Merkel: German 'Mittelstand' mustn't get left behind in AI race
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday warned that Germany's vaunted "Mittelstand" must not fall behind in the digital era, as the economic powerhouse races to catch up to foreign rivals in new technologies like artificial intelligence.
Germany to build air base in Turkey for Isis campaign
The German military are planning for a long-term military operation against terror group Isis, with plans for a €65 million air base in southern Turkey, Spiegel reports.
The instrument maker bringing sexy back to music
A German musical instrument maker has found a way of combining musicians' love for their tools with love for their ladies.
Air Berlin flight forced down by wing fracture
An Air Berlin flight from DĂĽsseldorf to the Greek island of Kos was forced to make an unexpected landing in Munich on Monday when it turned out that the plane had a hole in its wing.
Hindenburg crash ends an era in air travel
On May 6th 1937 the German passenger airship Zeppelin Hindenburg burst into flames and crashed just before landing at Lakehurst naval air station in New Jersey. The news coverage capturing the disaster became famous for its high drama.
Documentary exposes suffering of Chinese with AIDS
A heart-wrenching documentary about AIDS sufferers in China and the discrimination they face in their daily lives has won a rapturous reception at the Berlin film festival.
SPD rules out support for Afghan combat troop increase
The opposition Social Democrats would oppose any boost to Germany’s troop numbers in Afghanistan, leader Sigmar Gabriel said on Saturday as his party sought to reposition itself politically in the wake of the controversial Kunduz airstrike affair.