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The Berlinale bear hunt begins
Great international cinema in Berlin: at the 62nd International Film Festival (February 9-19) the German capital is...more
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Building bridges between Germany and China
The 2012 Year of Chinese Culture in Germany is designed to make the German people aware of the richness and diversity...more
Foreign Minister Westerwelle on the UN Security Council and Syria
Whilst in Cairo, Foreign Minister Westerwelle issued the following statement on the situation in Syria and the...more
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Cosmopolitan Master of Art
Okwui Enwezor has brought a new international dimension to contemporary art in Europe and the USA and made way for...more
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German Information Centre New Delhi
News, information and updates on Germany and its role and relations with South Asia, covering...more
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German Information Centre Pretoria
The German Information Centre Pretoria aims to be the first contact point for up-to-date...more
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The German Information Center USA (GIC) makes it easy for you to find information about...more
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Reports of bloodbath in Homs as UN struggles on Syria draft
Opposition activists have reported 260 civilian deaths due to mortar attacks in the Syrian city of Homs. The UN Security Council is preparing to vote once again on Saturday for a resolution to condemn the violence.
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Hungary's Malev airline halts operations
More than 7,000 people have been stranded after Hungarian national airline Malev announced it was grounding all its planes. Company officials say an EU order to pay back state subsidies made the business "unsustainable."
Culture
Crowdsourcing: writing history on the Internet
Internet users have been generating content on social networks for a long time. Now, archives and libraries are tapping into that resource to fill information gaps.
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Germany wins battle in Nazi war crimes case
The UN's highest court has upheld Germany's immunity from being sued in Italian national courts for war crimes committed by Nazi soldiers during the 1943-1945 occupation of Italy.
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Merkel gets highest approval rating in two years
Criticism of Angela Merkel for her tough stance on austerity in Greece appears not to have reached her own constituents. A poll gave the chancellor high approval ratings, but no relief for her scandal-ridden president.
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Germany plans special court to try soldiers
German soldiers are tried under civil, not military law. Now, the government plans to set up a central court for the prosecution of German soldiers, especially for cases related to military conflicts abroad.
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German job creation miracle is not over yet
A number of big companies in Germany have recently announced substantial layoffs. But not all industries are concerned. Experts even maintain that employment will rise further in the course of 2012.
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German authorities arrest another suspected accomplice of neo-Nazi terror group
Another man has been arrested in Germany, accused of having ties to the neo-Nazi terror group known as the National Socialist Underground.
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Germany to hire more immigrants into civil service
Immigrants are far under-represented in Germany's public sector - a fact which Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she wants to change, after leading a national integration summit in Berlin.
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Voice recording of 19th-century German chancellor Bismarck found in US
An 1889 voice recording of Otto von Bismarck, Germany's Iron Chancellor, has been identified in the US. The sound is distorted, but Bismarck can be heard singing the French national anthem among others.
World
Russians brave frigid temperatures in pro- and anti-Putin rallies
Russians have gathered in Moscow at rival demonstrations supporting and opposing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, despite sub-zero temperatures. The anti-Putin rally is seen as a big test for the opposition movement.
World
Cold snap takes heavy toll in Eastern Europe
Severe cold has killed at least 164 people in Eastern Europe as temperatures in some areas plummet to record lows. Ukraine has reported some 38 new fatalities while Poland has recorded eight additional deaths.
World
Paris opens investigation into cause of Concordia shipwreck
French prosecutors have launched a probe into the cause of the Costa Concordia shipwreck. The cruise liner ran aground on January 13 and the half-sunken ship is posing an environmental threat.
Culture
Polish Nobel poet Szymborska dies, aged 88
Wislawa Szymborska, the 1996 Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet, has lost her battle with lung cancer. Szymborska died in her sleep at her home in Krakow.
Business
Human Rights - a joint mission
The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) prosecutes human rights violations worldwide. This has other international courts eager to find out how the ECHR operates.
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