Provides the latest RSS feeds for Germany News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Europe Sun.com http://www.europesun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/0b761d844c35f1be/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:54:29 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:54:29 -0400 30 Germany will send its advanced Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft to Afghanistan to help the NATO forces in the fight against Taliban, a media report said Friday. http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/514856/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:05 -0400 Europe Sun.com http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/514856/cs/1/ Hamburg - The German Olympic Committee on Saturday reacted with caution to a doping ban on the nation's most successful Winter Olympian, speed skater Claudia Pechstein. Pechstein, 37, was banned for t... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25863183/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:24:07 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25863183/ Pina Bausch, a German choreographer and dancer whose work transcended traditional barriers between dance and theater, died Tuesday in Wuppertal, Germany, five days after being diagnosed with cancer. S... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25861055/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:16:23 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25861055/ Stuttgart, Germany - Heavy storms raging across Germany on Friday night killed two people and left dozens injured. Hot, humid summer weather caused storms, hail and torrential rain showers across the ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25861402/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:05:18 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25861402/ BALTIMORE, MD, July 04, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- ZapThink today announces the opening of registration for its four-day Licensed ZapThink Architect (LZA) Boot Camp, providing in-depth, hands-on train... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25861219/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:51:54 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25861219/ Authorities have warned that a more aggressive form of swine flu could start to spread in the coming months, putting more Germans at risk. But Chancellor Merkel said that the country is "well prepared... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25861404/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:10:28 -0400 DW-World http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25861404/ The German lower house of parliament approved on Friday a bill that provides for the creation of "bad banks" a plan to help commercial and state-owned banks recover from the financial crisis... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25860912/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:02:09 -0400 SBS http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25860912/ A model presents a creation by Smeilinener at Berlin Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 in Berlin, July 3, 2009.(Reuters Photo) Models present a creation by Smeilinener at Berlin Fashion Week Spring/Summ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25860991/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:59:55 -0400 SINA http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25860991/ Police say the German man was offered drugs by the 25-year-old in Kings Cross in the early hours of June 18 and agreed to travel with him to get money. When the tourist got inside the man's car, he wa... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25857943/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:07:32 -0400 The Daily Telegraph http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25857943/ Published Date: July 04, 2009 FRANKFURT: The German lower house of parliament approved yesterday a bill that provides for the creation of "bad banks" to help commercial and state-owned banks recover ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25857944/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:45:04 -0400 Kuwait Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25857944/ DEREK SCALLY GERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel is facing a last-minute Lisbon Treaty headache after her conservative Bavarian allies vowed to make ratification dependent on agreeing “maximum&#8221... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25855523/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:48:53 -0400 Irish Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25855523/ Trisha Andrew, left, and Stephanie Benight both worked with University of Washington photonics expert Larry Dalton. They're among 600 researchers from 67 countries spending a week with Nobel Laureates... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25856073/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:36:07 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25856073/ Even at the tortoise-like pace of German humour, this particular punchline has been a long time in the making: 43 years after it was blocked by communist censors, one of the funniest films shot in Eas... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25853349/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:32:31 -0400 Times Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25853349/ Munich - The axle of a railway tanker car which broke and set off a lethal fireball this week in an Italian coastal town was German-made, a news magazine said Friday in Munich. Focus quoted Alberto Ch... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25853563/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:22 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25853563/ A file photo of retired auto worker John Demjanjuk. Prosecutors said Friday that Demjanjuk, accused of herding 29,000 Jews to their deaths, is fit to be tried in what could be Germany’s last major N... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25853578/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:05:23 -0400 The Province http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25853578/ The government has provided billions in backing, yet some critics say banks still aren't lending enough or passing on lower interest rates http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25853056/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:04:24 -0400 Business Week http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25853056/ Published Date: July 04, 2009 Goodbye "fashionista" brands, where neither the price nor the planet counts. The recession has made recycled "recessionista chic" a hit at Berlin Fashion Week-some of it... