Germany: Belarus blocks rights official's visit

8 February 2012, 7:48 am

Germany's human rights commissioner says Belarus has blocked his plans to visit the country and meet with a jailed human rights activist.... Read More »

Germany without Kohlschreibe in Davis Cup match

8 February 2012, 7:02 am

Germany will be without Philipp Kohlschreiber for their Davis Cup match against last year's finalists Argentina as the German number two is suffering from a gastrointestinal infection.... Read More »

Germany's Kohlschreiber out of Davis Cup

8 February 2012, 7:02 am

Philipp Kohlschreiber has pulled out of Germany's Davis Cup match against Argentina in Bamberg this weekend because of the stomach flu. Kohlschreiber is Germany's No. 2 player after Florian Mayer. Captain Patrik Kuehnen has not said who will replace Kohlschreiber. Veteran Tommy Haas could ta... Read More »

Germany player Kohlschreiber out of Davis Cup

8 February 2012, 7:02 am

Philipp Kohlschreiber has pulled out of Germany's Davis Cup match against Argentina this weekend because of illness. The German tennis federation says Kohlschreiber has a stomach flu and won't be able to play in the best-of-five series in Bamberg. Kohlschreiber is ranked No. 31 and is German... Read More »

How Germany Gamed the Euro and Worsened the Crisis

8 February 2012, 6:16 am

The country's economic policies exploited the continental currency at the rest of Europe's expense. Fortunately, there may be a solution.... Read More »

Insight: The dark side of Germany's jobs miracle

8 February 2012, 3:01 am

STRALSUND, Germany (Reuters) - Anja has been scrubbing floors and washing dishes for two euros an hour over the past six years. She is bewildered when she sees newspapers hailing Germany's "job miracle." "My company exploited me," says the 50-year-old, sitting in the kitchen of her small flat in... Read More »

Germany's main union demands 6.5 pct raise

7 February 2012, 2:35 am

Germany's main workers' union says it will demand a raise of 6.5 percent for its more than two million members in upcoming negotiations with employers.IG Metall chairman Berthold Huber said the metal and ...... Read More »

Is Germany the next Bric?

6 February 2012, 8:04 pm

Ultimately, Germany does not want to lead in Europe because it isn't ready to pay the price for leadership. But adopting a 'Bric' strategy won't solve its problems. 7 Feb 2012 2:51 PM... Read More »

Germany Maps Out Financing Plan for Renewable Energies

6 February 2012, 7:00 am

BERLIN and ESSEN, Germany, February 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --E-world energy and water 2012Germany recently passed the 20 percent mark for renewable energy in the electricity mix. And the federal KfW bank ...... Read More »

Germany wages war against 'burnout'

4 February 2012, 10:48 pm

Germany, holding up better than its eurozone partners in the current debt crisis, is battling the increasingly widespread phenomenon of "burnout" which it says is costing its economy billions of euros (dollars) each year.... Read More »