http://www.newsvine.com/germanyNewsvine - germanyen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:39:41 +0000Fri, 24 May 2013 16:21:10 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780434-daimler-selling-rest-of-eads-stakehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780434-daimler-selling-rest-of-eads-stakeeugermanyeadsworld-newsdaimlerautomaker-daimler-agTue, 16 Apr 2013 16:38:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776419-german-state-raids-homes-of-200-alleged-tax-cheatshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17776419-german-state-raids-homes-of-200-alleged-tax-cheatseugermanytaxworld-newsraidsTue, 16 Apr 2013 11:04:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17759798-spokesman-merkel-not-considering-retirementhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17759798-spokesman-merkel-not-considering-retirementeugermanymerkelworld-newschancellor-angela-merkelMon, 15 Apr 2013 11:28:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to the media during a visit at a retirement home in Melle, Germany, Friday, April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17759281-36-syrians-being-flown-to-germany-for-medical-helphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17759281-36-syrians-being-flown-to-germany-for-medical-helpeugermanysyriaworld-newsgerman-foreign-ministryMon, 15 Apr 2013 10:48:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17742485-anti-euro-party-a-wildcard-in-german-electionshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17742485-anti-euro-party-a-wildcard-in-german-electionseugermanyeuropartyworld-newschancellor-angela-merkelanti-euro-partySun, 14 Apr 2013 06:04:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the public transport company PVGS Personenverkehrsgesellschaft mbH on April 12, 2013 in Salzwedel, eastern Germany. (AP Photo/Pool/Ronny Hartmann)</p><p>The founder of the new German anti-Euro party 'Alternative fuer Deutschland' (Alternative for Germany), Bernd Lucke, attends the party's founding convention in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, April 14, 2013. The organizers had to open a second room to squeeze in more than 1,500 members who had come from across the country to adopt a program and vote for a party board. The two spacious halls at the city's upscale Intercontinental Hotel were noticeable filled with lots of gray-haired, elderly men and only few women. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)</p><p>A promotion bag of the new anti-Euro party 'Alternative fuer Deutschland' (Alternative for Germany) is displayed during the party's founding convention in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, April 14, 2013. The organizers had to open a second room to squeeze in more than 1,500 members who had come from across the country to adopt a program and vote for a party board. The two spacious halls at the city's upscale Intercontinental Hotel were noticeable filled with lots of gray-haired, elderly men and only few women. Sentence on bag reads: I carry my gold attached to the body. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)</p><p>The founder of the new German anti-Euro party 'Alternative fuer Deutschland' (Alternative for Germany), Bernd Lucke, waves during his speech at the party's founding convention in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Slogan in the background reads: Vote For The Alternative. The organizers had to open a second room to squeeze in more than 1,500 members who had come from across the country to adopt a program and vote for a party board. The two spacious halls at the city's upscale Intercontinental Hotel were noticeable filled with lots of gray-haired, elderly men and only few women. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)</p><p>Members of the new anti-Euro party 'Alternative fuer Deutschland' (Alternative for Germany) cast their vote during the party's founding convention in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, April 14, 2013. The organizers had to open a second room to squeeze in more than 1,500 members who had come from across the country to adopt a program and vote for a party board. The two spacious halls at the city's upscale Intercontinental Hotel were noticeable filled with lots of gray-haired, elderly men and only few women. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17722361-cameron-in-germany-for-talks-on-european-reformhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17722361-cameron-in-germany-for-talks-on-european-reformeugermanybritainworld-newschancellor-angela-merkelFri, 12 Apr 2013 17:51:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron look on as they stroll inside the yard of the government's guest house Schloss Meseberg, 70 km (44 miles) north of Berlin April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Pool/Fabrizio Bensch)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband Joachim Sauer , right, welcome Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha, left, at the government's guest house Schloss Meseberg, 70 km (44 miles) north of Berlin April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Pool/Fabrizio Bensch)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband Joachim Sauer , right, welcome Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha, left, at the government's guest house Schloss Meseberg, 70 km (44 miles) north of Berlin April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Pool/Fabrizio Bensch)</p><p>Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha arrive at the German government's guest house Schloss Meseberg, 70 km (44 miles) north of Berlin April 