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25853874/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:55 -0400 Kuwait Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25853874/ Anyone wondering why Chancellor Angela Merkel is so popular with German voters may find some answers in an unlikely place this week. The first ever cartoon biography of the German leader hit book stor... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25851053/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:04:53 -0400 Spiegal Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25851053/ A German court has sentenced a Berlin barkeeper to three years and five months in prison after he was convicted of bodily harm with fatal consequences for a drinking match that left his teenage oppone... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25851627/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:51:34 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25851627/ An eastern German town ventured to make a political statement by hosting a soccer match under a slogan of racial tolerance. But when the far-right, neo-Nazi NPD announced it was going to demonstrate, ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25851192/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:04:52 -0400 Spiegal Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25851192/ Frankfurt - Frankfurt Stock Exchange closing prices in euros. In brackets the point movement of index/price movement of stocks against previous quotation: L-DAX4.715.45(-13.59) L-MDAX 5.692.13(-70.16)... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25851079/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:53:18 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25851079/ New Zealanders Kirk Pitman and Jason Lochhead are guaranteed to finish inside the leading nine teams at the world volleyball championships in Norway. The 26th seeded pair upset German 16th seeds Sebas... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25851454/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:46:33 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25851454/ Glorification of the German Democratic Republic is on the rise two decades after the Berlin Wall fell. Young people and the better off are among those rebuffing criticism of East Germany as an "illegi... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25851629/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:04:54 -0400 Spiegal Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25851629/ (AP) — BERLIN - Prosecutors say a 28-year-old German who fatally stabbed a 31-year-old pregnant Egyptian woman in a courtroom in eastern Germany was driven by a deep hate of foreigners. Dresde... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25851106/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:17:51 -0400 New Jersey Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25851106/ Berlin - Thunderstorms lashed western and southern Germany Friday after a day of summer heat, with torrential rain flooding highways and lightning strikes causing non-fatal injuries. In one case, five... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25849162/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:57:50 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25849162/ Berlin - A German bar-owner was sent to prison for 41 months Friday for a drinking duel with a teenaged boy which plunged the schoolboy into a fatal coma. The Berlin bar owner cheated, mainly pouring ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25849465/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:57:47 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25849465/ Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, center, talks with Garrison Command Sergeant Major Bruce Lee, left, from Rock Island, Illinois, inside a dining facility at Warner Barracks, a U.S. Army G... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25849164/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:35:43 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25849164/ "I am not in the best shape right now, but I am getting there, slowly but surely. I still have a lot of work to do on technical stuff so I am looking for that." http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25849129/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:52:44 -0400 BBC Caribbean http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25849129/ HAMILTON, Bermuda - (Business Wire) Bermuda’s Minister of Finance the Hon. Paula A. Cox announced today that Bermuda had signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement, TIEA, with the Federal Repub... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25849130/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:33:12 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25849130/ A German court in Berlin has sentenced a bar owner to three years and five months in jail for giving a 16-year-old teenager so much alcohol that he later fell into a coma and died. http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25849467/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:05:44 -0400 DW-World http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25849467/ BERLIN, July 3 (Xinhua) -- German prosecutors said suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk is fit enough to face trial and he would be formally charged later this month. Medical experts have d... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25848720/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:55:30 -0400 SINA http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25848720/ At the first state party congress of the Berlin branch of the Pirate Party, the newly minted politicians fighting for Internet freedom are greeted by an onslaught of new members. Everything goes smoot... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25847031/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:37:34 -0400 Spiegal Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25847031/ Hamburg - Brazil's Ze Roberto has joined SV Hamburg on a free transfer from Bayern Munich, the club confirmed Friday. Coach Bruno Labbadio said the Bundesliga club was also planning to sign Arminia Bi... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25847029/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:25:35 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25847029/ Jul 3, 2009 - 05:38 - WAM THURINGEN, July 3rd, 2009: His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court on Thursday visited the mechanical engineering training prog... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25846753/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:28:17 -0400 WAM http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25846753/ While the German parliament has voted to extend the Bundeswehr mandate in Afghanistan, most Germans want to see their soldiers return home as soon as possible. But with the Americans ramping up their ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25843602/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:06:07 -0400 Spiegal Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25843602/ Munich- German police were hunting Friday for three people allegedly beaten up by a group of drunk and rampaging Swiss schoolboys on a visit to Munich. Two other victims have been in medical treatment... