In an effort to step up its public awareness campaign against misinformation spread by human traffickers, the German government plans to kickoff RumoursAboutGermany.info on Monday.
Germany pledged €4.4 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Iraq over the weekend, but calls are growing for the country to step up its response to the crisis.
Former Polish President Lech Walesa has caused a stir by calling on his country to unite with Germany to form one European nation, saying borders were no longer relevant.
Berlin's foreign diplomats are giving police a headache with their bad driving. In four months they racked up nearly 5,000 traffic violations, getting off scot-free thanks to diplomatic immunity.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she hoped an international consensus could still be reached at this week's G20 summit in response to an alleged chemical attack in Syria.
Visiting German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble praised Greece Thursday for its progress on economic reforms, a day after parliament narrowly passed a sweeping austerity bill putting thousands of jobs on the line.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called a jail term for one of Vladimir Putin's fiercest critics "disproportionate" while the government coordinator on Russia blasted a "show trial."
German and French ambassadors to Bulgaria urged the country's leaders on Monday to sever links with oligarchs, as thousands continued to protest against corruption among the political elite.
Germany sought on Monday to overcome a division with most of its European Union partners over reopening Turkey's stalled bid to join the bloc, a diplomatic source said.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Wednesday said images of demonstrators in Istanbul being chased down by riot police were "disturbing" and warned that the Turkish government was sending the "wrong message".
Germany's human rights commissioner on Thursday labelled violence against Turkish protesters "shocking" and called on the government to immediately release detainees who he said were fighting for basic rights.
US President Barack Obama will follow predecessors John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan by making a major speech in Berlin, the White House said Wednesday. He will speak in front of Germany's symbolic Brandenburg Gate on June 19th.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated Sunday she was against handing wider powers to the European Union, seeking instead to bolster economic cooperation between the bloc's 27 countries.
Britain on Friday unveiled the first of the EU reforms it wants before holding a referendum on membership, calling for Germany to support a "red card" scheme so individual nations can block laws they dislike.
Germany exported more small arms in 2012 than in the past 15 years, it emerged on Monday when the <i>Süddeutsche Zeitung</i> reported that nearly €80 million worth of weapons were sold abroad last year.
The German government will be renewing and stepping up its support for the Syrian rebels in the fight against President Bashar al-Assad, according to a report in <i>Der Spiegel</i> magazine due to be published on Monday.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday as the two export powerhouses seek to further strengthen economic ties amid brewing trade spats between Beijing and the EU.
Germany is the most popular country in the world, according to a poll released on Tuesday asking people to rate the positive and negative influence of 16 major nations.
Germany has called for "visible" progress in implementing a landmark deal between Serbia and Kosovo before securing Berlin's backing for Belgrade's bid to join the European Union.
A German diplomat's small dog has sparked a minor diplomatic kerfuffle after his dachshund bit the elderly wife of the head of one South Korea's biggest companies.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for a joint cabinet session Thursday as the European export power and the Asian giant seek to boost economic ties.
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urged countries with the "capacity" to help spur global growth, after talks with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble in Berlin on Tuesday.
Germany has enlisted the help of popular football coach Otto Rehhagel – who led Greece to victory at the Euro 2004 – in a charm offensive on Athens aimed at improving frayed ties between the two countries.
Russian state prosecutors on Tuesday searched offices of German non-government organisations (NGOs), as part of a controversial crackdown on foreign groups.
