Court cannot ban woman with fake driving license
A woman who admitted she never passed a driving test but bought a fake Filipino driving license has been told by a court she can continue driving on German roads. Read More…
Cyber-defence centre opens amid IT warning
Germany will open a special cyber-defence facility on Thursday amid warnings the country’s infrastructure is at serious risk from internet attacks by hackers and terrorists. The National Cyber Defence Centre in Bonn will be dedicated to thwarting such threats, according to German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich. Read More…
Row over Greek – Aid Merkel’s Hard Line Annoys European Partners
Berlin’s insistence on involving private creditors in a new Greek bailout has made Germany unpopular with some of its European partners, including the ECB. Hopes are high that Friday’s summit between Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will lead to a breakthrough. But if she backs down, Merkel […]
Westerwelle warns of Mideast peace problems
Berlin believes unilateral moves – such as declaring Palestinian independence – would be “very counterproductive” to the Middle East peace process, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle warned on Tuesday. Westerwelle, who spoke after talks with Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad in Ramallah, did not specifically refer to Palestinian plans […]
Pilot killed in zeppelin crash
The pilot of a zeppelin was killed and three passengers had to leap to safety when the aircraft caught fire and crashed in central Germany Sunday evening, a police spokesman said. The accident happened at the Reichelsheim aerodrome, near Friedberg in central Germany as the aircraft was coming in to […]
Nowitzki crowns career with NBA championship
Dirk Nowitzki led the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA basketball championship on Sunday night, contributing 21 points to their 105–95 victory over Miami Heat. The German forward was named the most valuable player of the Finals. Nowitzki battled injury and illness during the best-of-seven series, but still managed to average […]
The $7 Million Fake – Forgery Scandal Embarrasses International Art World
More details are emerging about what is thought to be Germany’s biggest postwar art forgery scandal. The affair casts an unflattering light on a leading German art historian who authenticated a fake artwork supposedly painted by German surrealist Max Ernst. The piece was sold for $7 million to Daniel Filipacchi, a […]
Germans want more direct democracy
A new study says that Germans are becoming less and less interested in traditional, party-based democracy, and want more referendums and more direct influence in political issues. Read More…
Westerwelle makes surprise trip to Libya
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle made a surprise trip to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi in eastern Libya on Monday. The symbolic trip was kept secret for security reasons. Read More…
Germany slams Danish border control plan
As Denmark prepares for a final vote Friday on introducing border controls on its border with Germany as well as Sweden, a diplomatic war of words has heated up between the German and Danish government. Read More…
Christians fundamentalist view – Father Kidnaped his four children
Still no trace of a german father, who kidnapped his four childeren and probably went to Sudan. Living seperate from his wife and children, he took the childeren for a bicycle ride and stoled their passport from the appartment. Christians fundamentalist view The police assume that he has settled […]
Berlin open to Libyan peacekeeping role
Germany has so far refused pressure from its NATO allies to join the militarily mission against Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, but Berlin said Thursday it might send troops to the North African country after he’s been deposed. Read More…
Family accused of enslaving woman
A German family of three has been arrested on charges of keeping a 20-year-old woman as a slave for nearly a year in their home until her escape last weekend, prosecutors said Thursday. Read More…
Uzbek-German cooperation developing
UzA, Iroda Umarova, 9 June 2011, 21:24 The intergovernmental negotiations on financial and technical cooperation between Uzbekistan and the Federal Republic of Germany were held in Tashkent on 9 June. The event was attended by the heads of ministries and departments related to foreign economic relations, trade, investment, economy, banking and […]
Obama to pressure Merkel on Libya
US President Barack Obama will ask Angela Merkel for a stronger German contribution to the military intervention in war-torn Libya when the chancellor visits Washington on Monday, according to a media report. Read More…
Catholic doctors offer homeopathic ‘treatment’ for homosexuality
German gay and lesbian groups are outraged at an item posted on the website of an association of Catholic doctors that offers psychotherapy and homeopathic treatment for homosexuality. The Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany (LSVD) has called the offer of advice an “insult” and an “imposition,” and accused the […]
Germany to quit nuclear power by 2022
Germany on Monday announced plans to become the first major industrialised power to shut down all its nuclear plants in the wake of the disaster in Japan, with a phaseout due to be wrapped up by 2022. Chancellor Angela Merkel said the decision, hammered out by her centre-right coalition overnight, […]
Sunniest, driest spring since 1893 recorded
Germany has registered the sunniest and driest spring since records began in 1893, the German Weather Service (DWD) said Monday. But thunderstorms could end a hot start to the week. “Germany enjoyed a summer-like spring in 2011,” said DWD meteorologist Uwe Kirsche in a statement. Read More…
Opinion – Reading Can Also Make You Dumb
The Internet makes us stupid. It robs us of our souls, leads to a flattening of our personalities and reduces our attention spans. This nonsense is now being spouted from an unexpected source: Bill Keller, the executive editor of the Internet-savvy New York Times. The demonization of tools, not despite […]
Saudi Arabia: German tourism reps leave expo after Haia behavior — report
By ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Outraged over the maltreatment of one of its female representatives by members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia), the German Tourism Commission abruptly bowed out Wednesday of the Riyadh International Exhibition for Travel. Regional director for sales and marketing […]