Germany

Communist East Germany no safe haven for Jews after war

Berlin - Jews trickling back to Soviet-controlled East Germany after World War II in the hope of helping to establish a "Workers' and Peasants' State" were soon disappointed, a new exhibition in Be

Merkel leads polls, despite disappointment with German government

Berlin  - Chancellor Angela Merkel'sBerlin  - Chancellor Angela Merke

Volkswagen, SAIC open new factory in China

Beijing  -  Volkwagen AG and SAIC Motor Corp Ltd opened a new factory Friday in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing with an annual production capacity of 60,000 cars.

Astronomers detect light echo of a high-energy flash from a black hole

Berlin, April 18: Astronomers have for the first time detected the light echo of a high-energy flash from a black hole.

Hanover Fair highlights Japanese robots and sumo

Hanover, Germany  - Innovations from Japan including robots and a virtual power station are to have pride of place at the Hanover Fair in Germany next week alongside sumo wrestlers and traditional

Energy saving to be key issue at Hanover Fair

Hanover, Germany  - When the Hanover Fair, the world's principal exhibition for industrial machinery, opens next week, one of the principal talking points will be ways to save scarce energy.

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