The Obamas Are Here: Air Force One Lands in Berlin
Barack Obama and his family arrived on Tuesday night for the US president’s first visit to the German capital since assuming office. Air Force One has landed, and the American leader will stay for 25 hours. … SPIEGEL ONLINE – International More...
Attacking Obama ‘shows European weakness’
German outrage at the US President has peaked as Barack Obama is due in Berlin. But accusing him of Stasi methods over the surveillance scandal borders on defamation, argues Malte Lehming in political magazine Cicero…. The More...
Deutsche Bahn fires staff in corruption clean-up
Deutsche Bahn has fired more than 30 managers who were involved in bribery – and is withdrawing from a slew of countries where corruption is rife…. The Local – Germany’s news in English More...
Picture This: G8 Fakes
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Battling the Floods: Ships Sunk to Plug Massive Dike Breach
Three large barges were sunk over the weekend in a desparate effort to plug a massive breach in an Elbe River dike just east of Berlin. The operation became necessary due to continued flooding of several villages More...
BND to spend EUR 100 mln on internet spying
Despite the scandal over the US Prism spy programme, the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) is planning to invest €100 million to improve its internet surveillance, Spiegel Online reported on Sunday…. The More...
The Pep Challenge: A Superstar Football Coach Comes to Munich
Wildly successful football coach Pep Guardiola sought out Bayern Munich as his next challenge. But he is arriving just after the team had one of the most successful seasons the Bundesliga has ever seen. Will he More...
Zschäpe’s letter may complicate case
Accused NSU terrorist Beate Zschäpe has refused to speak in court, but she has conducted a 26-page correspondence with a radical right fellow prisoner that could complicate her defence…. The Local – More...
FDP: No German arms for Syrian rebels
The German government has refrained from criticizing the new US plan to deliver strategic weapons to the Syrian rebels out of respect for Obama, but Germany’s decision not to send weapons is correct, a Free More...
Chemical Weapons Charge: Berlin Rules out Arms for Rebels
The United States has shifted its course on Syria following chemical weapons revelations, but international support is limited. Germany refuses to arm the insurgents, and Russia is openly critical of President Obama. More...
