Belgium mistrusts the way Germany managed sale of Opel, demands EU probeSeptember 11th, 2009 Belgium wants EU to probe Opel-GM decisonsBRUSSELS — Belgium wants the European Union to investigate the sale of General Motors Co.'s European unit Opel amid misgivings Germany allegedly sought to protect its own plants at the cost of others. "I think the German government sought its own advantage," said Belgian vice premier Joelle Milquet after it became clear that the plant in Antwerp would be wound down but none would be closed in Germany.
Officials from 6 nations in Iran talks to meet in Germany this weekAugust 31st, 2009 6 nations to hold meeting on Iran in GermanyBERLIN — Officials from six countries trying to address concerns about Iran's nuclear program will meet in Germany this week, the government in Berlin said Monday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Jens Ploetner said the meeting would be held at "high civil servant level." His ministry later said it would take place Wednesday near Frankfurt.
Germany arrests terror suspect with alleged links to cell plotting attacks against US targetsAugust 28th, 2009 Germany arrests suspect linked to US targets plotFRANKFURT — German authorities have arrested another suspect allegedly linked to a radical Islamic terror cell that plotted to attack U.S. targets in Germany, prosecutors said Friday.
Germany fears terror attacks ahead of electionsJuly 11th, 2009 ASPERG - Terrorists are planning an attack in Germany ahead of general elections Sep 27, Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Saturday. He said "friendly" intelligence services had informed their German counterparts of internet discussions about a possible attack designed to disrupt the parliamentary vote.
Germany to send spy planes to AfghanistanJuly 3rd, 2009 BERLIN - Germany will send its advanced Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft to Afghanistan to help the NATO forces in the fight against Taliban, a media report said Friday. The decision to send four AWACS to the Central Asian nation was approved by the German parliament Thursday, the Online news agency reported.
Three German soldiers die in Afghanistan gunbattleJune 23rd, 2009 BERLIN - Three German soldiers died in a gunfight in the northern Afghanistan region of Kunduz Tuesday, Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung said. The three soldiers were taking evasive action with their armoured vehicle when they were involved in a fatal accident, sources told DPA.
German foreign minister: 2 German women presumed killed in YemenJune 16th, 2009 Germany: 2 citizens presumed killed in YemenBERLIN — Germany vowed Tuesday to do everything in its power to find and safely return a German family missing in Yemen, where three women who disappeared with them have been found dead. Yemeni authorities said nine foreigners disappeared Friday while on an outing in the remote northern province of Saada.
German official says Berlin has turned down US request to take 2 Guantanamo prisonersJune 11th, 2009 Germany says it turns down 2 Gitmo transfersBERLIN — A German government spokesman says the U.S. asked Berlin to consider taking two prisoners from Guantanamo Bay but Germany turned down the request.
Germany seeks Iran's help for restoring peace in AfghanistanMay 28th, 2009 BERLIN - German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung said Iran has an important role to play in Afghanistan as the global community look for ways to stabilise the worsening security situation in that country. Jung said Iran could have an "important influence" in fighting cross-border drug trafficking, which is a major source of revenue fuelling the Afghan insurgency.
German soldier killed in Afghanistan as foreign minister in Kabul for talks with leadersApril 29th, 2009 German soldier killed in AfghanistanBERLIN — A German soldier was killed during an attack on a patrol in Afghanistan on Wednesday as Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier held talks with the nation's leader in Kabul. Four other German soldiers were lightly wounded when a patrol came under fire northwest of Kunduz, the Defense Ministry said.
Mel Brooks, co-author of Hitler comedy, has long association with GermanyApril 26th, 2009 'Producers' co-author has old memories of BerlinAs a Berlin theater prepared to open its production of "The Producers," Mel Brooks, the actor, comedian and director behind the show, reminisced to The Associated Press about past visits to Germany and reflected on the symbolism of playing the Third Reich for laughs in the German capital. Brooks, 82, was a U.S.
4 men go on trial over foiled 2007 terrorist plot in GermanyApril 22nd, 2009 4 go on trial in foiled German terror plotDUESSELDORF, Germany — Four men are going on trial Wednesday for allegedly plotting to attack U.S. and German targets in central Germany in 2007.
Rocket attack on Afghan base visited by German leaderApril 6th, 2009 KUNDUZ - A German military base in Afghanistan came under rocket fire shortly after a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday, a government spokesman said in Berlin. Two missiles were fired at the base in Kunduz 20 minutes after the chancellor left, deputy government spokesman Thomas Steg said.
Al Qaeda video sends warning to GermanyJanuary 17th, 2009 BERLIN - Germany was urged to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in a video believed to have been made by a member of the terrorist network Al Qaeda. A German-speaker wearing a black turban and facecloth that left only his eyes visible spoke in the 30-minute video, which was posted on the internet Saturday.
Germany condemns Afghan suicide attackJanuary 16th, 2009 BERLIN - Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier condemned Saturday's suicide bombing near the German embassy in Kabul as 'barbaric act'. In a statement, the minister said: 'Germany remains committed to Afghanistan.
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