» Germany wins battle in Nazi war crimes case
03/02/12 12:54 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
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.

» Germany wins court battle in Nazi war crimes case
03/02/12 12:54 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
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.

» Merkel gets highest approval rating in two years
03/02/12 11:40 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
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.

» Germany plans special court to try soldiers
03/02/12 10:04 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
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.

» German job creation miracle is not over yet
02/02/12 16:08 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
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.

» Suspected associate of neo-Nazi group arrested
01/02/12 10:18 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
Another man has been arrested in Germany, accused of having ties to the neo-Nazi terror group known as the National Socialist Underground.

» German authorities arrest another suspected accomplice of neo-Nazi terror group
01/02/12 10:18 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
Another man has been arrested in Germany, accused of having ties to the neo-Nazi terror group known as the National Socialist Underground.

» Voice recording of 19th-century German chancellor Bismarck found in US
01/02/12 05:16 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
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.

» Germany to hire more immigrants into civil service
31/01/12 18:47 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
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.