and who should be involved. Officials say the International Monetary Fund, which has contributed financial expertise and billions in emergency loans, may no longer be needed ... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:32:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093236-top-officials-call-to-overhaul-euro-institutions.html 2013-05-17T15:32:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092842-wax-mirrors-anish-kapoor-opens-berlin.html BERLIN (AP) — Conveyor belts hum quietly, towering over piles of dark red wax. A giant mauve object that looks like a deflating balloon sprawls and sags its way across three rooms. A dark pigment circle creates the illusion of a black hole opening up in the floor. And there are lots of mirrors: convex, concave, twisting and a painted "blood mirror." Briti... Fri, 17 May 2013 12:51:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092842-wax-mirrors-anish-kapoor-opens-berlin.html 2013-05-17T12:51:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2091376-donovan-left-roster-world-cup-qualifiers.html CHICAGO (AP) — Landon Donovan was left off the 29-man U.S. roster for a training camp ahead of a trio of World Cup qualifiers next month. But American coach Jurgen Klinsmann anticipates he will rejoin the team at some unspecified point. Donovan, a 31-year-old midfielder who played for the last three U.S. World Cup teams, took a sabbatical of nearly four m... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:08:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2091376-donovan-left-roster-world-cup-qualifiers.html 2013-05-17T00:08:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090436-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 17:55:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090436-merkel-hollande-odds-europes-way-forward.html 2013-05-16T17:55:11Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090488-protesters-picket-barbie-themed-house-berlin.html BERLIN (AP) — It probably wasn't the reception Barbie was hoping for at the start of her European tour. Feminist protesters burned a doll on a cross and left-wing demonstrators shouted "pink stinks" at the Berlin opening of a life-sized Barbie house Thursday. They far outnumbered Barbie fans who came to see the Mattel toy's fictional Malibu home. ... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:07:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090488-protesters-picket-barbie-themed-house-berlin.html 2013-05-16T15:07:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2087350-court-denies-us-asylum-to-german-home-schoolers.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has denied asylum to a Christian family that fled Germany so they could home-school their children, after ruling that U.S. immigration laws do not grant a safe haven to people everywhere who face restrictions that would be prohibited under the Constitution. Many American home-school families and evangelical ... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:32:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2087350-court-denies-us-asylum-to-german-home-schoolers.html 2013-05-15T21:32:45Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086774-eurozone-recession-longest-currency-bloc.html PARIS (AP) — The eurozone is now in its longest ever recession — a stubborn slump that has surpassed even the calamity that hit the region in the financial crisis of 2008-2009. The European Union statistics office said Wednesday that nine of the 17 EU countries that use the euro are in recession, with France a notable addition to the list. Overall, the eu... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:37:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086774-eurozone-recession-longest-currency-bloc.html 2013-05-15T19:37:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086566-allianz-low-rates-to-earnings-under-pressure.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Low losses from natural disasters and higher prices in the key markets of Germany, Turkey and Latin America lifted profits at German insurance company Allianz SE during the first quarter. But Allianz did not increase its profit outlook for the rest of the year, saying Wednesday that record low interest rates will hold back profit... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:14:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086566-allianz-low-rates-to-earnings-under-pressure.html 2013-05-15T08:14:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086502-german-economy-returns-to-modest-growth.html BERLIN (AP) — The German economy managed to avoid sinking into recession during an unusually cold first quarter, but only just, official figures showed Wednesday. Europe's biggest economy grew by 0.1 percent in the January-March quarter compared with the previous three-month period, Germany's Federal Statistical Office said. That followed a 0.7 percent de... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:10:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086502-german-economy-returns-to-modest-growth.html 2013-05-15T08:10:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086680-steelmaker-thyssenkrupp-to-cut-3000-office-jobs.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — 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 administration. The company says the move is part of an effort to make its business structure more efficient and transparent. The jobs will be eliminated over the next three years but the co... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:46:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2086680-steelmaker-thyssenkrupp-to-cut-3000-office-jobs.html 2013-05-15T07:46:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2085304-lampard-barcelona-top-weekly-ap-soccer-poll.html LONDON (AP) — 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. And a familiar name returned to the top of the team rankings, with Barcelona ending Bayern Munich's six-week stay following its 22nd Spanish league title. The weekend also featured title celebrat... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:26:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2085304-lampard-barcelona-top-weekly-ap-soccer-poll.html 2013-05-14T18:26:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083832-german-court-orders-changes-to-google-search-hints.html BERLIN (AP) — Google Inc. must respect requests to remove autocomplete entries from its search bar in Germany if they are defamatory, a German court ruled Tuesday. The Federal Court of Justice upheld a complaint from an unidentified company selling nutritional supplements and its founder, identified only as "R.S." The plaintiffs claimed that when their na... Tue, 14 May 2013 13:23:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083832-german-court-orders-changes-to-google-search-hints.html 2013-05-14T13:23:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083740-amazon-workers-germany-stage-strike.html BERLIN (AP) — 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 Tuesday it is urging Amazon to adopt wage agreements similar to those governing retail and mail-order workers. The union says those agreements include Christmas bonuses and extra pay for worki... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:17:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083740-amazon-workers-germany-stage-strike.html 2013-05-14T11:17:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083698-economy-hurts-deutsche-post-dhl-freight-business.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — 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 fewer goods by air and after a large one-time gain in the year-ago quarter. Deutsche Post DHL made a net profit of 498 million euros ($647 million) in the first three months of the ye... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:05:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083698-economy-hurts-deutsche-post-dhl-freight-business.html 2013-05-14T11:05:47Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2083808-higher-prices-ms-drug-help-drug-firm-merck.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Higher prices for its multiple sclerosis drug Rebif helped German pharmaceutical and high-tech materials company Merck KGaA post a 54 percent rise in first-quarter profit. Merck also saw stronger sales of materials for liquid-crystal displays and raised its profit forecast, saying it would achieve its 2014 goals this year. Its op... Tue, 14 May 2013 09:47:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2083808-higher-prices-ms-drug-help-drug-firm-merck.html 2013-05-14T09:47:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083732-german-inflation-drops-to-3-year-low.html BERLIN (AP) — 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 Statistical Office said Tuesday that consumer prices rose 1.2 percent in April 2013 compared to the same month a year ago. That's down on the 1.4 percent rate in March and takes inflation to i... Tue, 14 May 2013 07:29:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083732-german-inflation-drops-to-3-year-low.html 2013-05-14T07:29:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2082940-poll-favorable-views-eu-sharp-decline.html BRUSSELS (AP) — 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. Germans are broadly perceived as being the most trustworthy Europeans — but also the least compassionate. Britons, often seen as deeply skeptical of the benefits of EU membership, are in fact split right down t... Mon, 13 May 2013 22:07:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2082940-poll-favorable-views-eu-sharp-decline.html 2013-05-13T22:07:03Z