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70 years on, Greek survivor recalls 'red sky over Birkenau'
Mar 17, 2013 14:48 EDT
Heinz Kounio was put aboard the first train to transfer Jews from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki to the Auschwitz death camp on March 15, 1943.
Tina Turner 'to become Swiss, give up US passport'
Jan 25, 2013 04:41 EST
US pop legend Tina Turner, who has been living in Switzerland since 1995, will soon receive Swiss citizenship and will give up her US passport, Swiss media reported Friday.
Financial Times Deutschland in black on last day
Dec 07, 2012 08:55 EST
Loss-making daily Financial Times Deutschland, launched 12 years ago as the German-language sister of the Financial Times, blacked out its front page Friday to mark its last day of publication.
Financial Times Deutschland wears black on last day
Dec 07, 2012 07:08 EST
Loss-making daily Financial Times Deutschland, launched 12 years ago as the German-language sister of the Financial Times, blacked out its front page Friday to mark its last day of publication.
Deadly night in Vienna's cafes for crime fiction fans
Sep 19, 2012 14:39 EDT
Dozens of murders in Vienna in one night, and all in the Austrian city's iconic cafes, sounds alarming. But this was "Kriminacht", an evening devoted to crime fiction that is unique in Europe.
New-signing Martinez wants titles with Bayern
Aug 30, 2012 12:08 EDT
Spain midfielder Javier Martinez said Thursday he has signed for Bayern Munich to win titles as the Bundesliga's most expensive player looks forward to making his debut for the Bavarians.
Austrian literary award goes to Russian author
Jul 08, 2012 12:39 EDT
Russian-born author Olga Martynova was awarded Sunday the Austrian Ingeborg Bachmann prize for literature, a major German-language award, the jury announced.
Farewell drinks as Greeks seek work, education abroad
Jun 17, 2012 14:18 EDT
The alcohol flowed freely as Yorgos Giannelis held a party with friends on a balmy Athens evening before upping sticks for Canada as Greeks vote with their feet whatever the result of Sunday's elections.
US writer Eggers shuns Grass Foundation prize giving
Apr 13, 2012 09:27 EDT
US writer Dave Eggers will not travel to Germany to receive a prize Friday from the Gunter Grass Foundation due to the controversy over the Nobel laureate's recent poem on Israel, his agency said.
Want German lessons in Athens? Join the queue
Feb 23, 2012 07:15 EST
ATHENS (Reuters) - Ruediger Bolz has 350 students coming through the doors of his German language institute in central Athens each day - 20 percent up on a year go.
Lazio weakened for Reja's return to Napoli
Nov 19, 2011 02:11 EST
Lazio will be without a pair of key players for the crucial trip to Napoli on Saturday as coach Edy Reja looks to put one over his former employers.
Merkel, Cameron differ on euro crisis weapons
Nov 18, 2011 09:45 EST
BERLIN (Reuters) - The leaders of Germany and Britain sent out conflicting signals on Friday about how to solve the euro zone's debt crisis and admitted they had failed to narrow differences over the introduction of a financial transaction tax in Europe.
'Sound of Music' in Salzburg homecoming
Oct 20, 2011 07:36 EDT
"The Sound of Music," the musical made world famous by the 1965 film starring Julie Andrews, has never been performed in the picture-postcard Austrian city of Salzburg where it is set.
Zurich film festival honours Americans, Austrian, Swiss
Oct 01, 2011 15:55 EDT
Organisers of the seventh Zurich Film Festival awarded two Americans, an Austrian and a Swiss movie maker with the coveted Golden Eye award on Saturday, a statement said.
Abuzz over Adonis for Nobel Literature Prize
Oct 01, 2011 15:34 EDT
Predicting the Nobel Literature Prize winner is near-impossible as the Swedish Academy stays tight-lipped and often honours writers off the beaten path -- so could it be Syrian poet Adonis this year?
German-speaking Catholics want reform from Rome
Sep 21, 2011 02:30 EDT
Pope Benedict XVI faces a clamour for change as he heads to Germany for his first state visit, with calls for reform on many fronts -- from recognising gays to ordaining women to the priesthood.
Hot-shot Gomez delighted to join Bayern's greats
May 15, 2011 07:11 EDT
Bayern Munich's Mario Gomez admitted he was delighted to collect the award as the Bundesliga's top-scorer after becoming the first German for 30 years to net 28 league goals in a season.
Merkel defends 'multiculturalism has failed' comments
Nov 03, 2010 14:45 EDT
"What I mean to say is that for years, for decades, the approach was that integration was not something that needed to be addressed, that people would live side-by-side and that it would sort itself out by itself," Merkel said.
Turkish pres: Germany must help Turks integrate
Oct 19, 2010 09:25 EDT
Turkish president says politicians in Germany should help Turks integrate. Turkey's president on Tuesday urged politicians in Germany not to exploit the issue of immigration for political gain and said they should instead help Turks better integrate.
Merkel says German multi-cultural society has failed
Oct 17, 2010 11:50 EDT
Merkel weighed in for the first time in a blistering debate sparked by a central bank board member saying the country was being made "more stupid" by poorly educated and unproductive Muslim migrants.
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