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25843736/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:54:04 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25843736/ At the beginning of the Harry Potter series, the wizard Albus Dumbledore uses a magical "put-outer" to extinguish the streetlights in young Harry's neighborhood. Now the municipal power comp... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25844217/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:40:18 -0400 Business Week http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25844217/ Cairo - A woman stabbed to death in a German court was an Egyptian who had sued her attacker after he insulted her for wearing the Islamic headscarf, Egyptian newspapers reported on Friday. Marwa a... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25844287/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:32:38 -0400 IOL http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25844287/ (AP) — BERLIN - An official says German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Israel, the Palestinian territories, Syria and Lebanon on a Middle East trip that starts Sunday. Fo... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25844556/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:16:42 -0400 New Jersey Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25844556/ In early June, E.ON said it would sell 13 hydro power plants with a total capacity of 312 megawatts to Verbund. The plants, on the Inn River in southeast http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25843860/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:55:20 -0400 Morning Star http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25843860/ German event focused on search engine marketing (SEM), including pay-per-click (PPC) advertising and search engine optimisation (SEO), to be held at Crowne Plaza Berlin City Centre. London, UK ( http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25841824/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:39:31 -0400 PR Web http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25841824/ Berlin - Germany's parliament passed legislation Friday that increases taxation scrutiny of companies and private individuals who have business ties to tax havens. The bill, drafted by Finance Ministe... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25841826/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:27:41 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25841826/ Berlin - The German parliament called for constitutional reform in Russia, in a bill passed late Thursday night by the lower house, or Bundestag. A number of trials in Russia had given the impression ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25842081/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:27:31 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25842081/ Berlin - Hertha Berlin have signed Polish striker Artur Wichniarek from relegated Arminia Bielefeld, the Bundesliga club said on Friday. The 32-year-old has signed a two-year contract, returning to a ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25842080/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:27:40 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25842080/ As the rumour mill continues to turn with regard to the possible sale of Deutsche Telekom’s (DT’s) UK unit, T-Mobile UK, the Financial Times is claiming that the German giant is looking fo... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25842085/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:42:50 -0400 TeleGeography http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25842085/ (AP) — HANNOVER, Germany - Bundesliga club Hannover says it is loaning American midfielder Salvatore Zizzo to second-division Fortuna Duesseldorf for a year. Hannover announced the move in a s... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25842082/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:49:42 -0400 New Jersey Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25842082/ Reported Hull City target Dietmar Hamann has confirmed his interest in a possible move to 1860 Munich following his release from Manchester City. The experienced midfielder is on the lookout for a ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25841879/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:41:34 -0400 Sky Sports http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25841879/ . Homann said a viable plan has to be found for Opel in order to justify financial support from the state, and that the auto industry still faces the problem of "significant over capacity." "It does... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25842078/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:21:40 -0400 Morning Star http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25842078/ Manila - A 68-year-old German man was stabbed to death by an unidentified attacker at his residence in the central Philippines, a police report said Friday. Herman Kruse was watching television with h... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25839304/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:02:59 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25839304/ July 03, 2009 /EIN News/ -- The visit of the Tagdyr NGO's chairman, Armangul Kapasheva, to the capital of Germany that took place in the middle of June started taking effect. Wife of the kidnapped Kaz... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25838844/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:50:47 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25838844/ BRUSSELS -- The European Commission said Wednesday it needed more time to study the proposed acquisition of Austrian Airlines by German aviation giant Lufthansa, in a move that could jeopardize the ta... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25836161/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:47:26 -0400 The China Post http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25836161/ Interim government in Honduras digs in despite criticism Britain’s court of appeal has ruled that a prenuptial agreement made overseas is still valid in Britain, a decision that could have far-r... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25831016/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:54 -0400 Irish Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25831016/ As a child, she was so politically chameleon-like that she didn't ride a bike. The reason: she saw no difference between left and right. Now in her fifties, she stands somewhat gormlessly on a podium,... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25830050/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:59:35 -0400 The Independent http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25830050/ "We're delighted Ze Roberto opted to sign with us," said Hamburg coach Bruno Labbadia. "He's an excellent player with an incredible amount of experience."The 34-year-old's contract with Bayern Munich ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25831117/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:47:18 -0400 Soccernet http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25831117/ BAD SALZUNGEN, Germany: Germany's leaders defended their country's unpopular deployment in Afghanistan on Thursday as a memorial service was held for three soldiers who died following an attack last w... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25826795/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:35 -0400 The Daily Star http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25826795/ A New Berlin student accused of blackmailing boys for sex in a scam that started on Facebook is asking for lower bail. A criminal complaint says Anthony Stancl, 18, posed as a girl on Facebook, trick... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25827233/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:36:31 -0400 Pioneer Press http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25827233/ German champions 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam have completed their summer strengthening by making SG Wattenscheid 09 goalkeeper Lena Hohlfeld their fifth and final signing ahead of the new campaign. Deputy ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25821915/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:35:01 -0400 UEFA http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25821915/ The fashion industry has come to Berlin this week, with the German capital hosting four major fashion events. Millions are being made, thousands have come to take part. But it's not high fashion that'... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25821239/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:31:45 -0400 Spiegal Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25821239/ BERLIN (Reuters) - A project linking solar power from the Sahara to energy users in Europe and North Africa could create 240,000 German jobs and generate 2 trillion euros ($2,822 billion) worth of pow... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25822409/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:52:34 -0400 Reuters http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25822409/ [JURIST] The political parties that make up Germany's coalition government agreed Wednesday on a proposal to set aside all Nazi-era treason verdicts. The http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25821928/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:48:10 -0400 Jurist http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25821928/ By Peter GraffNAWA, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed deep into Taliban territory in an Afghan river valley on Thursday, launching the biggest military offensive of Barack Obam... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25822412/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:33:36 -0400 Swiss Info http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25822412/ LONDON [MENL] -- Germany has ordered Israeli-origin anti-tank missiles. The German Army has selected the Israeli-origin Spike long-range missilein a deal reported at 154 million euro. The contract cal... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25821918/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:25:09 -0400 Middle East Newsline http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25821918/ BERLIN (AFP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday likened events in Iran to the oppression at the hands of the Stasi secret police in communist East Germany, where she grew up."I k... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25821612/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:22:06 -0400 Iran Focus http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25821612/ Security experts have warned of a possible terrorist threat in the run-up to September's general election. An al-Qaeda commando unit, they say, is believed to be planning attacks in Western Europe, in... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25822410/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:15:14 -0400 DW-World http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25822410/ US marines launched a surprise offensive in southern Afghanistan Thursday. And it also happened to be the day on which the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, will debate a possible extension of its mili... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25816108/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:17:55 -0400 Spiegal Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25816108/ While the Wall stood, the zone between East and West Berlin was a potentially deadly space. But since the end of the Cold War, it has mostly stood barren. Now a Dutch landscape architect wants to tran... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25817641/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:17:57 -0400 Spiegal Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25817641/ Munich - Germany striker Mario Gomez has no fear for his place in the Bayern Munich attacking line-up as he seeks a second Bundesliga title following a 2007 triumph with VfB Stuttgart. The 30-million-... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25817638/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:03:43 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25817638/ Hamburg - The Hamburg ATP tournament suffered another setback on Thursday when local authorities denied them permission to present a new title sponsor. Hamburg officials said that the presence of the ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25817639/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:03:38 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25817639/ (AP) — HELSINKI - A proposed $15 billion natural gas pipeline linking Russia and Germany beneath the Baltic Sea received a boost Thursday after Finland's environmental authority said it had no... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25817624/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:21:30 -0400 New Jersey Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25817624/ BERLIN -- Fast-growing French production house Banijay Entertainment has taken a 50% stake in German group Brainpool, the company behind hit format "Beat Your Host." Brainpool owners Jorg Grabosc... