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Autistic programmers wanted in Germany

2013-05-22 22:12

German software company SAP is looking to recruit people with autism as programmers and product testers, drawing on skills that can include an ability to solve complex problems.

German energy shift faces headwinds

2013-05-19 16:27

Tense engineers have their eyes peeled on complex colour-coded diagrams on a wall-sized screen that makes their control room look like the inside of a spaceship.

US rejects home-schooling asylum plea

2013-05-16 12:00

An appeals court has denied asylum to a Christian German couple hoping to home-school their children in the United States.

German economy shows modest growth

2013-05-15 09:34

The German economy eked out a return to minimal growth in an unusually cold first quarter a performance that was enough to keep Europe's biggest economy out of recession.

Justin Bieber gives up on pet monkey

2013-05-14 08:08

Teenage pop star Justin Bieber appears to have given up on his pet monkey which was seized by German customs officials in March, according to the shelter looking after "Mally".

Belated justice for Nazi guards weighed

2013-05-08 13:02

The arrest of a 93-year-old alleged former Auschwitz guard on charges of complicity in mass murder has reopened an emotional debate on whether a measure of justice can be too late in coming.

Germany arrests alleged Auschwitz guard

2013-05-06 20:03

German authorities have arrested a 93-year-old alleged former guard at the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, on charges of complicity in the mass murder of prisoners.

On-trial neo-Nazi calm as emotions flare

2013-05-06 14:02

As angry anti-racism protesters rally outside the courthouse, the woman at the centre of a landmark German neo-Nazi murder trial is the picture of calm.

'Most dangerous neo-Nazi' an enigma

2013-05-02 11:09

Prosecutors have called Beate Zschaepe Germany's most dangerous neo-Nazi and she will sit in the dock in the country's biggest far-right murder trial of the post-war period.

Germany to invest more in Africa

2013-04-30 09:40

Germany is to increase its economic investment in South Africa and other African states, says Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle.

Germany lauds SA's role in Africa

2013-04-29 16:28

Germany's Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle has lauded South Africa for its interventions in strife-torn countries on the African continent.

Earth core much hotter than thought

2013-04-25 22:32

European scientists say that a new laboratory experiment shows the Earth's core is probably much hotter than last reported 20 years ago.

Germany: Bieber's monkey going nowhere

2013-04-24 07:56

German customs authorities say Justin Bieber's monkey Mally is staying with them even though the singer has apparently asked that it be removed from an animal shelter and be placed in a zoo.

Tackle labour disputes, urges Marcus

2013-04-19 20:02

South Africa must find ways to resolve labour disputes before they undermine the economy, Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus says.

Poor little rich German kids are unhappy

2013-04-10 17:06

A UN survey has highlighted a mood of gloom among Germany's children, although they are among the world's wealthiest.

Topless protesters disrupt Putin visit

2013-04-08 12:04

Topless female demonstrators have disrupted Russian President Vladimir Putin's tour of an industrial fair with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, say reports.

Germans back Merkel's crisis management

2013-04-05 19:23

A new poll has shown Germans widely approve of Chancellor Angela Merkel's crisis management following a bailout deal for Cyprus.

Berlin: WWII bomb defused

2013-04-03 15:50

German sappers have successfully defused a World War II bomb unearthed near Berlin's main train station in a delicate operation that had snarled rail and road traffic for several hours.

Cold wipes out flea circus

2013-03-31 19:22

An entire troupe of performing fleas has fallen victim to the freezing temperatures currently gripping Germany.

Lindt loses golden bunny trademark trial

2013-03-28 16:39

Swiss premium chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli has lost a court battle to protect its gold foil-wrapped Easter bunnies from imitation by a German rival.

Cyprus knocks German business confidence

2013-03-22 12:07

German business confidence fell unexpectedly in March, weighed by weak economic data, political gridlock in Italy and the Cyprus crisis.

Helicopters collide near Berlin stadium

2013-03-21 14:10

Two helicopters have clipped each other and crashed as they landed in a snowstorm near Berlin's Olympic Stadium during a federal police exercise.

German government snubs right wing ban

2013-03-20 17:02

The German government has withheld support from a states' bid to ban a neo-Nazi party, arguing that it would be ineffective in fighting the far right and had little chance of success.

Member of Hitler assassination plot dies

2013-03-13 16:29

A former German army lieutenant who took part in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, has died at the age of 90, says a think tank he co-founded.

Snowfall brings Europe to a standstill

2013-03-12 18:32

Frankfurt's airport has closed, trains have stopped running under the English Channel, and the French army has been ordered to help clear roads — all because of an oddly late snowfall.