12, 2013. AP Photo/Pool/Fabrizio Bensch)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel signs the guestbook as Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron looks on inside the government's guest house Schloss Meseberg, 70 km (44 miles) north of Berlin April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Pool/Fabrizio Bensch)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17722179-german-court-delays-high-profile-neo-nazi-trialhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17722179-german-court-delays-high-profile-neo-nazi-trialbusinesseugermanyrightworld-newsfar-rightFri, 12 Apr 2013 17:29:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2011 file picture, police search in the debris of a house in Zwickau, Germany. Police claim that suspected terror group member Beate Zschaepe has set the house on fire before she fled. A court in Germany has delayed the high-profile trial of a neo-Nazi and four suspected accomplices over a seven-year killing spree that sent shockwaves through the country. Beate Zschaepe is the sole survivor of a far-right group suspected of killing eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000 and 2007. The Munich court said Monday April 15, 2013 it was postponing the trial's opening from Wednesday until May 6 after a ruling by Germany's highest court that there must be sufficient seats for foreign reporters at the trial. (AP Photo/dpa,Jan Woitas. File)</p><p>The 2004 photograph provided by German federal criminal investigation office BKA shows terror suspect Beate Zschaepe. A court in Germany has delayed the high-profile trial of a neo-Nazi and four accomplices over a seven-year killing spree that sent shockwaves through the country. Beate Zschaepe is the sole survivor of a far-right group suspected of killing eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000 and 2007. The Munich court said Monday April 15, 2013 it was postponing the trial's opening from Wednesday until May 6 after a ruling by Germany's highest court ordering sufficient seats for foreign reporters at the trial. (AP Photo/BKA)</p><p>FILE - In this June 9, 2004 file picture police officers stand in front of a hairdressers shop at the scene of a bomb blast in Cologne, western Germany. A court in Germany has delayed the high-profile trial of a neo-Nazi and four suspected accomplices over a seven-year killing spree that sent shockwaves through the country. Beate Zschaepe is the sole survivor of a far-right group suspected of killing eight Turks, a Greek and a policewoman between 2000 and 2007. The Munich court said Monday April 15, 2013 it was postponing the trial's opening from Wednesday until May 6 after a ruling by Germany's highest court that there must be sufficient seats for foreign reporters at the trial. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz,File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17716968-volkswagen-march-sales-flat-as-europe-struggleshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17716968-volkswagen-march-sales-flat-as-europe-struggleseugermanynorth-americavolkswagen-agworld-newsvolkwagenFri, 12 Apr 2013 09:12:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706685-german-news-agency-dapd-closeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706685-german-news-agency-dapd-closeseugermanyworld-newsdapdThu, 11 Apr 2013 16:58:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17705304-germany-4-charged-in-assassination-plothttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17705304-germany-4-charged-in-assassination-ploteugermanyterrorismworld-newsThu, 11 Apr 2013 14:33:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17704495-greece-germany-bicker-over-war-reparations-issuehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17704495-greece-germany-bicker-over-war-reparations-issueeugermanyreparationsgreeceworld-war-iiworld-newswar-reparationsThu, 11 Apr 2013 13:12:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A young man waits outside Labor Force Employment Organization (OAED) in Athens, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Greece’s statistics agency says unemployment in the country hit yet another record high of 27.2 percent in January, up from 25.7 percent the month and 21.5 percent in the same month last year. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17704290-india-and-germany-see-progress-in-trade-dealhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17704290-india-and-germany-see-progress-in-trade-dealbusinesseugermanyindiaeuropean-unionThu, 11 Apr 2013 00:55:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, left, address the media during a press conference as part of a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)</p><p>The Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, speaks during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, unseen, as part of a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the media during a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, unseen, as part of a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)</p><p>The Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, wears a headphone as he attends a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, unseen, as part of a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, left chat at the beginning of governmental talks at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, June 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, welcomes the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, right, with military honors