Both the E.U. and Russia have much to lose in a standoff over Ukraine’s Crimea region
Germany
Germany Arrests 3 Nazi Suspects
The elderly men are accused of being accessories to murder
More Art Found in ‘Nazi Trove’
Sixty additional pieces by Picasso, Renoir, Monet and others found among the haul at Cornelius Gurlitt’s Salzburg home.
Report: Corruption Costs E.U. Over $162 Billion a Year
3 out of 4 Europeans think corruption is widespread, report finds
Germany to Help Destroy Syria’s Chemical Weapons
Government accepts request from U.N. and OPCW
German Charged in Infamous World War II Massacre
88-year-old man may face trial for participating in one of the worst Nazi massacres on French soil.
Angela Merkel Fractures Pelvis in Cross-Country Skiing Accident
The German chancellor is forced to clear her daybook to recover from the broken bone and severe bruising
68 Years Later, World War II Claims Another Life
An unexploded bomb kills one and injures 13 others in Germany
Shots Fired Outside Home of German Ambassador In Greece
Both governments quickly condemned the attack, which came days before Greece ascends to the presidency of the European Union
Meet Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia’s Freed Oligarch and Putin Foe
The Russian oil tycoon once presented a serious challenge to President Vladimir Putin, who threw him in jail for ten years
Merkel Compared NSA To Stasi in Complaint To Obama
Merkel has been a fierce critic of the NSA spying tactics abroad.
No Christmas Boob Jobs for German Teens
Spokesman for incoming government says 15-year-olds should not get breast enlargements “as a Christmas present”
Russia Snubs UN Tribunal Probing Greenpeace Arrests
On Wednesday morning, a panel of 22 judges took their seats at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, a UN-mandated court based in Hamburg, Germany, only to find the defendants’ table empty. The plaintiffs, …