 
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Weekend in pictures

2013-05-20 12:15

Protests in the US and Spain, celebrations in Germany and Brazil, and much more took place over the weekend. See the pictures.

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Snake's ultra-black spots aids high-tech

2013-05-16 22:05

Scientists have identified nanostructures in the ultra-black skin markings of an African viper which could inspire the quest to create the ultimate light-absorbing material.

Germany narrowly scrapes by recession

2013-05-15 15:56

The German economy got off to an unexpectedly weak start this year, as it battled sagging exports and weak investment, official data shows.

Google ordered to change search hints

2013-05-14 21:18

A top German court has ordered Google to act on requests to remove auto-complete entries from the search engine, after a suit claimed the feature made defamatory suggestions.

Turkey - 'rising xenophobia' in Europe

2013-05-12 21:53

Turkey's foreign minister has voiced concern about rising anti-foreigner sentiment in crisis-hit Europe, on a visit to Germany where a neo-Nazi cell's bloody murder spree claimed mostly Turkish migrants among its victims.

Crisis sees rise in German immigration

2013-05-07 15:01

An influx of people from crisis-hit southern European countries like Spain, Italy and Greece has led to the biggest surge in German immigration in nearly 20 years.

Mystery shrouds 'most dangerous neo-Nazi'

2013-05-06 16:38

The woman prosecutors call Germany's most dangerous neo-Nazi has taken her place in the dock over a racist killing spree, but despite the high-profile proceedings remains an enigmatic presence.

EU backs Apple in Google patent fight

2013-05-06 12:58

Google-owned Motorola has been abusing its market dominance in Germany by filing a patent injunction against Apple, say European Union anti-trust officials.

France slams Merkel despite flexibility

2013-04-30 12:08

An attack by French Socialists on Angela Merkel coincides with concessions by the German chancellor on austerity, but five months from elections she is loathe to trumpet her flexibility.

Germany to invest more in Africa

2013-04-29 18:49

Germany is seeking new opportunities to increase economic investments in South Africa and other African states, Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle says.

Mali: Germany ready to commit troops

2013-04-27 19:00

Germany is ready to commit troops to a UN mission to Mali, an official says during a visit to the Ghanaian capital Accra.

EU to ban bee killer poison

2013-04-25 20:44

The EU appears set to impose a two-year ban on the use of insecticides blamed for a sharp and worrying decline in bee populations.

China's factories crawl, Germany's shrink

2013-04-23 13:50

China and Germany, the world's two biggest exporters, showed new signs of weakness in major business surveys, increasing doubt about the strength of global demand.

Cameron makes case over EU relationship

2013-04-13 22:55

Prime Minister David Cameron has laid out his case for renegotiating Britain's relationship with the rest of the EU in a tête-à-tête with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

North Korea 'playing with fire'

2013-04-10 17:06

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has called on North Korea to stop its "war of rhetoric" and says the isolated communist state is "playing with fire".

Court: iPhone unlocking patent invalid

2013-04-05 19:52

Germany's patent court invalidated a patent held by Apple - and contested by rivals Motorola and Samsung - on its "slide to unlock" function for smartphones, but the ruling can still be appealed.

Chinese named biggest spending tourists

2013-04-04 22:46

Chinese tourists have overtaken Germans as the world's biggest-spending travellers after a decade of robust growth in the number of Chinese holidaying abroad.

WWII bomb found near Berlin train station

2013-04-03 15:02

The discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb unearthed near Berlin's main train station has snarled rail and road traffic in the German capital, authorities say.

Justin's monkey quarantined in Germany

2013-03-30 20:26

Justin Bieber's monkey has been quarantined in Germany after the pop star arrived without papers for the animal.

Part of Berlin Wall removed

2013-03-27 15:01

Work crews backed by about 250 police have removed parts of the Berlin Wall known as the East Side Gallery to make way for an upscale building project despite protests.

Mother jailed for killing babies

2013-03-21 22:09

A German court has sentenced a married mother of two to nine years in jail for killing five of her babies whose births she had concealed.

Lufthansa strike forces flight cancelations

2013-03-21 12:00

Ground staff at Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, are staging a several-hour strike that has prompted the company to cancel hundreds of flights.

France, UK willing to arm Syrian rebels

2013-03-15 08:11

France has joined Britain in voicing its willingness to supply weapons to Syria's rebels if it cannot convince its European partners to lift an arms embargo as the conflict enters its third year.

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Heavy snow in Europe

2013-03-13 09:35

Hundreds of passengers have been stranded, airports have been closed and the French army has been called in to clear roads as heavy snow battered parts of Europe.

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6 children die in German fire

2013-03-10 14:19

A fire has swept through an apartment building in southwestern Germany, killing at least seven people, including six children.

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