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Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle

Politics

Westerwelle calls South American trip success amidst criticism

Westerwelle has called his trip to Latin America a success, but critics say he mixed business with personal interests while representing the state. Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her foreign minister. »

 
 
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German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg

Bundeswehr

Defense minister under fire for sacking general

Defense Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg has been strongly criticized for sacking General Henning Hars. The general was put into "temporary retirement" after he questioned the dismissal of a fellow officer. »

 
 

Economy

Greek debt crisis looms

Debt crisis

European leaders are set to finalize a bailout plan for Greece worth up to 22 billion euros.»

 
 

Music

Lena Meyer-Landrut

Ticket to Oslo

Lena Meyer-Landrut, 18, is Germany's big hope at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo.»

 
 

Crime

Hyatt Hotel at Potsdamer Platz

Armed robbery

Berlin police have caught one of the alleged thieves that stormed a Berlin poker tournament.»

 
 
 
Pope Benedict XVI

Religion

Pope's diocese accused of sheltering abusive priest

As an archbishop in Germany in the 1980s, current Pope Benedict XVI accepted a known paedophile priest into his diocese. The priest later sexually abused minors again.  »

 
 
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Portrait of container vessel under construction

Economy

Traditional German shipyards fear for the future

Several changes of ownership after German reunification haven't improved the outlook for the once-proud Baltic Sea shipyards of Rostock and Wismar. But now there could be a glimmer of hope on the horizon. »

 
 
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Symbol picture of Internet sales

Business

German IT-start-ups hope for better times

The finance crisis has hit young IT start-ups in Germany hard. The times when investors pumped millions into young companies are over, and the aspirations of German entrepreneurs have become much more modest. »

 
 
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sports

Formula One

Nico Rosbergs' Mercedes

German F1 domination

At the Bahrain practice session, Germany's Rosberg won the race and Schumacher came third.»

 
 

Bundesliga

Schalke's Edu celebrates with his Schalke teammates

League leaders

Schalke go top of the German Bundesliga standings after 2-1 victory over Stuttgart.»

 
 

Soccer

Theo Zwanziger

Zwanziger stays

The DFB board unanimously voted to support president Theo Zwanziger amid a referee scandal.»

 
 
 
A view of the nuclear power plant 'Jose Cabrera' in central Spain, just outside Madrid

Nuclear

Spanish villages vie for nuclear waste dump

When Madrid announced plans to build a centralized nuclear waste repository last year, more than 100 towns surged forward to offer their land. There are now just a few in the running. But what's in it for the winner? »

 
 
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Berghain club

Entertainment

Berlin's club scene shifts the focus of tourism to the city

Young people looking to party love Germany's capital city. Every weekend, thousands of tourists come to Berlin's famous nightclubs and experience a city which is unique in Europe and around the world. »

 
 
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Ai Weiwei and his interpreter, Herta Mueller and publisher Michael Krueger

Arts

Chinese artist and Nobel laureate share views on totalitarianism

On Thursday evening, lit.COLOGNE, Germany's most prestigious literature festival, brought together Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and Nobel laureate Herta Mueller. Both use art to examine the impact of dictatorship. »

 
 

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