» German Government at Odds Over New Stimulus Package
05/01/09 07:15 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
Leaders of Germany's coalition government meet on Monday to agree on the outlines of a second economic stimulus package. But deep divisions on the best way forward are evident.
» Search Expanded for Art Stolen from Berlin Gallery
04/01/09 14:59 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
Police widened their search Sunday for 30 works of art, including prints by Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, that were stolen from a Berlin gallery on New Year's Eve.
» Hundreds Protest Neo-Nazi March in Germany
03/01/09 19:56 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
Some 1,000 people held a demonstration on Saturday, Jan. 3, in response to a march organized by the far-right NPD party in the southern German city where a police chief was stabbed by a suspected neo-Nazi.
» Germany's Rich Lose Billions in Credit Crunch
03/01/09 15:14 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
The global reverberations of the financial crisis have severely shaken the stock portfolios of Germany's richest families. Some 40 billion euros ($55 billion) have been lost by the country's wealthiest people.
» Injured German State Premier Conscious and in Stable Condition
03/01/09 11:03 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
The premier of the eastern German state of Thuringia, Dieter Althaus, has been successfully revived from an artificially induced coma after a severe skiing accident this week in Austria.
» Jump in Number of Iraqi Refugees Coming to Germany
03/01/09 07:52 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
The growing persecution of religious minorities in Iraq has led to a steep rise in the number of Iraqis seeking refuge in Germany, official figures showed Friday.
» Berlin Refugee Camp Closes After 55 Years
02/01/09 16:12 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
For many, the Marienfelde Refugee Center in Berlin was a first stop-off point, a place where people could prepare for a new life in the West after turning their backs on Communist Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
» Diverging Interests as US, Germany Tackle Iranian Question
02/01/09 15:25 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
A US think tank has warned that diplomacy would not stop Iran's nuclear program and that harsher sanctions against Tehran should be adopted, a move that could drive a wedge between the White House and Germany.
» Germans Disappointed by Reunification, New Poll Shows
02/01/09 11:40 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
Almost 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, most Germans are disappointed at what the country has achieved since reunification, a new survey shows.
» German State Premier Seriously Injured in Skiing Accident
02/01/09 07:12 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
The premier of the eastern German state of Thueringia, Dieter Althaus, remains hospitalized but is out of imminent danger after a severe skiing accident Thursday in Austria.
