Berlin news

A telephone conversation on Friday between Germany’s chancellor and Greece’s president became the latest flashpoint in the unfolding crisis over Greece’s membership in the euro.

The Israeli government requested a moment of silence be observed 40 years after 11 Israeli athletes and coaches were killed at the Munich Games, but the International Olympic Committee refused.

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said she would discuss stimulus programs to get the Greek economy growing again and that she was committed to keeping Greece in the euro zone.

Jedermann, or "everyman," events are booming in Germany, partly because they let amateur bicycle racers feel the same thrills as their professional counterparts.

Hours after being inaugurated, President François Hollande of France arrived in Germany for a much-anticipated meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Jean-Marc Ayrault, 62, is a former German professor with a deep understanding of Germany's language and culture who has also forged close ties with members of the country's political establishment.

One of François Hollande’s first actions as France’s newly elected president was to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany.

The latest turmoil could signify a new round of financial instability for Europe and beyond, but could also spark a new phase of bargaining between Greece and its European lenders.

The success of the Pirates party is the result of its transparency and accountability. Sustaining that enthusiasm through national elections in 2013 will be a challenge, however.

President François Hollande of France must now forge his own economic partnership with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany.

The election in Germany’s most populous state is likely to embolden opposition to Chancellor Angela Merkel as the European debt crisis enters a critical new phase.

A decisive victory in the DFB Pokal match should silence the team's critics, including those on the club it defeated, Bayern Munich.

German government figures show that while Germany’s trade surplus with other euro zone nations has fallen, that has been offset by a rising surplus with nations outside Europe.

Millions of workers have been disconnected from the work force. If they are not reconnected, the costs to them and to society will be grim.

Interior Ministry figures show an 11.2 percent overall increase of crimes carried out for political or ideological reasons across Germany.

The Social Democrats are hoping that state elections on Sunday in North Rhine-Westphalia, the country’s most populous state, will lead to the end of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s seven-year reign.

A potential compromise in Europe’s battle between deficit-cutting austerity and policies to promote growth has begun to take shape.

The Pirate Party has built its success on little more than a vague platform of greater openness in government, using technology.

Germany’s devotion to the euro runs extremely deep, but there is a growing conviction that it is up to Greece to follow through on its commitments and that Europe is done negotiating.

Stocks were mixed Monday on Wall Street as weekend election results in Greece and France added to the uncertainty created by last week’s disappointing jobs data in the United States.