The majority of Germans from the formerly communist eastern states are against the reconstruction of a Berlin palace destroyed by East German authorities after World War II, according to a poll released on Monday.
A suicide attack on a German diplomatic vehicle in Afghanistan's capital Sunday killed two Afghan civilians and wounded at least three, including the driver, Kabul police and the German government said.
An international court in Kosovo has freed three suspected German spies accused of bombing an EU office in the Balkan nation, and the men were flown back to Germany, reports said Saturday.
Unemployment numbers in Germany dropped by 8,000 in November and the federal employment agency (BA) has announced that the country’s job market is stable on Thursday.
The German government has reiterated its calls for action against the pirates operating along the coast of Somalia, with Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier saying this weekend, “We have to act urgently.”
Germany's biggest stated-owned regional bank Landesbank Baden-WĂĽrttemberg (LBBW) said Friday it was raising billions of euros in fresh capital and considering tapping a government rescue package after being hit by the financial crisis.
Germany's environmentalist Green party on Saturday elected Cem Özdemir as one of its two leaders – the first time someone of Turkish origin has headed a major political party in the country.
Around 20 people were feared killed on Tuesday evening in a fire on a bus on a motorway near Hannover, according to police in the German state of Lower Saxony.
German Agriculture Minister Horst Seehofer stepped down on Monday to become premier of the wealthy southern state of Bavaria, a month after his conservatives suffered embarrassing election returns.
German chancellor Angela Merkel warned of tough times ahead for the world's third largest economy due to the global financial crisis, and called for a comprehensive overhaul and more oversight of the financial system.
Tens of thousands of railway passengers in Germany faced delays and cancellations on Saturday, after railway operator Deutsche Bahn recalled scores of its high-speed train fleet over ongoing safety concerns following a derailment in July.
As the country’s educational summit kicks of on Wednesday in Dresden, German Education Minister Annette Schavan has called for girls and boys to be taught separately in certain subjects.
A suicide attack near the northern Afghanistan city of Kunduz on Monday killed two German troops and five Afghan children, according to the province's govenor Mohammad Omar.
Just when you thought you could forget about their disturbing androgenous allure, German glam pop band Tokio Hotel has struck again, taking the Song of the Year prize at the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America.
Germany’s economy is teetering “on the brink of recession,” according to the autumn forecast of the country’s leading economic institutes published on Tuesday.
German striker Kevin Kuranyi was thrown out of the national team on Sunday after walking out of the stadium halfway through Saturday’s match against Russia which he was watching from the stands after missing out on selection.
Germany’s leading stock index the DAX slumped to its lowest point in more than two years on Monday despite the government’s decision to offer a blanket guarantee on all bank deposits over the weekend.
Bavarians went to the polls in state elections Sunday that could see the conservatives lose their decades-old absolute majority and spell trouble for German Chancellor Angela Merkel at national level.
A damaging bribery scandal at German conglomerate Siemens came to court in Nuremberg for the first time on Wednesday as a former board member went on trial charged with breach of trust.
Transparency International (TI) has urged the German government to make a deeper commitment to fighting global corruption after releasing its global ratings in Berlin on Tuesday.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday strongly condemned the suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed more than 50 people and injured seven Germans.
A top German politician has said that Europe must draw consequences from the current financial crisis, suggesting that the creation of an EU-wide financial authority would improve transparency and regulation in the sector.
The first day of a three-day right-wing "anti-Islamification congress" in Cologne against a supposed "immigrant invasion" in Europe was marked by minor scuffles with counter-demonstrators.
German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück has called for KfW officials to pay the consequences for the state development bank's mistake transfer of €300 million ($427 million) to Lehman Brothers just as the US investment bank was collapsing.
