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Top German officials on Monday began hammering out a new economic stimulus package that could be worth up to €50 billion over the next two years, even though economists believe it is unlikely to avert a deep recession in Europe's...

Germany's fractious coalition will squabble this week over a second boost for the ailing economy, but on Sunday Chancellor Angela Merkel first had to restore harmony among her own conservative allies. Sparks were set to fly at a meeting in...

Italy's Armin Zoggeler won a Viessmann World Cup luge event in Germany. The leader was 0.36 seconds faster than David Moller of Germany. Another German, Felix Loch came in third place...He then recorded a 47.450 for a total of one...

Experts disposed of four unexploded World War II bombs in a western German city in an operation Sunday that prompted authorities to evacuate some 15,000 residents. The bombs were found near empty houses in Osnabrueck, some of which once accommodated...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the 70th anniversary of the Nazi pogrom "Kristallnacht" on Sunday by warning against complacency in the fight against anti-Semitism. Merkel was speaking alongside Jewish leaders at a ceremony in a Berlin synagogue that was among...

German newspaper Frankurter Allegemeinen Sonntagszeitung said Deutsche Post CEO Frank Appel was to announced the cost-cutting program on Monday. The company was already talking of a "black Monday," the paper said. Most of the layoffs are expected to take place...

The German government Wednesday has approved the new stimulus package for the country's economy, which has been announced by German Chancellor Merkel last week.     The total worth of the package was 50 billion euros (63 billion U.S. dollars), including the...

When his family moves to the country, a young boy discovers a 'farm' nearby. November 7, 2008 Writer-director Mark Herman took on tough material when he chose to adapt "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas." The 2006 young adult novel...

US - Iran German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US president-elect Barack Obama held talks on Iran's nuclear program in a telephone call, dpa quoted government spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm as saying Friday. Both sides agreed also to step up cooperation in...