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Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle

  BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting.Full story

German minister calls EU move on China solar 'grave mistake'

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler said the European Commission made a "grave mistake" by agreeing to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China and urged the Commission to work to prevent the eruption of a trade conflict. Full story

Bieber will have to pay for German monkey business

Justin Bieber has just hours to reclaim his pet monkey from the animal shelter where it has been since it was seized by German customs, officials said Friday, but he will have to pay thousands for the two-month stay even if he doesn't take the animal back. Full story

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  Euro Zone Faces Additional Challenges

Mark Grant, Southwest Securities, discusses Germany's role in controlling Europe's economic policies and weighs in on whether the UK will leave the EU.

  'Brutal, bloody and awful': Author discusses final book in WWII trilogy

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  German neo-Nazi murder trial begins

In Germany, a woman accused of being part of a neo-Nazi group has gone on trial charged with involvement in a series of murders. Beate Zschaepe is accused of being part of the National Socialist Underground which murdered 10 people between 2000 and 2007. For years authorities thought the killings we

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Germany's Vice Chancellor and FDP Chairman Roesler attends an extraordinary FDP Party meeting in Nuremberg
Germany's Vice Chancellor and FDP Chairman Roesler attends an extraordinary FDP Party meeting in Nuremberg

Germany's Vice Chancellor and Free Democrats party Chairman Philipp Roesler attends an extraordinary FDP Party meeting in Nuremberg May 4, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

Reveller participates in the Karneval der Kulturen (Carnival of Cultures), a street parade of Berlin's ethnic minorities, in Berlin
  Reveller participates in the Karneval der Kulturen (Carnival of Cultures), a street parade of Berlin's ethnic minorities, in Berlin

A reveller participates in the Karneval der Kulturen , a street parade of Berlin's ethnic minorities, in Berlin, May 19, 2013. Around 4,400 members from 76 communities in the German capital attended the 17th annual parade on Sunday, celebrating the city's cultural diversity. REUTERS/Pawel Kop

Revellers perform during the Karneval der Kulturen (Carnival of Cultures) a street parade of Berlin's ethnic minorities
Revellers perform during the Karneval der Kulturen (Carnival of Cultures) a street parade of Berlin's ethnic minorities

Revellers perform during the Karneval der Kulturen , a street parade of Berlin's ethnic minorities, in Berlin, May 19, 2013. Around 4,400 members from 76 communities in the German capital attended the 17th annual parade on Sunday, celebrating the city's cultural diversity. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski