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/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/1364-germany.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1862644-gergiev-to-chief-conductor-munich-phil.html NEW YORK (AP) — Valery Gergiev has been appointed principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic starting with the 2015-16 season. Gergiev agreed to a contract through the 2019-20 season. He will succeed Lorin Maazel, who took over last year from Christian Thielemann. In addition, the 59-year-old Gergiev remains artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1862644-gergiev-to-chief-conductor-munich-phil.html 2013-02-01T19:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862524-germany-warns-euro-crisis.html MUNICH (AP) — Europe's efforts to solve its debt troubles won a vote of confidence Friday from the chairman of China's sovereign wealth fund, but Germany's finance minister told an international conference that the continent can't afford to become complacent. Three years since the crisis started in Greece, the 17 European Union countries that use the euro... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1862524-germany-warns-euro-crisis.html 2013-02-01T17:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861124-syrian-opposition-willing-to-meet-with-regime.html MUNICH (AP) — Syria's top opposition leader said Friday that he was willing to sit down for talks with President Bashar Assad's government to "ease the pain of the Syrian people," but emphasized that his goal is to "overthrow the regime by peaceful means." Addressing a gathering of the world's top diplomats and defense officials at the Munich Security Con... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861124-syrian-opposition-willing-to-meet-with-regime.html 2013-02-01T22:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861366-germany-aims-to-acquire-armed-drones.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany plans to join the ranks of countries that deploy armed drones on the battlefield — a move critics say would lower the threshold for foreign military interventions. Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Friday that Germany would work with France to develop a new generation of unmanned aerial vehicles. "We have a gap in our capabili... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861366-germany-aims-to-acquire-armed-drones.html 2013-02-01T14:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1859654-bertelsmann-considering-reducing-rtl-stake.html BERLIN (AP) — German media group Bertelsmann says it is considering reducing its stake in its European television business, RTL Group, but will retain a majority share. Bertelsmann currently holds 92.3 percent of the voting rights in RTL. It said in a statement Thursday that it's considering selling part of that stake and using the proceeds to finance "ne... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1859654-bertelsmann-considering-reducing-rtl-stake.html 2013-01-31T17:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858298-deutsche-bank-posts-steep-q4-loss-29-billion.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Reducing the value of assets and lawsuit expenses pushed Deutsche Bank into a big and unexpected fourth quarter loss of €2.15 billion ($2.91 billion). The net loss for the October-December period compared to a €186 million profit a year ago. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected a bare profit of €62 million. Deutsche Bank is resh... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858298-deutsche-bank-posts-steep-q4-loss-29-billion.html 2013-01-31T16:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859552-syria-top-focus-biden-3-country-trip.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The ongoing civil war in Syria will be a primary focus when Vice President Joe Biden embarks on a three-country swing through Europe. Biden leaves Thursday for Germany, France and the United Kingdom. It's his first international trip since the Obama administration's second term started. While in Munich, Biden will meet with Moaz al-Khati... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859552-syria-top-focus-biden-3-country-trip.html 2013-01-31T16:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858908-gm-taps-vw-exec-to-troubled-opel-unit.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — General Motors has appointed the former head of Volkswagen's China business to try and turn around its lossmaking European division, Opel. The Adam Opel AG board of directors on Thursday named Karl-Thomas Neumann as CEO. Neumann, 51, also got the title of head of GM Europe and GM vice president. Neumann formerly headed parts make... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858908-gm-taps-vw-exec-to-troubled-opel-unit.html 2013-01-31T13:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858716-german-unemployment-sees-seasonal-rise-january.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany's unemployment rate increased to 7.4 percent in January as the country was hit by harsh winter weather, but seasonally adjusted jobless figures dropped unexpectedly and analysts said Thursday that the job market in Europe's biggest economy remains solid. The number of Germans registered as unemployed stood at 3.14 million, 298,000 hi... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858716-german-unemployment-sees-seasonal-rise-january.html 2013-01-31T11:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858814-german-parliament-extends-afghan-mission.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Parliament has voted to extend the country's military mission in Afghanistan by 13 months. Parliament approved the extension on Thursday by a vote of 435 to 111. The German contingent is being slowly reduced as the country prepares to bring all combat troops home by the end of 2014. The new mandate foresees a drop from a current ma... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858814-german-parliament-extends-afghan-mission.html 2013-01-31T10:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857210-morsi-germany-defends-comments-jews.html BERLIN (AP) — Egypt's Islamist president turned aside repeated criticism of his past comments referring to Jews as "the descendants of apes and pigs" as he visited Germany on Wednesday, insisting that the remarks were taken out of context and were aimed at criticizing Israeli attacks on Palestinians. A key focus of Mohammed Morsi's one-day visit to Berlin... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857210-morsi-germany-defends-comments-jews.html 2013-01-30T18:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855882-cyprus-president-russia-ready-to-help-bailout.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president said Wednesday that Russia is ready to join the European Union in putting together a rescue package for the crisis-hit country. Dimitris Christofias said that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin assured him of Moscow's readiness to "extend a helping hand" to Cyprus in a telephone conversation the previous day. C... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855882-cyprus-president-russia-ready-to-help-bailout.html 2013-01-30T13:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1856178-german-beer-drinking-hits-post-reunification-low.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germans are emptying fewer beer steins these days. Consumption of the national beverage fell by 1.8 percent last year to the lowest level since West and East Germany reunified in 1990. The German government statistics agency reported Wednesday that Germans drank 96.5 million hectoliters of beer last year. That's 2.55 billion gall... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1856178-german-beer-drinking-hits-post-reunification-low.html 2013-01-30T13:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1856026-germany-marks-80th-anniversary-hitlers-rise.html BERLIN (AP) — On the 80th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to always fight for their principles and not fall into the complacency that enabled the Nazi dictator to seize control. Speaking Wednesday at the opening of a new exhibit at the Topography of Terror memorial documenting Hitler's election, Merkel n... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1856026-germany-marks-80th-anniversary-hitlers-rise.html 2013-01-30T12:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855900-economic-data-eurozone-steadier-weak.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The euro area's economy is showing modest signs of improvement, as new figures Wednesday indicated more consumer optimism and steadier bank finances. Weak demand for bank loans, however, made it clear the recovery was still some way off. The European Union's economic sentiment indicator, which mixes business and consumer outlooks... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855900-economic-data-eurozone-steadier-weak.html 2013-01-30T11:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1854164-search-golden-cookie-stolen-germany.html BERLIN (AP) — Missing: One golden cookie, weighing around 44 pounds (20 kilograms). Suspect: The Cookie Monster? The rectangular gilded bronze sculpture was part of a statue gracing the facade of German cookie baker Bahlsen's Hannover office. How the century-old symbol was taken remains unclear, but police say witnesses reported having seen two men with a... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1854164-search-golden-cookie-stolen-germany.html 2013-01-29T17:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1852950-study-finds-improvement-german-consumer-mood.html BERLIN (AP) — A closely-watched survey shows German consumers are more optimistic, buoyed by the current calm in financial markets and expectations the economy will gradually revive over the course of the year. The GfK institute reported Tuesday that its forward-looking indicator rose to 5.8 points for February, up from a revised 5.7 in January. Analyst C... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1852950-study-finds-improvement-german-consumer-mood.html 2013-01-29T17:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853368-germany-gates-108m-anti-hunger-drive.html BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it is collaborating with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and businesses to invest some €80 million ($108 million) in projects to help alleviate hunger. Development Minister Dirk Niebel met Tuesday with Bill Gates and German business representatives. Niebel's ministry said Germany plans to invest €20 million, wi... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853368-germany-gates-108m-anti-hunger-drive.html 2013-01-29T11:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850996-dead-arent-excused-trial.html MOSCOW (AP) — Sergei Magnitsky died more than three years ago in a Russian jail but authorities are moving to put him on trial in a Russian court. The whistle-blowing lawyer died in 2009 after being arrested on charges of tax fraud — the same fraud in which he alleged that Interior Ministry officials had a hand. The Russian government has faced harsh inte... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850996-dead-arent-excused-trial.html 2013-01-28T15:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1850682-berlin-film-fest-mixes-us-stars-global-contenders.html BERLIN (AP) — New movies from directors Steven Soderbergh and Gus Van Sant and a trio of films starring French divas will be competing this year at the Berlin International Film Festival. A diverse selection of 19 movies, including films from Kazakhstan and Iran, will vie for the main Golden Bear prize at Europe's first major film festival of the year. Th... