Angela Merkel decorated with highest German honorPresident Frank-Walter Steinmeier bestowed the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for special achievement on the four-term chancellor, who b...
Merkel bats Russia's inclusion for sustainable peace in EuropeSpeaking during the 77th anniversary of the German newspaper ‘Suddeutsche Zeitung,’ Merkel explained that while the West has been adamant i...
Angela Merkel wants to be an author, plans to write a political autobiographyThe book is envisioned as a two- to three-year project.
A day in the life of Angela Merkel post-retirement: Vegetable gardening, quality time with hubby & 'a little nap'The veteran chancellor is set to receive a monthly pension of $16,900 in her retirement.
Germany in political limbo after Social Democrats' narrow winFinance Minister Olaf Scholz, who led the Social Democrats' (SPD) campaign, said Europe's biggest power would not be thrown off by the powe...
Germany polls: SPD beats Angela Merkel's party, rivals scramble to lead next govtMerkel is still Germany's most popular politician, whose voluntary departure marks a watershed moment for the country of 83 million people....
View: Will India continue growing or break the line?Faster growth can come only with ‘deep reforms’, such as land acquisition and labour regulations.
French President Francois Hollande says there’s no alternative to a 'Strong Europe'He listed recent recessions, youth unemployment, refugees, and wars in the Middle East and Ukraine as events that raised fears in Europe.
Edward Snowden, Pope Francis among picks for the Nobel Peace PrizeOther favourites include Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who defied the Taliban, and Russian media...
Narendra Modi offers $1 billion credit to NepalThe new grant will be utilised for infrastructure development and energy projects as per Nepal's priority, according to Nepalese Foreign Mi...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Nepal tomorrowModi will be in Nepal for two days during which the two countries are expected to sign agreements in sectors like power.
Narendra Modi to visit Nepal on SundayThis will be the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Nepal in 17 years, after I K Gujral had travelled there in June 1997.
- Exhibition of cover illustrations of 'Der Speigel'
'The Art of Der Speigel' kicked off in the capital after its exhibitions in its hometown Hamburg to New York, Berlin, Vienna and Shanghai.
- Europe muddle thickens as leaders fail to step up
" we're not going to pay," the German chancellor said.That threat didn't come from Angela Merkel, besieged from all sides to save Europe fr...
- WikiLeaks, Arab uprisings nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Last year, the Nobel Committee's five members, who are appointed by the Norwegian parliament, drew the ire of Beijing when they handed the ...
- Euro breakup talk spreads as Germany loses its proxy
German-led North’s Squaring off against south over who will control euro, ECB.
- New German govt to slash taxes
Germany's newly elected government unveiled its plans for the next four years on Saturday, spearheaded by 24 billion euros of tax cuts in s...