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Three Turkish nationals went on trial in Germany on Thursday, accused of raising money to help finance a series of radical left-wing terrorist attacks in Turkey.

Germany's finance minister says a proposed European Monetary Fund could grant troubled countries emergency aid but only under strict conditions and with a "prohibitive price tag." Wolfgang Schaeuble wrote in Friday's edition of the Financial Times that aid from the fund must be a "last resort" limited to cases that pose a risk to the eurozone's ...

The German town of Winnenden is marking the first anniversary of a school shooting spree in which a teenager killed 15 people.

The May 14, 2009 file photo shows raindrops on the BMW sign of a BMW car prior a general meeting of the BMW Group in Munich, southern Germany.

To Wall Street, they're tools that reduce risk and generate profits and should be left alone.

The uproar came a day before Germany's highest bishop was to meet Pope Benedict XVI in Rome.

Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG says its 2009 net income declined 80 percent to euro960 million , confirming its preliminary estimate released in February.

The idea of setting up a European Monetary Fund is gaining support from many politicians amid the Greek fiscal crisis, but experts have questioned the usefulness of such a fund in preventing future crises.

Europe turned its sights on Tuesday on the controversial trade in insurance against sovereign loan defaults, the latest consequence to arise from market panic over spiralling Greek debts.

TUNICA a ' A German company broke ground on a $300-million pipe manufacturing plant today in Tunica County, kicking off a development that officials believe will have far-reaching economic benefits.

The United States will support Greece's battle to overcome a record deficit, U.S. President Barack Obama told Prime Minister George Papandreou .

Hollywood veteran Sophia Loren was the guest of honor at the launch of a new cruise liner in Germany - officially christening the ship with a bottle of champagne.

Neubiberg/Munich, Germany, 08 March, 2010 - Lantiq Deutschland GmbH has filed suit in the German District Court of Dusseldorf against Billion Electric Co.

Pope Benedict XVI, right, with his brother, Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, in Regensburg, Germany in 2006.

Edis 'Eddie' Kayalar faces trial for trying to extort $100,000 from former supermodel Cindy Crawford on March 9, 2010 in Kirchheim near Stuttgart, Germany.

Beiersdorf, the marketer of Nivea and other skin-care products, has shifted media chores on its $100 million ad account to Aegis Group's Carat after a review, according to sources.

Princess Caroline of Monaco's husband has been convicted in Germany of a decade-old assault in Kenya and fined 180,000. Ernst August von Hannover was found guilty of deliberately causing bodily harm to a hotelier.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will press President Barack Obama to help Europe combat a oeunprincipled speculators,a who he said have roiled markets and threaten a new global financial crisis.

Germany's justice minister said Monday that a Vatican secrecy rule has played a role in a "wall of silence" surrounding sexual abuse of children.

Germany called for tough action to combat climate change Monday following a new warning from Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed about the threat posed to his nation by global warming.