The hijacking of two ships over the weekend highlights the difficulties Western navies face combating piracy..
No other political party in Germany is put under more pressure to ‘confront its past’ than..
Economics Minister Rainer Bruederle began his two-day trip to China with warnings of a “trade war.”..
The Munich Oktoberfest is celebrating its 200th anniversary by reserving a corner of the Wiesn as..
Along with many other prejudices, eastern Germany has had to contend with a reputation for neo-Nazism...
Beer in Palestine? Oompah music in Ho Chi Minh City? With Munich’s legendary beer bash Oktoberfest..
Being honored by the Fatherland: Germany’s Federal Cross of Merit
- 7th August 2010,
Where the UK has its knighthood, and France its Legion of Honour, Germany rewards its loyal..
Renewable energy technology developing faster than expected
- 5th August 2010,
The Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Technology has reported a marked progress in the capacity of renewable..
The commemoration ceremony for Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg and his co-conspirators takes place at the..
New report reveals shocking state of German education system
- 16th June 2010,
One in six Germans aged between 20 and 30 has no vocational qualification and is no..