Pro-Russian hackers shut down German govt websites

Several German government websites,including Chancellor Angela Merkel's official page, have been crippled in an unprecedented cyber attack claimed by a pro-Russian group demanding that Berlin sever......

Germany's entry into WC final foils Modi-Merkel meet

There will not be any meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is travelling to Brazil to watch her team play in FIFA World Cup final, during Modi's......

Merkel sworn in as German chancellor for rare third term

Angela Merkel was today sworn in as German Chancellor for a rare third term to govern Europe's biggest economy after she painstakingly forged a deal with her centre-left rivals to end three months......

'Lone' Munich shooter kills nine in mall rampage, commits suicide

An 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman killed nine people in a shooting incident at a busy mall in Munich and then turned the gun on himself.  IMAGE: Special force police officers stand......

India, Germany ink deals worth euro 900 mn

German President Joachim Guack on Wednesday held talks with the top leadership including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on the first day of his State visit which was highlighted by......

Germany's World Cup win immortalized in film 'Die Mannschaft'

Germans basked in World Cup glory again when the national team was honoured before attending the premiere of the official movie about their triumph in Brazil in July. Players, coaching staff,......

UN secretary general Ban to address IOC session in Sochi

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will deliver a keynote speech at the International Olympic Committee session this week before the start of the Sochi winter Games, IOC President Thomas......

Gay athletes part of U.S. delegation for Sochi Games

The United States has named former tennis star Billie Jean King, one of the first prominent athletes to publicly acknowledge her homosexuality, to be in the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics......

Dortmund thrash Bayern in Cup final to win double

Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund further challenged Bayern Munich's hold over German football on Saturday by crushing their rivals 5-2 with a treble by Poland's Robert Lewandowski to lift the......

Japan PM may attend Sochi Games, China says no plans to meet Xi

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may attend the opening ceremony for the Sochi Winter Olympics, but China has ruled out any formal meeting with President Xi Jinping whose attendance at the Games......