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1850682-berlin-film-fest-mixes-us-stars-global-contenders.html 2013-01-28T12:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1850702-movies-showing-2013-berlin-film-festival.html A list of the movies being shown in the official program at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, which runs Feb. 7-17. In competition: "Dolgaya schastlivaya zhizn" ("A Long and Happy Life"), director Boris Khlebnikov. "Prince Avalanche," David Gordon Green. "Uroki Garmonii" ("Harmony Lessons"), Emir Baigazin. "Vic+Flo ont vu un ours" ("Vic+Flo ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1850702-movies-showing-2013-berlin-film-festival.html 2013-01-28T10:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1849266-berlusconi-defends-mussolini-backing-hitler.html ROME (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi praised Benito Mussolini for "having done good" despite the Fascist dictator's anti-Jewish laws, immediately sparking expressions of outrage as Europe on Sunday held Holocaust remembrances. Berlusconi also defended Mussolini for allying himself with Hitler, saying he likely reasoned that it would be bet... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1849266-berlusconi-defends-mussolini-backing-hitler.html 2013-01-27T17:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1849148-holocaust-victims-mourned-auschwitz.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Holocaust survivors, politicians, religious leaders and others marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday with solemn prayers and the now oft-repeated warnings to never let such horrors happen again. Events took place at sites including Auschwitz-Birkenau, the former death camp where Hitler's Germany killed at least 1.1... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1849148-holocaust-victims-mourned-auschwitz.html 2013-01-27T15:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845826-countries-where-women-combat.html From France's Joan of Arc to female resistance fighters in World War II and the black-clad women warriors of the Viet Cong, history is filled with stories of women fighting alongside men. In many modern armies, however, ground infantry combat is still largely a male preserve — either by regulation, practical issues such as physical requirements of living ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845826-countries-where-women-combat.html 2013-01-25T16:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845248-markets-higher-good-news-europe-japan.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Positive economic news from the European Central Bank and Germany, combined with promises of more monetary easing in Japan, helped stock indexes in those countries lead most markets around the world higher Friday. U.S. stocks rose in early trading, helped by a strong quarterly earnings report from Procter & Gamble. In Japan, stocks were g... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845248-markets-higher-good-news-europe-japan.html 2013-01-25T16:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845422-ecb-banks-to-repay-early-183-billion-loans.html BERLIN (AP) — The first banks stepped forward Friday to make €137.2 billion ($183 billion) in early repayments on the European Central Bank's cheap, three-year emergency loans, in a sign of easing market conditions in the euro area. The ECB launched the unprecedented €1 trillion ($1.3 trillion) loan operation in two tranches at the end of 2011 and again i... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845422-ecb-banks-to-repay-early-183-billion-loans.html 2013-01-25T14:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845286-german-business-confidence-up-than-expected.html BERLIN (AP) — German business confidence has increased more than expected this month as hopes rise that Europe's largest economy will quickly put behind it a weak patch and benefit from an easing in the continent's financial turmoil, a closely watched survey showed Friday. The Ifo institute's confidence index, a key indicator of where the German economy i... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845286-german-business-confidence-up-than-expected.html 2013-01-25T11:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1842894-dutch-britons-germans-warned-to-leave-benghazi.html LONDON (AP) — Britain, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands urged their citizens to immediately leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday, warning of an imminent threat against Westerners days after a deadly hostage crisis in neighboring Algeria. European officials told The Associated Press that schools were among the potential targets. The war... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1842894-dutch-britons-germans-warned-to-leave-benghazi.html 2013-01-24T23:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842550-commerzbank-to-cut-up-to-6000-jobs.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany's second-biggest bank, Commerzbank AG, says it plan to cut as many as 6,000 jobs over the next three years as it tries to reduce costs. Commerzbank said in a statement Thursday that it expects to cut between 4,000 and 6,000 jobs by 2016. The company had some 56,000 employees in total at the end of September. The exact number of job c... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842550-commerzbank-to-cut-up-to-6000-jobs.html 2013-01-24T08:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1839736-cameron-proposes-british-vote-eu-relationship.html LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Wednesday to offer citizens a vote on whether to leave the European Union if his party wins the next election, prompting rebukes from European leaders accusing the premier of putting the bloc's future at risk over domestic politics. Claiming that public disillusionment with the 27-nation EU is "at... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1839736-cameron-proposes-british-vote-eu-relationship.html 2013-01-23T18:56:00Z