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German police launch raids against suspected Islamists
Oct 07, 2009 06:22 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police launched raids against suspected Islamists in several apartments in Berlin on Wednesday, police said.
German parties start coalition talks
Oct 05, 2009 13:49 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives began talks with their pro-business allies on Monday to form Germany's first center-right government in 11 years and promised to revive the economy and create jobs.
Nazi camp guard trial opens in Germany next month
Oct 02, 2009 11:10 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Suspected death camp guard John Demjanjuk will go on trial in early November on charges of helping to kill 27,900 Jews during World War Two, a German court said Friday.
Merkel puts campaign on hold, travels to G20 summit
Sep 24, 2009 13:07 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel interrupted her election campaign on Thursday and traveled to a G20 summit in the United States that she hopes will remind voters of her past triumphs on the international stage.
Latest German poll gives Merkel centre-right majority
Sep 22, 2009 03:39 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have just enough support to form a center-right coalition with the business-friendly Free Democrats (FDP), a poll showed Tuesday.
Merkel makes case for centre-right before election
Sep 18, 2009 11:10 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel responded to critics of her election campaign on Friday, vowing to return Germany to sustained growth if voters give her both a new term and the center-right coalition that eluded her four years ago.
Global economic crisis to continue: IMF chief
Sep 12, 2009 06:07 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - The global economic crisis will continue and countries must do more to adopt financial market regulations, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn told a German magazine on Saturday.
Merkel rejects criticism of Afghan air strike
Sep 08, 2009 07:08 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected on Tuesday criticism of a deadly air strike in Afghanistan instigated by Germany and called for an agreement this year on how to transfer responsibility for security to Afghan officials.
Germany gives objections on Google online books
Sep 01, 2009 14:01 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's government has submitted written arguments to a court in New York against plans by Internet group Google to publish millions of scanned books online, the Justice Ministry said on Tuesday.
Merkel loses ground to left in German states
Aug 30, 2009 15:16 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's party suffered losses in German regional elections on Sunday, a setback that could hurt her chances of forming the center-right government she wants after next month's federal vote.
Merkel's conservatives suffer losses in state votes
Aug 30, 2009 12:09 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's party suffered losses in regional elections on Sunday, exit polls showed, a disappointment for her conservatives one month before she seeks re-election in a federal vote.
Germany says talks with GM on Opel far from over
Aug 28, 2009 07:59 EDT
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German government said on Friday its talks with General Motors on the sale of carmaker Opel would take some time yet and made clear it still favored a bid from Canadian supplier Magna.
Merkel skeptical of RHJ's chances with Opel
Aug 20, 2009 15:20 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was skeptical that financial investor RHJ International would succeed in its bid for carmaker Opel a day before the board of General Motors <GM.UL> was expected to announce its preference.
Germany fumbles with Obama-style election tactics
Aug 20, 2009 05:01 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - German politicians are drawing on the lessons of the U.S. presidential campaign by embracing the Internet and experimenting with townhall meetings, but what worked for Barack Obama seems to be backfiring here.
GM opposition to Magna waning: German politicians
Aug 05, 2009 13:22 EDT
FRANKFURT/DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co and Magna International Inc have narrowed their differences in talks over the Canadian supplier's bid for Opel and only a small number of issues are still pending, German politicians said on Wednesday.
Iran opposition to keep pressure on Ahmadinejad
Aug 04, 2009 13:05 EDT
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two prominent defeated Iranian presidential candidates said they would maintain their campaign against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election, which has sparked Iran's worst unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iran opposition to keep pressure on Ahmadinejad
Aug 04, 2009 13:05 EDT
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two prominent defeated Iranian presidential candidates said they would maintain their campaign against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election, which has sparked Iran's worst unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
German official under fire for taking limo to Spain
Jul 27, 2009 13:19 EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrat (SPD) health minister came under pressure Sunday to explain why she took her official limousine, complete with chauffeur, to Spain where the vehicle was stolen.
WHO says pandemic gaining speed, sees winter risks
Jul 24, 2009 12:28 EDT
GENEVA (Reuters) - The H1N1 flu virus is starting to infect older people, and pregnant women and the obese are at highest risk, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
WHO says pandemic gaining speed, sees winter risks
Jul 24, 2009 12:28 EDT
GENEVA (Reuters) - The H1N1 flu virus is starting to infect older people, and pregnant women and the obese are at highest risk, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
