Germany's Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle lauded South Africa on Monday for its interventions in strife-torn countries on the African continent.
"We welcome your commitment to African and regional integration," he told reporters after talks with his South African counterpart Maite...
Internet search giant Google was fined 145,000 euros (189,230 dollars) by German authorities Monday for collecting large amounts of personal data from wireless networks through cameras installed on vehicles for its street view service.
The data protection office in the northern German city of...
A letter bomb sent to German President Joachim Gauck was intercepted Friday, his office said.
The device was detonated in a controlled explosion in a park near the president's residence in central Berlin, a spokesman said.
Gauck was not at his residence, Bellevue Palace, at the time...
Topless female demonstrators shouted at Russian President Vladimir Putin as he toured an industrial fair with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday, media reported.
Putin and Merkel were taking in a presentation of a new car model at the Volkswagen stand by the company's chief executive...
German-made spy software invades global systems: research
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50GB LTE data for under R1,000 launches on Cologne, Germany
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Youth 'bully' website leads to beatings, causes shock
A website enabling teenagers to post insults and racist comments about their peers has prompted an outcry in Germany after 20 youths beat another teen senseless over remarks made on its forums.
Facebook agrees to German privacy-protection deal
Under pressure from German privacy watchdogs, Facebook has agreed to beef up privacy protections in its Friend Finder feature, the data protection supervisor in Hamburg said Monday.
US probe into HP bribery allegations has been widened
U.S. investigators have widened their probe of alleged kickbacks paid to Russian authorities by employees of a Hewlett-Packard Co. subsidiary in Germany.
German law may prevent employer Facebook checks
Ever thought twice about posting a party picture on Facebook, fearing it could someday hurt your chance at a dream job?
Google defends their Street View in Germany
Google Inc. is defending its "Street View" feature against sharp criticism in Germany saying it has gone a long way to address people's privacy concerns.
I was reading bild.de when I came across this: http://www.bild.de/BILD/auto/2010/05/autokauf/bis-zu-43-prozent-rabatt-a__b.html
It is nice to see what the manufacturers can do if they really want to.
It is also not so nice to see how we get shafted.