Germany to continue subsidizing poorer east
Subsidies for former communist east Germany will continue past their 2009 expiration date, the German government announced on Wednesday amid disagreements about how large the payments should be.
Day: May 14, 2008
Jol named new Hamburg SV coach
Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Jol has been named as the new coach of Bundesliga side Hamburg SV, according to reports in the German media on Wednesday.
Subprime crisis hits earnings at Deutsche Post
German logistics group Deutsche Post reported a wider-than-expected 18.4 percent drop in first quarter earnings on Wednesday as turbulence on financial markets hit earnings at its Postbank banking unit.
Schiffer disrobes for Vogue ‘sex’ issue
Sex, according to the current edition of German Vogue, is retired supermodel Claudia Schiffer - pictured topless for an issue dedicated to fashion photographer Mario Testino's depiction of eroticism.
Probing Potsdam’s peculiar possibilities
Potsdam might be a popular tourist destination on the outskirts of Berlin, but Daniel Miller discovers there’s more to Brandenburg’s quirky capital than just palaces and parks.
Merkel double seeks own office
A professional Angela Merkel impersonator is looking for her own place in the political spotlight in the northern German city of Lübeck.
Berlin denies snubbing Dalai Lama
Berlin has designated Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul to meet the Dalai Lama on behalf of the government during his upcoming visit to Germany, a spokesman said Wednesday.
German authorities to warn against Left party extremists
Germany's domestic intelligence agency will reportedly warn against communist extremist infiltration of the hard-line socialist Left party, in an official report to be presented on Thursday.
Köhler calls financial markets a ‘monster’
German President Horst Köhler has attacked banks for allowing global financial markets to become a "monster" that nearly caused a "collapse" as a result of the US subprime crisis.
Polar bear Snowflake flops in Nuremberg
The hordes expected to visit Germany’s latest polar bear cub sensation, Snowflake at the zoo in Nuremberg, didn’t materialize over the holiday weekend, as people were put off by all the hype.
Merkel to talk energy and trade in Brazil
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to discuss renewable energy and trade in Brazil on Wednesday as she begins her first state visit to Latin America.
Hunt for WWII survivors continues over 60 years later
Nazi prison camp records long closed to everyone but family members have now been opened to researchers hunting for survivors of World War II, writes AFP’s Francis Curta.