BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended government monitoring of Internet communications on Monday, saying a day before President Barack Obama visits Berlin that Washington's cyber-snooping had helped prevent attacks on German soil. Full story
MUNICH (Reuters) - German industrial conglomerate Siemens <SIEGn.DE> is shutting down the last of its solar energy businesses after it failed to find a buyer, the company said on Monday. Full story
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Bundesbank warned on Monday there were signs that growth in Germany would slow over the summer after Europe's largest economy probably grew strongly in the second quarter of this year. Full story
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - German wages rose at their fastest pace in almost four years at the start of 2013 and euro zone exports jumped in April, giving the bloc a basis for a recovery from its long recession. Full story
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's foreign intelligence agency (BND) plans to spend 100 million euros expanding its monitoring of the Internet, the weekly Der Spiegel reported on Sunday, saying the money would go on staff and technology. Full story
DRESDEN (Reuters) - Germany's Left party set an election platform attacking capitalism head on this weekend, avowing old school socialism and making any later coalition pact with the mainstream opposition seem all but impossible. Full story
Paul Richards, UBS, explains how legal issues in Germany and the Bank of Japan's policies are sending jitters through the financial markets.
Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary have been hit with severe weather that's killed almost two dozen people. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Animals were carried to safety at a zoo in Germany as floodwaters rose. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Flood waters continue to rise in Europe, Austria, Germany and The Czech Republic have been hit hardest with thousands forced to flee their homes. The River Danube is among the rivers that have burst its banks and there are worries of flooding in Hungary and Slovakia. The flooding follows a downpour
A friend of Michael Peterson, Elizabeth Ratliff, was also found dead at the bottom of a staircase sixteen years earlier in Germany. Was this a simple coincidence?
A performer with a German flag rides a horse during a show about the history of Pharaohs in Hurghada, about 464 km from the capital Cairo, June 17, 2013. Seen in the backdrop are mock-ups of a sphinx and the temples of Abu Simbel , Karnak and Luxor . REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: SO
John Isner of the U.S. smiles in his third round match against Tommy Haas of Germany at the French Open tennis tournament, at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday, June 1, 2013.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at the Lough Erne golf resort where the G8 summit is taking place in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 17, 2013. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery kisses the trophy as he celebrates their victory over VfB Stuttgart in their German soccer cup final match at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin June 1, 2013. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
