» Rivals swoop in as Hungary's Malev stops flying
03/02/12 23:50 from Germany - Topix.net
Hungarian flag-carrier Malev ceased operating early on Friday after its planes were held overseas for unpaid debts, leaving a gap in the market that low-cost competitors were quick to exploit.

» UN court slams Italy over Nazi compensation claims
03/02/12 19:40 from Germany - Topix.net
The United Nations' highest court ruled on Friday that Italy's courts were wrong to allow victims of Nazi war crimes to claim compensation against Germany because it has legal immunity from being sued.

» China criticizes Iran sanctions as Merkel visits
03/02/12 15:30 from Germany - Topix.net
China's main ruling party newspaper criticized sanctions on Iran as German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Friday with President Hu Jintao after urging Beijing to press Tehran to avoid developing nuclear weapons.

» Former German defense minister brushes off cake-in-face attack
03/02/12 11:21 from Germany - Topix.net
Former German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is brushing aside a cake-in-the-face attack, saying in a Facebook posting that at least he didn't go hungry at an event in Berlin.

» German job creation miracle is not yet over, pundits say
03/02/12 10:16 from Germany - Topix.net
A number of big companies in Germany have recently announced substantial layoffs.

» Agennix Ag Halts Phase II/III Oasis Trial in Severe Sepsis
03/02/12 06:01 from Germany - Topix.net
PLANEGG, GERMANY and MUNICH, GERMANY-- - Agennix AG announced that, upon the recommendation of the study Data Safety Monitoring Board , the Company has stopped further enrollment and treatment in the Phase II/III OASIS trial with talactofe..

» A look at economic developments around the globe
03/02/12 01:57 from Germany - Topix.net
Greece needs about an extra $20 billion to get its debt down to manageable levels - and the rest of the 17-country eurozone is being asked to help foot the bill.

» Serbia: 11,000 trapped in remote villages by snow
02/02/12 21:42 from Germany - Topix.net
Bosnian people caring food supplies in a remote village, cut of by road due high snow fall, near Bosnian town of Sokolac, 70 kms east of Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Wednesday, Feb.

» German men admit terror offences
02/02/12 17:28 from Germany - Topix.net
Christian Emde, 28, and Robert Baum, 23, both Muslim converts from Solingen in Germany, were arrested in July entering the UK at Dover port.

» China's Wen - May become more involved in EU rescue
02/02/12 13:14 from Germany - Topix.net
German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao before a news conference in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing February 2, 2012.