Tag: Germany

Germany supports start to EU-US free trade talks

Germany wants EU-US free trade talks to start next week, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said Wednesday, despite a rift over US spying and online...

Regional integration key to economic development, says Pak envoy to Germany

Pakistan attaches immense importance to its relations with its neighbouring countries as regional economic integration through enhancing all-encompassing connectivity will benefit all regional countries....

Thousands flee as German dam bursts

Thousands of people have been evacuated to safety in eastern Germany after a dam burst on the swollen River Elbe and farmland was flooded...

Germany supports Nawaz’s reforms agenda

German Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel on Tuesday congratulated Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on his election and assured him of her country's continued support in...

Germany pledges $130m to help flood victims

At least 12 people have been killed in central Europe as floodwater inundates large areas of Germany, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia and the Czech...

Recovery in Germany is faster than elsewhere

THE recovery from the Great Recession has been slow, or even nonexistent, in most of the developed world. But not in Germany. In Germany, alone among...

Good Friday dancing ban has Germany in a twist

No, the "Tanzverbot" isn't the latest German dance craze. It's quite the opposite: the decades-old law that bans all organized dancing in Germany on...

Pakistani man arrested for military espionage in Germany

A Pakistani man working in a German technology research centre was arrested on Friday and detained on suspicion of military espionage, Germany’s state prosecutor...

Punjab govt signs energy deal with German and Austrian companies

The Punjab government signed agreements with two companies, from Austria and Germany, on solar and hydel projects in Cholistan. Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz...

Germany marks 80th anniversary of Hitler’s rise

Germany is marking the 80th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's rise to power with a solemn ceremony at a memorial site in what was the...

Brand-new island emerges off Germany

There’s a new piece of Germany. Over the course of just 10 years, a 34-acre island has developed 16 miles off the country’s coast,...

Germany rocked organ donor scandal

Prosecutors are investigating an organ donor scandal in the east German city of Leipzig in which doctors allegedly manipulated an organ waiting list. Three...

Fresh raid at Deutsche Bank offices in Germany

Deutsche Bank offices have been searched for the second time in a week, the German bank said on Thursday, adding the latest were linked...

France, Germany bury hatchet to nail EU bank deal

France and Germany, seemingly set on divergent political paths, pulled out all the stops Thursday to lay the symbolic foundation stone towards greater eurozone...

Germany serves up three tonne cake

Everyone loves Christmas cake but the town of Dresden, Germany takes the holiday treat to new heights - literally. In celebration of the annual...

Pakistan push Germany out of medal hunt

Germany – Pakistan 1-2 (1-0 halftime) Pakistan earned a spot in the 2012 Champions Trophy semi-finals after stunning defending Olympic Champion and World #1 Germany in...

Erotic zoo causes Germany to reinstate bestiality laws

It turns out “erotic zoos” are tough to ignore. The Daily Telegraph reports that bestiality laws have been off the books in Germany ance...