14.12.2009 - News
Prime Minister criticizes lower house parties for lack of cooperation

Prime Minister Fischer told journalists on Monday that the government could not be held responsible for the lack of cooperation between parties in the lower house. Mr...

14.12.2009 - Deutsche Bahn plans big cuts, especially in freight unit
The head of freight traffic at Germany's rail service, Karl-Friedrich Rausch, recently told newspapers there are "no long term jobs" for 2,400 employees, and that another 1,500 jobs would be cut as part of "structural adaptation measures" in light of the ongoing economic crisis.  
Now, the board of directors has officially acknowledged the cuts, according to daily newspaper Die Welt...

14.12.2009 - Germany's top court re-examines controversial data storage law
Germany's highest court faces a tough hearing on Tuesday after over 34,000 citizens, including the current Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, filed a lawsuit against a two-year-old data law. The law allows authorities to require communications companies to store telephone and Internet data for six months if it can help with police investigations...

14.12.2009 - China's BAIC agrees to buy Saab assets from GM
The purchase of intellectual property rights from Saab will help BAIC develop its own brand of cars using the Swedish carmaker's technology, and includes some equipment to make the Saab 9-5 and 9-3 models, a statement by GM said. No price tag for the deal was made public...

14.12.2009 - Spain convicts group over subway suicide attack plot
DW-WORLD: Police discover secret ETA weapons caches and detain three suspects French police have arrested two suspected ETA members who were on their way to a secret weapons cache. In it they found explosive materials that could have been used for making car bombs...

14.12.2009 - BayernLB chief quits over crisis at Austrian unit
14.12.2009 - Germany's top court to rule on controversial data storage law
14.12.2009 - Greek prime minister calls for new social deal
14.12.2009 - BayernLB chief quits over trouble at Austrian unit
14.12.2009 - UN climate talks resume after walk-out
14.12.2009 - British Airways cabin crews to strike over Christmas
14.12.2009 - Germany sets up first 'bad bank'
14.12.2009 - Board game entrepreneur tests Christmas market with medieval history
14.12.2009 - Experts remain pessimistic over NATO chief's mission to Moscow
14.12.2009 - Nazi war crime suspect probed for fatal car crash
14.12.2009 - Anna Geislerová is seeking a challenge
14.12.2009 - Berlusconi's injuries worse than expected
14.12.2009 - Developing nations boycott UN climate talks
14.12.2009 - Czech zoo at centre of controversial last bid to save endangered rhino from extinction
14.12.2009 - H1N1 vaccine may be made available to anyone, as target groups show lack of interest
14.12.2009 - Sports News
14.12.2009 - Defense minister refuses to resign over Afghan airstrike
14.12.2009 - Board-game entrepreneur tests Christmas market with medieval history
14.12.2009 - German Rail plans big cuts, especially in freight unit
14.12.2009 - Environment ministers face off at UN climate conference
14.12.2009 - Catalans endorse independence in unofficial ballot
14.12.2009 - Eurocrats strike over pay dispute
14.12.2009 - Fighting greenhouse gases with algae-power
14.12.2009 - Leading Germans call on Merkel to stand firm in Copenhagen
14.12.2009 - Austrian government announces plan to take over subsidiary of troubled German bank
14.12.2009 - Defense minister won't resign over Afghan airstrike
14.12.2009 - Environment ministers face-off at UN climate conference
14.12.2009 - Lehmann robs Stuttgart of victory while Dortmund win again
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