I hate Wagner but I hate him on my knees

The Local - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Germany is celebrating the 200th anniversary or the birth of Richard Wagner on Wednesday. Probably the country's most revered and reviled composer, the man considered both a musical genius and an anti-Semite is The ...

Merkel the Red footsoldier German chancellor under fire over Communist links as image of her in uniform is released

Prison Planet - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

All children had to take part if they wanted to go to university, but Mrs Merkel is also alleged to have been a propaganda secretary for the youth movement, the ...

UEFA Champions League Final 2013Is London ready to German invasion UK News

National Turk - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Thousands of German football fans expected in London for the all UEFA German Champions League final on Saturday, pubs in theEnglishcapital are anxiously ...

Bayern Munichs Holger Badstuber ruled out for 10 months

The Guardian - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber faces up to 10 months on the sidelines but should play again after undergoing surgery on a serious knee injury for the second time in six months, ...

Hannover tell Liverpool Zieler not for sale

Soccernet - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Zieler’s agent Gunter Neuhaus confirmed Liverpool’s interest in the former Manchester United reserve shot stopper. But Hannover officials have unanimously refuted those rumours and said Zieler, contracted to Hannover until 2015, is not for sale. Hannover chief Martin Kind said "Zieler stays", with general manager Dirk Dufner and coach Mirko Slomka echoing his words ...

GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar German bond yields ease before Bernanke

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

* Dollar index dips 0.1 pct, German bond yields ease * Markets bets on 'no-change' signal from Fed chief * European shares ease off multi-year highs * Gold, copper gain on hopes of Fed support By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The dollar and benchmark German debt yields eased on Wednesday as expectations hardened that the head of the U.S. central bank will later in the day ...

New in German cinemas Fast Furious 6

The Local - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

New in theaters this week, the latest installment of the action-packed The Fast and the Furious series. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and The Rock are all back in this high-octane adventure, full of thrilling set pieces and surprisingly well-executed humor. Fast & Furious 6 follows the gang of criminals led by Dominic Toretto (Diesel) as they go into retirement following ...

Bernanke testimony follows charge he withheld information

Middle East Times - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Ben Bernanke 's Capitol Hill testimony Wednesday follows lawmakers charging he purposely withheld strategic information from them. Bernanke is to appear before the House-Senate Joint Economic Committee at 10 a.m. This will be followed 4 hours later by the release of the minutes of the central bank's most recent policy meeting. The testimony and the minutes release could alter the ...

Germany celebrates composer Wagners 200th

Tampa Bay Online - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

BERLIN (AP) -- Germany is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner with the unveiling Wednesday of a monument in the composer's birthplace of ...

Social Democrats seek revival on 150th b-day

The Local - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), trailing behind the conservatives in the polls just months ahead of the elections, are looking to relaunch themselves as they celebrate their 150th anniversary later this week. AFP's Celine Le Prioux ...

Germans bathe easy in clear waters

The Local - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Scientists gave the water quality the top "excellent" rating at 78 percent of the 20,000 beaches, rives and lakes tested across 27 EU countries locations in 2012. Ninety four percent met the minimum sanitation ...

Justin Biebers monkey becomes German

The Local - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Justin Bieber's pet monkey, which was seized by German customs in March, officially became German property this week after the Canadian pop star failed to claim the animal, officials ...

US imam to tour Auschwitz

Expatica Germany - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The US envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the US diplomatic envoy to combat anti-Semitism this week will join imams for a visit to Auschwitz, the State Department said Tuesday.Special Envoy to the OIC Rashad Hussain will make the trip with "newly appointed Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Ira Forman, Ambassador Mike Kozak, and imams from ...

Taekwondo team get visas leave for Germany

The Punch - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The Nigeria taekwondo team will depart for Germany of Wednesday for a training tour of the country after obtaining visas to travel from the German ...

Justin Bieber’s Mally becomes German state property

Irish Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Justin Bieber has become German national property after the singer failed to provide authorities with the documents needed to reclaim the pet seized by customs ...

Podcast Jonathan Manthorpe on the gentrification of Berlin

Vancouver Sun - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The gentrification of rundown city neighbourhoods in a matter of anxiety and outrage worldwide as well as in Vancouver. But in Berlin what started as a joke about yuppie newcomers has developed into a bitter campaign with neo-Nazi ...

Germany stalling on speed limit

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Cars driving along a highway in Berlin, Germany. The German Social Democrats (SPD) are proposing a nationwide limit of 120 km/h on all highways. Germany, in contrast to the rest of Europe, still has no speed limit on many portions of its large highways. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty ...

New England Kit Looks Like Old German Strip

Orange News - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The new England football kit has been revealed and was instantly compared to West Germany's outfit in the 1960s and 70s by some fans. New sponsor Nike have opted for a simple design, with a rounded collar and navy badge. But fans have taken to social media sites to vent their displeasure at the kit's likeness to England's great rivals. One user wrote: "The New England kit ...

Dow Jones industrial average posts 22nd high of the year

Middle East Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Federal Reserve presidents and sent the Dow Jones industrial average to its 22nd high of the year Tuesday. Regional Fed Presidents James Bullard ...

Research and Markets ICT Market Report 201213 Germany

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

"ICT Market Report 2012/13 Germany" report to their offering. This report provides the reader with an intimate understanding of the development and trends of the German ICT market. The bi-annual European Information Technology Observatory (EITO) market reports have built a strong reputation as indispensible source of information for marketing, consulting, policy analysis. ...

Business indicators all looking strong as IMEX opens in Frankfurt

eTN - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

FRANKFURT, Germany - IMEX in Frankfurt opened in Hall 8 of Messe Frankfurt by announcing a rise in new exhibitor numbers together with some significant stand size increases, plus a marked upswing in the number of pre-show appointments made between exhibitors and buyers. Over 30 new and returning stands are taking part in IMEX this year, including: Chile, Gibraltar, Memphis, Montenegro, and ...

German mountaineer dies of cardiac arrest while climbing Alaskas Mount McKinley

Canada.com - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Officials say a 59-year-old German mountaineer has died of cardiac arrest while climbing Alaska's Mount McKinley. National Park Service officials say Klaus Bielstein of Muenster, Germany, was climbing North America's tallest peak with an 11-member expedition team Sunday evening when he suddenly collapsed at the 13,500-foot (4,000-meter) level of the roughly ...