Sunday 5th February, 2012
Bayern lose top position to Dortmund in German Bundesliga
Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw by Hamburg and slipped to second position in the German Bundesliga. Title chasers Schalke 04 and Monchengladbach both dropped points owing to draws. Hamburg's ...
Czechs beat Germany 4-1 in Fed Cup
Julia Mancuso won a super-G on Sunday for her first World Cup victory of the season, while fellow American Lindsey Vonn skied off the course and did not ...
German reporter describes Iran jail torture
A German reporter says he was beaten by guards during his nearly five months of imprisonment in Iran and that he heard constant, "horrible cries" of other inmates being tortured. In the ...
German reporter says he was beaten in Iran
The Seattle TimesA German reporter says he was beaten by guards during his nearly five months of imprisonment in Iran and that he heard constant, "horrible cries" of other inmates being ...
Germany finalizes sub sale to Israel
General SourcesIsrael and Germany have finalized the sale of a sixth Dolphin-class submarine to the Israel navy, officials said. The two governments agreed to the terms on the grounds that Germany would ...
Fed Cup: Czech Republic 4, Germany 1
General SourcesSTUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Results Sunday from the Fed Cup match between Germany and the Czech Republic on an indoor hardcourt at the Porsche Arena: Germany 1, Czech Republic 4 ...
Germany vows to press on despite Syria UN veto Proponents of a UN resolution condemning the government crackdown in Syria vow to press on despite the veto by Russia and China. But the international community has few options to actually stop the violence.
DW-WorldWorld leaders are expressing dismay - and even outrage - after Russia and China blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution on Saturday that called for an end to the violence and a peaceful ...
Maguire grabs lead in German Masters
RTEStephen Maguire fired three successive centuries on his way to a 5-3 lead over Ronnie O'Sullivan in an explosive opening to today's German Masters final in Berlin. O'Sullivan set the ...
Johansson, Washington get German acting awards
Associated PressBERLIN (AP) -- U.S. actors Scarlett Johansson and Denzel Washington have received Germany's most prestigious film award as best international ...
RWE to implement new savings
Expatica GermanyGerman energy giant RWE, which has been hit hard by Berlin's decision to phase out nuclear power, said Sunday it was planning for a billion euros (1.3 billion dollars) in new cuts."The ...
Wen says Europe stability in China's interests
Expatica GermanyChina's Premier Wen Jiabao said a stable Europe was key to stability at home, in comments published Sunday, at the end of a week that saw Germany's chancellor visit Beijing."Firstly, ...
Egypt's new revolution 'against the military' Public riots have resumed in Egypt, with reports of hundreds of injuries and deaths. Deutsche Welle spoke to journalist Karim El-Gawhary, who witnessed the latest protests in Cairo.
DW-WorldDW: Just a few days ago, 70 were killed in Port Said after a soccer match, creating new tensions in Egypt. Mr. El-Gawhary, on the night from Friday to Saturday (February 4, 2012) you were on Tahrir ...
Driver booked after sand, not chemicals reach Germany
New KeralaChandigarh, Feb 5 : A driver of a transport company in Punjab's Derabassi industrial town was booked for fraud after some chemical boxes shipped to Germany from India last month were found to ...
Shortage of skills spreads to more industries across Germany
Global TimesThe skills shortage affecting certain areas of the German economy both worsened and widened in 2011, the labour office told Reuters yesterday.Shortages of engineers, doctors and healthcare workers ...
German job creation miracle is not over yet
Expatica GermanyGerman immigration and residency regulations Want to move to Germany but haven't figured out the details? Check out Expatica's overview of the German permit ...
Suspected associate of neo-Nazi group arrested
Expatica GermanyAnother man has been arrested in Germany, accused of having ties to the neo-Nazi terror group known as the National Socialist ...
Parliament sets up inquiry into failure to detect neo-Nazi killers
Expatica GermanyGerman lawmakers have established two parliamentary committees to look into security shortcomings that allowed a murderous neo-Nazi cell to evade detection for more than a ...
Finding work as an immigrant is not always easy
Expatica GermanyMany people who decide to move to a foreign country go in search of new opportunities. But what options can immigrants looking for work in Germany ...
German Chancellor to visit China in February
People's DailyBEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit China in early February, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin confirmed on Friday.During Merkel's China visit, ...
Thai crown prince's plane impounded in Germany
People's DailyThai crown prince's Boeing 737 plane was impounded in Munich airport for a long-term unsolved business dispute, said authority on Wednesday.The plane "Royal Flight" was seized on ...
'White Rose' founder declared a saint
The LocalThe Russian-Orthodox Church canonised one of the founders of the anti-fascist group the "White Rose," Alexander Schmorell, over the weekend in Munich, nearly 70 years after his execution ...
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