Stocks rallied Thursday on better-than-expected U.S. economic readings and Germany's vote of approval for expanding the eurozone's bailout fund.
DRESDEN, Germany -- The Brazilian journalists came running toward Hope Solo here on Saturday morning. As soon as the U.S. goalkeeper had finished an interview with me in the lobby of the team hotel, a top Brazilian TV network asked Solo if she would "send a kiss" on video to a male sports anchor back home who has become infatuated with her during the Women's World Cup.
A child in eastern Ohio died Wednesday in a school bus wreck that injured the driver and several other children, a school official said.
It's been 20 years since the Berlin Wall came down in Germany, and unification seems like old news. From a traveler's point of view, the business at hand seems to be to keep the economy going and visitors entertained. Things are changing in Switzerland as well. Germany's southern neighbor continues to impress me with the creative, constructive, and democratic ways it grapples with various challenges. Here are a few changes you'll encounter in both countries in 2010.
A German man was convicted Wednesday of murder and sentenced to life in prison for the fatal stabbing of an Egyptian woman, a Dresden, Germany, a court spokesman said.
The verdict in the trial of a German man accused of stabbing to death a pregnant Muslim woman in a courtroom has been postponed because of new evidence, a spokesman for the Dresden state court told CNN Tuesday.
A German man accused of stabbing to death a pregnant Muslim woman in a Dresden courtroom went on trial Monday -- in the same court and amid tight security.
The much-maligned symbol of motoring in Communist East Germany, the Trabant, is set to make an unlikely comeback as a concept car at this year's International Motor Show in Frankfurt.
Hundreds of Egyptians took part Monday in the funeral of Marwa Sherbini, an Egyptian woman who was stabbed to death last week in the German city of Dresden in a crime believed to be racially motivated.
Intrepid travelers have a few more destinations to add to their list of must-sees after the annual update of The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage list.
Many sights in Germany and Austria have been renovated in the last year or two to better display this region's rich heritage, making 2009 a good time to visit.
We have all heard that time-worn phrase trotted out about everyone having at least one book inside them, and most of us like to believe it's true.
A group of middle-aged Germans is standing in a room full of underwear. No, this isn't the preamble to a joke. The location is the DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) Museum in the eastern city of Dresden --- an Aladdin's cave of Ostalgie, the term coined to refer to nostalgia for the days of the communist system.
You haven't experienced Christmas lights until you've seen nearly four miles of them artfully hung in patterns dictated by Tiffany's head designer in Copenhagen's famed historic amusement park, Tivoli Gardens -- and that's not counting the 1,800 strands dramatically draped on the lakeside willows.
After a whirlwind week in the U.S. with Angelina and the children, the actor heads to a Berlin-area movie set
A spot on the World Heritage List means prestige and tourist dollars. But does UNESCO have the teeth to protect its sites?
Time.com: The Nanking Nightmareupdated: Fri Jan 04 2008 12:20:00
A new documentary revisits perhaps the most horrifying "incident" in modern warfare
German police have charged the leader of a leading far-right political party with inciting racial hatred after he recommended Adolf Hitler's former deputy for the Nobel peace prize.
An auction house in England plans to sell board games that German children played during World War II, winning points by destroying British cities and ships.
Nazi-era games up for auction
The former East Germany, once one of the world's gloomiest places, has become home to one of the world's brightest industries: solar power.
Kurt Vonnegut, whose absurdist visions and cynical outlook infused such books as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," has died. He was 84.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has vowed to remain "an influence" on his country's future even after stepping down from office in 2008. Here's all you should know about the ex-spy turned statesman.
When it comes to crossing the line, bold-faced names rarely disappoint.
While rummaging through an old box, my daughter, Claire, came across the stuffed bear I'd had when I was her age, a deeply loved creature named Teddy. "How come Teddy has no fur?" she asked. "Why doesn't she have eyes?" I explained that my cousin's dog had chewed up Teddy when I was a kid. She was aghast.
Consider these facts: Americans in combat, in a far-away country, fighting against an enemy that may lurk behind every wall, in every home.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has said if his Social Democratic Party wants him to, he will step down. However, party leaders appear to be in no rush to ditch him.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has said he is prepared for coalition talks with other parties without "any form of preconditions" in a search for a stable new government.
Angela Merkel and Gerhard Schroeder both took their campaigns to eastern Germany last week. Merkel faced heckles and catcalls in Wittenberg while Schroeder received a lackluster reception in Dresden.
It's probably silly to worry about destabilizing the marriage of novelists Nicole Krauss and Jonathan Safran Foer by comparing their books, because the couple is so clearly asking for it.
His name is Oskar Schell.
Fortune: Los Angelesupdated: Mon May 01 2000 00:01:00
An hour: Who says L.A. has no history? For 73 years the Delgado family, at Candelas Guitars (2724 Cesar Chavez Avenue, 323-261-2011), has been handcrafting guitars in rosewood and mahogany for the ...
Hear it? That high-pitched, annoying, constant background noise? Maybe it's coming from the office next to yours, or from that little knot of people who have stopped to gossip in the hallway. Maybe...
He's young, he's personable -- and he's the worst thing that's happened to pigs in Germany since sauerkraut. Meet Jurgen Bohn, 32, economics minister for Thuringen, one of the most economically des...
Fortune: . . . AND VICE VERSAupdated: Mon Jul 30 1990 00:01:00
Not only is the U.S. starting to invest in Eastern Europe -- Eastern Europe is starting to invest here as well. Earlier this year Planeta, a printing press manufacturer near Dresden, East Germany, ...
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