World Oct 1, 2013

Germany admits chemical exports to Assad in '11

The German government admits it had approved as recently as 2011 the export to Syria of chemicals that could be weaponized, and in larger quantities than previously known.

Business Sep 24, 2013

Long, strange trip ending for VW's hippie 'bus'

by Bradley Brooks

It carried hippies through the 1960s, hauled surfers in search of killer waves during endless summers and serves as a workhorse across the developing world, but the long, strange trip of the Volkswagen van is ending. Brazil is the last place in the world ...

Politics & Diplomacy | ANALYSIS Sep 23, 2013

Merkel factor boosts CDU's result in German vote

The strong performance by Angela Merkel’s conservatives in Sunday’s German election was not only a victory for her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) but also vindication of her strategy of transforming a party long dominated by Roman Catholic men. During her eight years as chancellor, ...

Politics & Diplomacy | Focus Sep 18, 2013

Economic disparities center stage in German poll

by Michael Birnbaum

Germany has near record-low unemployment and a locomotive-strong economy, which leaves Frieder Beckmann with a question: Why can he only get a job that pays $2 an hour? It is the kind of question that is also being voiced by other Germans, who say ...

Politics & Diplomacy Sep 16, 2013

Strong Merkel starts final vote drive wary of allies' weaknesses

Chancellor Angela Merkel launched a final week of election campaigning Monday with the wind at her back after a resounding victory for her conservatives in a Bavarian state poll. But while her conservatives captured nearly one vote in two in the wealthy southern region ...

World Sep 15, 2013

Auschwitz boss' daughter lives secret life in U.S.

by Thomas Harding

Brigitte Hoss lives quietly on a leafy side street in Northern Virginia. She is retired now, having worked in a Washington fashion salon for more than 30 years. She recently was diagnosed with cancer and spends much of her days dealing with the medical ...

Environment Sep 13, 2013

Tiny German island gives power to the people

The clock may tick a little slower on the remote German island of Pellworm, but residents are ahead of their time when it comes to renewable energy. Home to about 1,000 people and three times as many sheep, the windswept North Sea outpost of ...

National Sep 12, 2013

Photographer 'faces future' with portraits of centenarians

by Mami Maruko

The idea of getting old scares most of us. We don’t want to think about getting wrinkles, becoming bedridden or succumbing to Alzheimer’s disease. Still, we must come to terms with the fact that growing old is a reality for all of us lucky ...

World Aug 26, 2013

Dresden opens bridge that killed heritage status

A bridge that torpedoed Dresden’s World Heritage status because UNESCO deemed it a blot on the city’s baroque landscape was to open to traffic Monday. The Waldschloesschenbruecke, which at 635 meters is the longest span over the Elbe River, was built to alleviate traffic ...

World Aug 21, 2013

Controversy mars 'historic' Merkel visit to Nazi concentration camp

Angela Merkel is the first German chancellor to visit the former Nazi concentration camp of Dachau but critics slam her decision to include the stop on an election campaign swing.