Rocket Internet wins shareholder approval to raise more cash

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 19:28

At its first annual general meeting on Tuesday, Rocket asked shareholders for permission for a possible capital increase in the next five years of more than 2.5 billion euros based on its current share price. The company also sought approval to issue a convertible bond of up to 2 billion euros by June 2020.

EU says Ukraine-Russia gas talks in Berlin postponed

Last Updated: Friday, April 10, 2015, 23:40

EU-brokered gas talks between Russia and Ukraine on a long-term supply deal due Tuesday in Berlin have been postponed, the EU announced Friday.

Greek finance minister met with 'scepticism' in Berlin talks

Last Updated: Friday, February 6, 2015, 04:36

Greece's finance minister has faced criticism and a stern reminder of his commitments to his EU partners as he met his tough-talking German counterpart for the first time to ask for debt forgiveness.

M. Night Shyamalan to reunite with Bruce Willis for `Labor of Love`

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 12:58

M. Night Shyamalan is set to team up with Bruce Willis again for `Labor Of Love.

Italy`s mild maestro Claudio Abbado dies aged 80

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 15:53

Italian conductor Claudio Abbado, whose stellar career took him to La Scala in Milan, the Berlin Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera and was widely loved for his humane, gentle manner, died on Monday at the age of 80.

From Tokyo to Texas, Berlin festival films dissect family life

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 00:34

Portrayals of the difficulties of family life in Tokyo around World War Two and in Texas in the 21st century lend a domestic tone to the Berlin Film Festival`s competition this year.

Guillotine used for resistance siblings `found in Germany`

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 23:56

The guillotine used to execute Nazi resistance siblings Sophie and Hans Scholl in 1943 appears to have been found in southern Germany after being thought lost for decades, a museum said Friday.

Google says sorry to Germany over `Adolf Hitler Square`

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 20:42

Google apologised Friday after a major square in Berlin regained its Nazi-era name "Adolf Hitler" on its popular online Maps page for a few hours.

Germany joins efforts to destroy Syria`s chemical arsenal

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 17:34

Germany has agreed to join global efforts to destroy Syria`s chemical weapons stockpiles by disposing residues of the most toxic materials.

One dead as World War II bomb explodes in Germany

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 21:50

Police say a World War II bomb has exploded during construction work in a western German town, killing one person and wounding at least eight others.

Khodorkovsky granted three-month Swiss visa: Embassy

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 20:49

Switzerland has granted a three-month visa to Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who has been staying in a German hotel following his release from a Russian prison, the Swiss embassy in Berlin said Monday.

Germany urges Japan to deal `honestly` with WWII past

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 19:15

Germany said Monday it tried to deal "honestly" with its World War II past and urged Japan to do the same after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s visit to a controversial war shrine.