Germany
German Finance Ministry mulls debt buy-back for Greece-report
BERLIN - Germany's Finance Ministry is considering a debt buy-back as a possible way of reducing Greece's huge debt pile which threatens to rise well above a target level of 120 percent of GDP by 2020, according to German news magazine Spiegel.
TenneT needs time to link North Sea wind farms - report
AMSTERDAM - Dutch state-owned power grid operator TenneT wants more time to link up wind farms in the North Sea with Germany's electricity grid, director Lex Hartman was reported as saying by Dutch news agency ANP.
German court convicts 10 Somalis of piracy
HAMBURG, Germany - Ten Somalis were given jail sentences of up to seven years on Friday for hijacking a cargo ship, in Germany's first modern-day piracy trial.
Twitter blocks neo-Nazi group's messages in Germany
FRANKFURT/SAN FRANCISCO - In response to a request by German authorities, Twitter on Thursday blocked messages in Germany posted by a right-wing group banned by local police.
EU's Almunia wants UPS to offer concessions on TNT bid
TRIER, Germany - United Parcel Service Inc will have to offer concessions to secure regulatory approval for its 5.2 billion euro ($6.8 billion) bid for Dutch peer TNT Express , the European Union's antitrust chief said on Thursday.
EU summit to tackle banking union; Spain on watch
BRUSSELS - European leaders will try to bridge deep differences over plans for a banking union at a summit on Thursday but no substantial decisions are expected, reviving concerns about complacency in tackling the three-year-old debt crisis. | Video
Germany chops 2013 growth forecast on euro crisis
BERLIN - Two years after expanding at its fastest rate since reunification, Germany's economic growth is seen at just 1 percent next year, finally hit by the euro zone crisis that has hammered most of its partners.
Berlin wants "decisive step" towards fiscal union
BERLIN - Germany urged its European partners on Wednesday to agree to cede control over their budgets to a central authority in Brussels, setting up a clash with France and other single currency members at a summit of the bloc's leaders this week.
Euro destroying EU, and Germany should save it: Soros
NEW YORK - The European Union could be destroyed by the "nightmare" euro crisis, and Germany needs to take the responsibility to save the common currency, billionaire fund manager George Soros said on Monday
Germany must act to solve "nightmare" euro crisis: Soros
NEW YORK - There is a real danger that the "nightmare" euro crisis could destroy the European Union and Germany should either step up to fix it or step out of the currency union altogether, fund manager George Soros said on Monday.
Syria rebels pessimistic on mediator's ceasefire plan
BEIRUT - Syrian rebels cast doubt on Monday on prospects for a temporary truce aimed at stemming bloodshed in the 19-month-old conflict, saying it was not clear how an informal ceasefire this week could be implemented. | Video
A Mafia in FATA: Haqqanis and Drones
A new report about the Haqqani network's business interests raises questions about the anti-drones narrative in Pakistan
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