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German business confidence unexpectedly rebounds

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:31:03 -0400

BERLIN - A closely watched survey shows that German business confidence rebounded this month - an unexpectedly strong showing that sends a hopeful signal for Europe's biggest economy.

Hoffenheim beats Kaiserslautern 3-1 in playoff

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:28:37 -0400

FRANKFURT, Germany - Roberto Firmino scored two goals and set up another as Hoffenheim beat Kaiserslautern 3-1 in the first leg of the Bundesliga playoff on Thursday.

ECB's Draghi: 'Imperative' to set up new bank body

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:44:19 -0400

FRANKFURT, Germany - European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said it was "imperative" that Europe's leaders create a new agency with powers to restructure busted banks in order to help the region leave its economic and financial crisis behind it once and for all.

Bayern, Dortmund take rivalry to new level

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:40 -0400

LONDON - Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will take their increasingly acrimonious rivalry to a new level Saturday in the first all-German Champions League final.

Column: German domination of football? Not quite

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:26:45 -0400

PARIS - In football, is Germany a nation of chokers?

German opposition party marks bittersweet 150th

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:08:54 -0400

BERLIN - Germany's main opposition party marked a bittersweet 150th birthday on Thursday - trailing badly in polls ahead of September elections and hearing praise for its efforts to reform Europe's biggest economy from French President Francois Hollande, a recent left-wing winner who has lost his luster.

Germany's Volker Finke appointed coach of Cameroon

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:17:15 -0400

DOUALA, Cameroon - Volker Finke has been appointed coach of the Cameroon national team to replace Jean-Paul Akono, taking charge of the struggling African power.

Werder Bremen signs striker Petersen from Bayern

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:59:07 -0400

BREMEN, Germany - Striker Nils Petersen will remain in Bremen and not return to Bayern Munich after signing a four-year deal with Werder on Thursday.

Werder Bremen wants Robin Dutt as coach

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:32:07 -0400

FRANKFURT, Germany - Werder Bremen wants Robin Dutt to become the Bundesliga club's new coach.

Hamburg parts ways with sports director Arnesen

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:17:57 -0400

HAMBURG, Germany - Hamburger SV parted ways with sports director Frank Arnesen by "mutual agreement" with immediate effect Wednesday.

Animals opt for Dortmund to win Champions League

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:37:28 -0400

BERLIN - Not literally, but the animals have spoken: Borussia Dortmund will beat Bayern Munich in the first all-German Champions League final.

EU bid to label Hezbollah wing terror group

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:55 -0400

BRUSSELS - The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday.

Austria picks Marko Arnautovic despite club ban

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:19:53 -0400

VIENNA - Austria midfielder Marko Arnautovic was selected Wednesday for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Sweden in June despite not playing club football since being banned by Werder Bremen in April for speeding.

Germans, French eye plan to create jobs for young

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:09 -0400

BERLIN - Germany and France are preparing to launch a drive to combat the problem of high European youth unemployment, which officials in Berlin say will center on trying to get business involved and make better use of already-pledged public money.

Dortmund's Goetze out of Champions League final

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:05:49 -0400

DORTMUND, Germany - Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Goetze will miss Saturday's Champions League final against Bayern Munich after failing to recover from a hamstring injury, leaving the team without one of its best players.

Germany backs terror label for Hezbollah militants

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:44:50 -0400

BERLIN - Germany says it supports adding the military wing of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah to the European Union's list of terrorist groups.

Germany celebrates composer Wagner's 200th

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:44:18 -0400

BERLIN - Germany on Wednesday celebrated the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner, the 19th-century composer whose music has been hailed as sublime art at the height of Western culture even as he remains tainted by his visceral anti-Semitic views, which later found favor with the Nazis.

Badstuber to miss 10 months following knee surgery

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:30:04 -0400

MUNICH - Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber will miss another 10 months after undergoing further surgery on the cruciate ligament tear in his right knee.

German climber dies on Alaska's Mount McKinley

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:24:24 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Officials say a 59-year-old German mountaineer has died of cardiac arrest while climbing Alaska's Mount McKinley.

Germany's SAP to recruit tech staff with autism

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:31:37 -0400

BERLIN - German software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to take make full use of their talents to process information.

V-2 rocket on display at Everett aviation museum

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:36:14 -0400

EVERETT, Washington - Had World War II not ended when it did, Nazi Germany likely would have sent more V-2 rockets hurtling toward potential victims.

Justin Bieber's monkey becomes German property

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:01:31 -0400

BERLIN - Justin Bieber's pet monkey is no longer his.

Does France have right plan to revive its economy?

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:39:33 -0400

PARIS - The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite.

German central bank: Economy to improve 'markedly'

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:22:06 -0400

FRANKFURT, Germany - Germany's central bank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter - a development that could boost the wider eurozone as it struggles to get out of recession.

Treasures: Does glass pitcher reflect dollar signs...

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:17:18 -0400

By HELAINE FENDELMAN and JOE ROSSON - Dear Helaine and Joe: