BBC NewsThe German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has said the rest of Europe is not prepared to pay almost any price to keep Britain in the EU. In an historic address to both Houses of Parliament,…
Wall Street JournalOn Thursday German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the royal treatment in London, quite literally—she took tea with the queen. She addressed both houses of Parliament, too. Ms. Merkel’s visit to London brought into…
Wall Street JournalLONDON–Germany wants Britain to be a strong player in the European Union, Chancellor Angela Merkel told U.K. parliamentarians Thursday, stressing the need for Europe to change with the times but giving no specific…
Reuters UK‘MOST IMPORTANT PARTNER’. British Foreign Secretary William Hague earlier this week described Germany as London’s “most important partner” when it came to seeking EU reform and the lavish reception Merkel will receive reflects that….
Washington PostGELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — With an overwhelming offensive display, Real Madrid became the first road team to score six goals in a knockout-stage game of the Champions League and put itself in position for its…
Hollywood ReporterPompeii, Paul W.S. Anderson’s big-budget disaster movie, is the latest costly production fully financed by Germany’s Constantin Film to flop at the U.S. box office. The $100 million epic, starring Kit Harington and Carrie-Anne…
RTIn the wake of President Obama’s promise to stop spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the US intelligence has switched its attention to her top government officials, a German newspaper reported. Washington’s relations with Germany…
Telegraph.co.ukThe world’s oldest known Holocaust survivor has died aged 110, her family have said. Alice Herz-Sommer, who lived in London and was originally from Prague, had been confined in the camp in Terezin, or Theresienstadt,…
The GuardianIn condemning Uganda’s proposed new law, Desmond Tutu again equated discrimination against gay people with the the horrors of Nazi Germany and apartheid-era South Africa. Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP. Archbishop Desmond Tutu has condemned …Desmond…
Washington PostPARIS — The German chancellor says that she and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to do all they can to end the violence in Ukraine. Angela Merkel, speaking to reporters during a visit…
Goal.comLes Parisiens eased to an emphatic win in the first leg of their last-16 clash in Germany on Tuesday as Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a double in between Blaise Matuidi’s early opener and Yohan Cabaye’s late…
Telegraph.co.ukThe perils of these high-speed, high stakes Winter Olympic Games keep coming after being highlighted in horrific fashion by the plight of the Russian Maria Komissarova, who was on Sunday night airlifted from here to…
USA TODAYGermany has the most golds, the Dutch came out of nowhere and those countries, plus Norway, Russia, Canada and the United States, will fight for the next week to win the 2014 medal count….
Windsor StarThe 3rd prize in the Nature Stories category of the 2014 World Press Photo Contest by Christian Ziegler, Germany, for National Geographic Magazine, shows a five-year-old bonobo of a wild group of bonobos near…
Focus Taiwan News ChannelTaipei, Feb. 16 (CNA) Chinese film “Black Coal, Thin Ice,” which stars Taiwanese actress Gwei Lun-mei, on Saturday (Germany time) won the Berlin International Film Festival’s top prize, the Golden Bear award…
Deutsche WelleLuge perfection for Germany in Sochi, as Winter Olympics brightens for US. Germany’s domination of luge events at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi is complete. They have added the team relay gold medal…
BBC NewsIn Kiev, Ms Nuland – an assistant secretary of state – said she would not make a public statement on the matter. She described the leak as “pretty impressive tradecraft. [The] audio quality was…
Fox NewsJan. 30, 2007 file picture actor Maximilian Schell poses in front of a poster of his sister Maria Schell in Frankfurt, Germany.Associated Press. Austrian actor Maximilian Schell, who won the best actor Oscar in…
Voice of AmericaU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who is on a visit to Germany, says Washington and the European Union stand with the people of Ukraine in their effort to live freely in a…
New Straits TimesKIEV: Ukraine’s opposition leaders were set to meet US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday, after the army urged embattled President Viktor Yanukovych to act urgently to end two months of turmoil….
NBCNews.comAmerican folk singing legend and activist Pete Seeger performs in a concert in then East Berlin, East Germany, in 1967. Pete Seeger, the iconic banjo-strumming folk singer and activist who performed for migrant workers and…
Jerusalem PostIsraeli delegation to site of concentration camp in Poland includes more than 250 people; Lawmakers from 13 countries also attending. The largest-ever delegation of MKs, plus hundreds of Israelis and Jewish politicians from around…
BBC NewsThe UK’s first official astronaut, Major Tim Peake, has been training underwater to prepare him for space. He’s heading to the International Space Station for a mission next year. Major Peake is training at…
Voice of AmericaJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the rocky relationship between Japan and China is comparable to that of Germany and Britain before World War One. Mr. Abe’s comments came at the World Economic…
Tehran TimesTEHRAN – President Obama has seriously opposed any new sanctions against Iran after a landmark nuclear deal was signed between Iran and the major powers (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council…
BBC NewsA signal confirming its alert status was received by controllers in Darmstadt, Germany, at 18:17 GMT. Rosetta has spent the past 31 months in hibernation to conserve power as it arced beyond the orbit…
Washington PostPresident Obama said Friday, in his first major speech on electronic surveillance, that “the United States is not spying on ordinary people who don’t threaten our national security.” Obama placed restrictions on access to…
The Business of FashionBERLIN, Germany — Spanish fashion label Desigual is accelerating its expansion in Europe and emerging markets, seeking to ride predictions of fast growth in women’s apparel while also taking the colourful brand…
Financial TimesFrench business has called on President François Hollande to match his promise of accelerated reforms with action, saying the economy is in urgent need of bold measures to boost feeble growth. Mr Hollande on…
USA TODAYBERLIN (AP) — A former World Cup player from Germany has become the biggest name in football to come out as gay, saying he wants to break down the stigma of homosexuality in sports….
Reuters… Print. * Chancellor fell at low speed while cross-country skiing. * Merkel cancels visits, but to lead Weds cabinet meeting. * News comes week after Schumacher skiing accident. BERLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) – German…
Telegraph.co.ukTelevision footage from the scene showed the mangled wreckage of the digger’s cab and a nearby hut, and windows and doors blown out by the blast. “During excavations…the digger uncovered a wartime bomb, which exploded….
Washington PostThe National Trust for Historic Preservation compiled a list of 10 historic preservation saves and losses from 2013. ___. GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY – JANUARY 01: (FRANCE OUT) Kamil Stoch of …Preservationists note 10 sites saved,…
BloombergMichael Schumacher of Germany and Mercedes GP reacts after finishing his last F1 race… Read More. Michael Schumacher of Germany and Mercedes GP reacts after finishing his last F1 race following the Brazilian Formula One…
ABC NewsThe home of Germany’s ambassador to Greece was sprayed with gunfire from automatic weapons early Monday, in a suspected terrorist attack the government said was aimed at hurting the country’s image before it takes…
USA TODAYATHENS, Greece (AP) — The home of Germany’s ambassador to Greece was sprayed with gunfire from automatic weapons early Monday, in a suspected terrorist attack the government said was aimed at hurting the country’s…
Times of IndiaLONDON: Mathematician Alan Turing, who helped Britain win World War II by cracking Nazi Germany’s “unbreakable” Enigma code, was granted a rare royal pardon on Tuesday for a criminal conviction for homosexuality that…
Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Continued talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany) depend on direct contacts between the two sides’ high-ranking officials, sources said, referring to…
New York TimesMOSCOW — After 10 years in jail, Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, the former chairman of Yukos Oil and once Russia’s richest man, walked free from a prison colony in northern Russia on Friday and…
Minneapolis Star TribunePortland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge, left, looks to pass against Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, from Germany, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Dec. 7,…
