Tag: German
Europe watches as German unions battle for more pay
BERLIN: Emboldened by an economy running at full steam, workers in other sectors of the German economy are following the call of the metalworkers'...
German conservative urges SPD to end coalition talks
BERLIN: A leading member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives has urged Social Democrats (SPD) to finish coalition talks within two to three weeks, warning...
German prosecutors bring charges against top Iranian cleric
BERLIN: Germany's federal prosecutor's office is examining whether to bring charges against a senior Iranian cleric who has been mentioned as a possible future...
A German’s love affair with Indian cinema
Munich-born German, Josef Wirsching has worked on more than 17 Hindi and Urdu films as the cinematographer of Bombay Talkies, a studio set up by the...
John Lennon’s diaries recovered by German police after theft
BERLIN: German police presented on Tuesday diaries, pairs of glasses and other items belonging to late Beatle John Lennon that were stolen from his...
German parties see progress in coalition talks despite differences
BERLIN: German parties cited progress on Friday after three weeks of talks about a three-way coalition, with their leaders due to thrash out remaining...
German man arrested for trying to launch explosives on airplane
LONDON: A young man around 20 years of age was arrested for allegedly attempting to launch explosives on an airplane in Western Sweden, according...
Merkel to chart 2017 election battle at party congress
After Donald Trump’s shock victory, Francois Hollande’s decision not to seek re-election and populism on the rise, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is next up...
Audi AG keen to assemble vehicles in Pakistan
German carmaker Audi AG has expressed its interest in setting up an assembly plant in Pakistan and has also submitted a letter to the...
Worst start in Rio cause for German concern
Germany off to its worst start at an Olympics, there is cause for German concern in Rio de Janeiro where their athletes have yet...
Erdogan loses appeal against German media boss
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lost a German court battle against a top media boss on Tuesday when his appeal in a bitter row...
CADD minister lauds construction of new blood center in Islamabad
Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Minister of State Dr Tariq Fazal Choudhury said with the construction of the new modern blood centre in...
German companies asked to use liberal investment regime in Pakistan
German Ambassador Ina Lepel called on Federal Minister for Finance Senator Ishaq Dar and discussed the investment opportunities in Pakistan.
The envoy informed the minister...
German triple agent gets eight years in jail
A Munich court handed down on Thursday an eight-year prison sentence to a German former intelligence agent who spied for both the CIA and...
German anti-Islam PEGIDA leader summoned on hate speech charges
The founder of Germany's xenophobic and anti-Islam group PEGIDA has been summoned to court on hate speech charges for describing refugees as "cattle" and...
Pak-German Renewable Energy Forum to be launched soon: German envoy
Ambassador of Germany to Pakistan Ina Lepel Saturday said Pak-German Renewable Energy Forum (REF) would be launched to help bring together and connect Pakistani-German...
Four dead, 150 hurt in German train crash
Four people were killed when two trains collided head-on in the southern German state of Bavaria on Tuesday, a police spokesman said, adding about...
