Mikhail Khodorkovsky meets family as free man in Germany

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 23:35

Russia`s former richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Saturday was reunited with his oldest son and awaited his parents` arrival in Berlin, after his stunning release from a Russian prison and lightning transfer to Germany.

Khodorkovsky starts life as a free man in Germany

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 15:09

Russia`s most famous prisoner, Kremlin critic and former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, began life as a free man in Germany on Saturday after his surprise pardon by President Vladimir Putin.

Berlin worked `behind scenes` for Khodorkovsky release: Merkel

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 22:14

German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed on Friday a role played "behind the scenes" by former German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher in helping to secure the release of Kremlin critic and Russian ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Angela Merkel: Pastor`s daughter to world`s most powerful woman

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 11:58

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a pastor`s daughter who grew up under communism, rose to become the world`s most powerful woman, governing Europe`s biggest economy and setting the political tone on the continent.

Angela Merkel, finally, to be sworn in ending political limbo

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 11:52

Angela Merkel is due to be sworn in Tuesday for a rare third term as German chancellor, capping months of political uncertainty as she bartered with her rivals to help govern Europe`s top economy.

German SPD approves grand coalition with Angela Merkel

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 00:46

An internal vote of Germany`s Social Democratic Party (SPD) approved a coalition deal with Chancellor Angela Merkel`s conservatives, the SPD announced on Saturday.

Berlin defeat Bremen 3-2 in German Bundesliga

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 21:39

Ronny`s second half goal wrapped up Hertha Berlin`s 3-2 win to inflict Werder Bremen their fifth loss in row, at the opener of the 16th round in German Bundesliga football.

Owens` s 1936 Olympic gold fetches USD 1.4 million

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 21:33

An Olympic gold medal won by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games has sold at auction for USD 1,466,574, the highest price ever paid for a piece of Olympic memorabilia.

Merkel seeks party`s support for new German govt

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 21:11

Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking her conservative party`s support for a new German government alliance with its center-left rivals and pointing to continuity in Berlin`s hard-nosed approach to Europe`s debt crisis.

German plan to ban `flat-rate` offers in brothels

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 23:39

Germany`s biggest political parties have agreed to ban so-called flat-rate sex offered by some brothels in the country.

British spies tracking foreign diplomats: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 19:35

Britain`s electronic eavesdropping service keeps tabs on foreign diplomats by monitoring their hotel bookings, a German magazine reported on Sunday citing leaks provided by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.

20,000 march in Berlin to demand PKK ban lifted

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 12:05

Some 20,000 people marched through central Berlin today to demand the German government lift its 20-year ban on the Kurdistan Workers` Party (PKK), organisers said.