Chancellor Angela Merkel has captured a landslide victory in German elections for guiding Europe’s top economy unharmed through the debt crisis.
Nigeria’s sharp decline in inflation may be caused by a new 50% cash reserve requirement on public sector deposits held at commercial banks.
Angela Merkel is favoured to remain German chancellor for another four years as voting gets underway in the country.
Germany has rejected a suggestion it might have contributed to the sarin attack in Damascus after it was revealed the country sold chemicals to Syria.
Drivers have expressed anger as BMW faces huge lag times in replacing parts due to a new supply-management system at its central warehouse.
German power company RWE is shutting six domestic plants as the sector tots up the cost of the government’s energy policy turnaround.
Some believe German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to take 18 days’ leave with just over a month to elections could be good for her campaign.
Everyone glows with health and happiness in Bad Füssing. As Ines Schumacher discovers, there’s definitely something in the water…
Germany’s Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle has lauded South Africa for its interventions in strife-torn countries on the African continent.
A dispute at a farm has left Zanu-PF caught between wanting to protect foreign investors and risking incurring the anger of its key support base.
Germany has said it would supply two transport planes for the mission against rebels in Mali, in a bid to assist the country’s fragile government.
Spain’s run of 24 qualifying wins was halted by France, while Germany spectacularly collapsed to allow Sweden to draw 4-4.
In the sleepy, picturesque towns and villages of southwest Germany, the paragons of thrift are doing what they do best.
Germany is not just Europe’s biggest economy and the message from the eurozone’s paymaster is simple: if we can do it, so can you.
A gunman has killed four hostages in south-west Germany before shooting himself while resisting eviction from his apartment building.
Merkel’s acceptance of the crisis-fighting measures at the euro summit is being heralded as a victory for French, Italian and Spanish presidents.
Coach Joachim Loew has told his team to forget past disappointments and focus on beating Italy in the Euro 2012 semifinal as Germany hunt a win.
Meeting at President Obama’s Camp David retreat, the G8 club of developed nations have focussed their discussions on growth and fiscal reforms.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has added her voice to calls to bolster the European Investment Bank and to use EU infrastructure funds more flexibly.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says it would be ‘catastrophic’ to allow Greece to leave the eurozone because of its debt problems.
Joachim Gauck has become German president with a majority, marking the first time a former communist east candidate will serve as head of state.
A leading Jewish human rights group has demanded "exemplary action" after anti-Semitic attacks on Israeli player Itay Shechter.
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel appears to be getting support on the fiscal compact, but is left increasingly isolated over Greece.
Keynes suggested a means to restoring equilibrium between nations after the Great Depression and it may be an idea whose time has come.
Germany’s Jewish community has expressed shock after ultra-Orthodox protesters in Israel donned Holocaust symbols, including yellow stars.
A lack of confidence among investors in the prospects for the eurozone has pushed the value of the euro down against the US dollar and the yen.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says the new year will probably be worse than the last but Germany should be able to withstand it.
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/ 27 December 2011
Every week brought more dire forecasts in the battle to save Europe’s economic club but 2012 will be its worst year yet.
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/ 23 December 2011
Archbishop Rowan Williams’s decision to probe the diocese of Chichester will throw the spotlight on abuse by clergy in the Anglican Church.
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/ 21 December 2011
Positive sentiment is being driven by a new measure by the ECB to pump liquidity into the markets, analysts say.
Europe has divided in a historic rift with a majority of countries led by Germany and France moving ahead with a treaty, leaving Britain isolated.
France and Germany are to sound out European leaders about their plan to defuse the eurozone’s debt crisis, to rally support before an EU summit.