Berlin  - German beer exports rose 4 per cent to 15.4 million hectolitres last year, with Italy remaining the biggest taker, the German brewers' magazine Brauwelt reported Friday.

Berlin  - The German government Friday described Georgia's parliamentary elections as "predominantly fair" and as confirmation of support for President Mikheil Saakashvili's pro-Western course.

Berlin  - The upper house of the German parliament was voting Friday on the Treaty of Lisbon and was expected to pass the European Union's reform accord by considerably more than the two-thirds maj

Berlin- The German government has decided to amend the law governing Volkswagen (VW) in a way