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25816888/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:13:28 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25816888/ At a memorial service for three soldiers killed in Afghanistan in June, Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung defended Germany's military presence in the country. http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25817640/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:02:13 -0400 DW-World http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25817640/ Turkey will sign an agreement Thursday with Germany to jointly build six submarines for the Turkish Naval Forces, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The deal covers six Class-214 air-ind... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25817296/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:50:46 -0400 People's Daily http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25817296/ A German state minister has blamed the European Union (EU) for problems in the state Landesbank banking system.Dr Werner Marnette, a minister in the government of Schleswig Holstein, said banks change... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25813484/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:07:39 -0400 BBC http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25813484/ Berlin- Germany's parliament met Thursday to approve the deployment of up to 300 troops to assist in airborne surveillance operations in Afghanistan. The soldiers will crew and provide maintenance for... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25813696/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:22:26 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25813696/ BERLIN -- German media festival and confab the Cologne Conference has added a new section focusing on independent cinema. The Independent section will screen indie films from around the world as ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25813164/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:37:01 -0400 Hollywood Reporter http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25813164/ Berlin - The party Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes to form a coalition with after elections in September was slapped with hefty fine on Thursday for improperly declaring political donations. The pro-bu... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25813797/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:22:21 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25813797/ The 2009/10 Bundesliga season will commence on August 7 with defending champions Wolfsburg hosting their new coach Armin Veh's former side Stuttgart at the VW-Arena. http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25813800/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:14:14 -0400 Soccernet http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25813800/ Germany's triumph at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship completes a remarkable year for the nation's age-group sides. Victory for Horst Hrubesch's team in Malmo on Monday added the U21 title... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25813493/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:38:36 -0400 UEFA http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25813493/ -(Dow Jones)- German Economics Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said Thursday Magna International Inc. (MGA) is actively pursuing its goal to take a stake in http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25813795/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:22:53 -0400 Morning Star http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25813795/ It took some time, but now it's official. Former Goldman Sachs banker Phil Murphy is expected to become the next US ambassador to Berlin. SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that the office of the German presi... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25810516/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:07:46 -0400 Spiegal Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25810516/ "It is decided. I want to leave," French sports daily L'Equipe Thursday quoted Ribery as saying. "Yes, it will be Real or nothing." Real have been after Ribery for weeks as part of a pan-European spen... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25810791/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:03:47 -0400 New Kerala http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25810791/ Hamburg - Champions VfL Wolfsburg have a tough start to the new Bundesliga season with a home match against last season's third-place finisher VfB Stuttgart, the German Football League's fixtures rele... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25810787/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:55:15 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25810787/ Prague - The Czech Republic's eurosceptic President Vaclav Klaus described the recent verdict by Germany's top court that the stalled EU Lisbon treaty was compatible with the country's constitution as... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25810788/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:55:13 -0400 Earth Times http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25810788/ BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday she wanted next week's G8 summit to send a strong signal to Iran, but also stressed it was important to keep open the possibility of... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25810526/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:47:48 -0400 The Star http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25810526/ The European Commission has launched an investigation into Lufthansa’s bid to take over Austrian Airlines saying the deal could reduce choice and increase fares for passengers. http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25810789/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:03:31 -0400 DW-World http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25810789/ DUBAI, UAE, July 02, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company and member of Dubai Holding, has announced the appointment of four new General Managers for h... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25807671/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:22:24 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25807671/ German pharmaceutical group Celesio AG plans to open more than 100 pharmacies in Sweden, the company said Wednesday as Sweden's nearly 40-year-long state monopoly on drug sales came to an end.The comp... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25804804/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:31:31 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25804804/ So-called "overhang seats," a peculiar aspect of Germany's complex electoral system, might give Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives an unexpected boost in the upcoming elections. The Social Democ... http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25805049/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:29:48 -0400 Spiegal Online http://story.europesun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0b761d844c35f1be/id/25805049/