Tag: Germany
Shock win over Germany could help Mexico overcome last-16 jinx
MOSCOW: Mexico’s astonishing win over Germany has raised hopes that they could finally break a long-running jinx at the World Cup and go beyond...
Stunned Germany pledge to bounce back from Mexico loss
MOSCOW: Germany’s shock World Cup opening defeat to Mexico on Sunday has left their tournament plans in disarray but coach Joachim Loew sounded confident...
In coalition showdown, Merkel allies to decide on migrant plan
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies, the Christian Social Union (CSU), will decide on Monday whether to defy her by implementing a plan...
Mexicans jubilant over World Cup win trigger earthquake sensors
MEXICO CITY: Mexicans jumping in jubilation on Sunday shook the ground hard enough to set off earthquake detectors and throngs danced in the streets...
How the World Cup favourites are shaping up
SOCHI, Russia: The phoney war is over and most of the big guns have arrived in Russia ahead of the start of the World...
Germany is my favourite team in FIFA 2018 WC, says Afridi
KARACHI: Former ODI and T20 captain of Pakistan cricket team and hard-hitting batsman Shahid Afridi said Germany is his favourite team in FIFA 2018...
France, Germany have yet to agree on eurozone reforms, says French...
PARIS: France and Germany have made progress but have yet to agree on a roadmap for euro zone reforms, a French official told Reuters...
Vietnamese human rights lawyer freed, flies to Germany: activists
HANOI: Vietnamese human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai has been freed from prison and flown to Germany, activists and a diplomat said on Friday,...
Germany: Girl, 14, killed; fugitive Iraqi suspect sought
BERLIN: German authorities said Thursday they are seeking a fugitive Iraqi asylum-seeker and have arrested a Turkish citizen over the rape and murder of...
State Department defends US envoy’s remarks after outcry in Germany
WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Tuesday defended remarks by the new US ambassador to Germany that drew condemnation from across that country’s political...
Hitler: The rise of National Socialism in Germany
Adolf Hitler, born in 1889 to Alois Hitler and Klara Hitler, was a German statesman, politician, leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party...
Germany’s AfD calls for parliamentary inquiry into Merkel’s migrant policy
BERLIN: The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party called on Thursday for a parliamentary inquiry into Chancellor Angela Merkel's migrant policy amid a scandal...
Tense Germany, Turkey mark deadly 1993 neo-Nazi attack
BERLIN: Germany will hold memorial events on Tuesday for five ethnic Turkish victims of a neo-Nazi arson attack 25 years ago, at a time...
Europe, China, Russia discussing new deal for Iran: Welt am Sonntag
BERLIN: Diplomats from Europe, China and Russia are discussing a new accord to offer Iran financial aid to curb its ballistic missile development and...
Germany sees migration-related spending of 78bn euros through 2022: report
BERLIN: Germany expects to spend around 78 billion euros on migration-related issues through 2022, including 31 billion euros to combat the root causes driving...
Britain’s May agrees with France, Germany on upholding Iran nuclear deal
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May agreed with the leaders of Germany and France on Thursday to uphold the Iran nuclear deal after meeting...
Iran nuclear accord not ideal, but best to stick with it:...
BERLIN: The best way to address international concern about Iran’s role in the region and its ballistic missile program is within the framework of...
