Find the latest breaking news from around the world on Reuters.com, including news articles on politics, technology, business, entertainment and more. http://www.reuters.com/ 2009-11-27T06:25:48+01:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) 2009-11-23T12:48:12+01:00 2009-11-23T12:48:12+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSGEE5AM13N Madeline Chambers

BERLIN, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Germany on Monday criticised Israeli plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank, in unusually explicit terms a week before the two countries' leaders meet in Berlin. The comments, made by Chancellor Angela Merkel's ...

2009-11-05T15:10:35+01:00 2009-11-05T15:10:35+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/euMergersNews/idUSL551019120091105 Madeline Chambers

BERLIN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed with U.S. President Barack Obama to coordinate on the future of Opel after General Motors' [GM.UL] surprise decision to keep the unit, a German government spokesman said on Thursday. ...

2009-11-04T19:01:17+01:00 2009-11-04T19:01:17+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSL47883220091104 Madeline Chambers

BERLIN, Nov 4 (Reuters) - General Motors' [GM.UL] Europe head Carl-Peter Forster expects massive cuts at Opel after GM decided to hold on to the European carmaker, he was quoted saying in a German newspaper. "We had negotiated a good restructuring plan ...

2009-11-04T19:02:03+01:00 2009-11-04T19:02:03+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Autos/idUSTRE5A34LX20091104 Madeline Chambers

BERLIN (Reuters) - General Motors' <GM.UL> Europe head Carl-Peter Forster expects massive cuts at Opel after GM decided to hold on to the European carmaker, he was quoted saying in a German newspaper. "We had negotiated a good restructuring plan ...

2009-11-04T14:25:38+01:00 2009-11-04T14:25:38+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL118487020091104 Madeline Chambers

BERLIN (Reuters) - For thousands of former employees of Communist East Germany's loathed Stasi secret police, next week's 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall is no cause for celebration.

2009-10-28T17:07:19+01:00 2009-10-28T17:07:19+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE59R2R520091028 Madeline Chambers

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Protestants on Wednesday elected Margot Kaessmann, a divorcee and the Lutheran bishop of Hanover, to lead them, the first woman to take the post and only the third woman to head a major Christian church.

2009-10-28T17:02:16+01:00 2009-10-28T17:02:16+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE59R1JN20091028 Madeline Chambers

BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel faced new criticism of her economic plans on Wednesday as she began her second term as German chancellor.

2009-10-23T10:20:16+01:00 2009-10-23T10:20:16+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLN283868 Madeline Chambers

BERLIN, Oct 23 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) agreed on Friday on how to tackle future financing of the health system, removing a big obstacle to a centre-right coalition deal. Under ...

2009-10-18T16:28:43+01:00 2009-10-18T16:28:43+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLI633736 Madeline Chambers

* Parties aim for centre-right coalition deal this week * Merkel's conservatives, FDP still differ on tax cut detail * Supplementary budget under consideration (Recasts after talks) By Andreas Moeser and Matthias Sobolewski BERLIN, Oct 18 (Reuters) ...

2009-10-18T11:30:45+01:00 2009-10-18T11:30:45+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLI588800 Madeline Chambers

* Merkel's conservatives, FDP wrangle over tax cuts * Parties aim for centre-right coalition deal this week BERLIN, Oct 18 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought on Sunday to broker a deal on tax cuts between her conservatives and the Free ...