Germany

Germany slams proposed eurozone deposit insurance plan

LUXEMBOURG: Germany's powerful finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Saturday sharply criticized an EU proposal to… Read More

Babies and children die in new migrant tragedy off Greece

ATHENS: At least 28 people, half of them babies and children, drowned in another migrant… Read More

Germany will back sharing bank risk only responsibility shared as well

LUXEMBOURG: Germany made clear it would agree to sharing more banking risk only if governments… Read More

Eurozone growth revised up to 0.4% in second quarter: Eurostat

BRUSSELS: The 19-nation eurozone grew by 0.4 percent in the second quarter, official data showed… Read More

Britain to take 20,000 Syrian refugees over five years

LONDON: Britain will take 20,000 Syrian refugees from camps near the war-torn country's borders over… Read More

Germany pledges 6 bn euros for refugees as France vows to take 24,000

BERLIN: Germany pledged billions in new funds for refugees Monday, as Chancellor Angela Merkel said… Read More

Refugees arrive in Germany to cheers, 'welcome' signs

BERLIN: Hundreds of migrants streamed into Germany on Sunday to cheers and "welcome" signs, joining… Read More

Austria, Germany open borders to migrants offloaded by Hungary

HEGYESHALOM, HUNGARY/VIENNA: Austria and Germany threw open their borders to thousands of exhausted migrants on… Read More

Asian shares wobble as China rate cut fails to calm nerves

HONG KONG: Asian shares struggled on Wednesday as investors feared fresh rate cuts in China… Read More

Top German court rejects Apple touchscreen patent appeal

FRANKFURT: Apple Inc patents covering the "slide to unlock" feature on smartphones are invalid, Germany's highest… Read More

German student lives on train after refusing to pay rent

A German student has decided to live on a train after she decided not to… Read More

Germany wants IMF involved in Greek bailout for reform rigour: sources

BERLIN: Germany wants the International Monetary Fund involved in Greece's new bailout because of the… Read More

German woman declared dead wakes up in morgue

BERLIN: A German doctor saw himself in a hot water when he negligently declared an… Read More

'Cruel' comment from German Chancellor Merkel makes Palestinian girl cry

German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to explain to a Palestinian girl whose family was being… Read More

Robot kills man at Germany automobile plant

FRANKFURT: A robot working at a car production plant near here killed a worker, media reports said. Read More

Walls in Germany pee back at those who urinate at them!

The Germans have found a unique way to counter and discourage ruffians in Germany from… Read More

German spies curb Internet snooping for U.S. after row: media

BERLIN: Germany has halted its Internet surveillance for the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) in… Read More

Auschwitz bookkeeper admits ‘moral guilt’ at Holocaust trial

LUENEBURG, GERMANY: A 93-year-old former bookkeeper at Auschwitz who is accused of being an accessory… Read More

Israel PM compares Iran with Nazis

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seized on Israel's annual remembrance of the Holocaust Wednesday to… Read More

92 year old woman rises from the dead!

An Undertaker fainted in shock and fright when a 92-year old woman who had been… Read More