Topless women protest outside Merkel's office
German police on Friday broke up a protest by topless activists from radical women's rights group Femen outside Chancellor Angela Merkel's offices against the visiting Tunisian prime minister.
Guttenberg invites Käßmann to Afghanistan
Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has invited the leader of Germany’s Protestant church to join him on a visit to Afghanistan after she recently called for a complete withdrawal of the country's troops.
Mercedes-Benz moves C-Class production to Alabama
Production of the Mercedes-Benz luxury C-Class line will move from Germany to Tuscaloosa, Alabama by 2014, parent company Daimler AG announced on Wednesday.
Mercedes-Benz workers protest possible factory move to US
Metalworkers’ union IG Metall on Tuesday called for workers at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Sindelfingen to protest against the company’s possible plans to move production of its luxury C-Class vehicle to the US by 2014.
Education minister calls for speedy reform as students protest
As student protests across Germany continue, Education Minister Annette Schavan on Thursday called for states to quickly enact reforms that have already been agreed upon.