at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17682749-daimler-to-revise-forecasts-amid-tough-marketshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17682749-daimler-to-revise-forecasts-amid-tough-marketsbusinesseugermanydaimlerWed, 10 Apr 2013 07:41:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17687083-gms-akerson-reaffirms-commitment-to-opelhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17687083-gms-akerson-reaffirms-commitment-to-opeleugermanygeneral-motorsworld-newsopelWed, 10 Apr 2013 00:28:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>From left: Karl-Thomas Neumann chairman of Adam Opel AG, Dan Akerson, chairman and CEO of General Motors (GM), and Steve Girsky, chairman of the Opel AG supervisory board attend a meeting Ruesselsheim, Germany, Wednesday April 10, 2013. General Motors' top executives have reaffirmed their commitment to Opel, the U.S. auto group's lossmaking European subsidiary, promising to invest another 4 billion euros (US $5.2 billion) in the company. GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said at a news conference held at the company's German headquarters Wednesday that GM was "fully supportive of the Opel turnaround plan" and that the Detroit-based group "must have a strong presence in Europe and especially here in Germany." Akerson added that GM had approved the investment of 4 billion euros in Europe by 2016 but did not announce any new plant closures or other specific measures to improve earnings. (AP Photo/dpa, Arne Dedert)</p><p>CEO of Adam Opel AG Karl-Thomas Neumann, right, Hesse state governor, Volker Bouffier , left, and CEO of General Motors (GM) Dan Akerson arrive for a meeting at Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim, Germany, Wednesday April 10, 2013. General Motors' top executives have reaffirmed their commitment to Opel, the U.S. auto group's lossmaking European subsidiary, promising to invest another 4 billion euros (US $5.2 billion) in the company. GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said at a news conference held at the company's German headquarters Wednesday that GM was "fully supportive of the Opel turnaround plan" and that the Detroit-based group "must have a strong presence in Europe and especially here in Germany." Akerson added that GM had approved the investment of 4 billion euros in Europe by 2016 but did not announce any new plant closures or other specific measures to improve earnings. (AP Photo/dpa, Arne Dedert)</p><p>CEO of Adam Opel AG Karl-Thomas Neumann, left, Hesse State governor Volker Bouffier , second left,, CEO of General Motors (GM) Dan Akerson , second right, and chairman of the supervisory board of Opel Steve Girsky shake hands in Ruesselsheim, Germany, Wednesday April 10, 2013. General Motors' top executives have reaffirmed their commitment to Opel, the U.S. auto group's lossmaking European subsidiary, promising to invest another 4 billion euros (US $5.2 billion) in the company. GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said at a news conference held at the company's German headquarters Wednesday that GM was "fully supportive of the Opel turnaround plan" and that the Detroit-based group "must have a strong presence in Europe and especially here in Germany." Akerson added that GM had approved the investment of 4 billion euros in Europe by 2016 but did not announce any new plant closures or other specific measures to improve earnings (AP Photo/dpa, Arne Dedert)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17671814-bmw-sets-monthly-sales-record-with-3-pct-increasehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17671814-bmw-sets-monthly-sales-record-with-3-pct-increasebusinesseugermanybmwbmw-agTue, 9 Apr 2013 15:01:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17670882-ex-german-president-charged-with-corruptionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17670882-ex-german-president-charged-with-corruptioneugermanyexpresidentworld-newschristian-wulffTue, 9 Apr 2013 13:27:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2011 file picture, then German president Christian Wulff speaks at a press conference in Berlin. Germany's former President Christian Wulff has rejected a deal to shelve legal proceedings against him in a scandal over alleged favors that prompted his resignation. His lawyers say he'll instead fight to be cleared in court. Hannover prosecutors offered to close the case against Wulff in exchange for a fine - a common German practice. But Wulff's lawyers say he can't accept conditions. Attorney Michael Nagel said Tuesday April 9, 2013 : "We as defense lawyers trust that at the end of these proceedings there will be a decision that will fully rehabilitate and clear President Wulff." (AP Photo/dpa, Rainer Jensen,file)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17651465-germany-thieves-swipe-5-tons-of-chocolate-spreadhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17651465-germany-thieves-swipe-5-tons-of-chocolate-spreadeugermanyheistworld-newsnutellaMon, 8 Apr 2013 09:40:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17641719-putin-merkel-air-differences-on-ngoshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17641719-putin-merkel-air-differences-on-ngoseugermanyrussiaworld-newsvladimir-putingerman-chancellor-angela-merkelSun, 7 Apr 2013 16:49:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Demonstrators protest with posters of journalists Anastasia Baburova killed in 2009, left, and of Anna Politkovskaya killed in 2006, outside the Congress centrum in Hannover, were German chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to meet and to deliver speeches at the Hannover Industrial Fair Sunday April 7, 2013. Words at right on the posters read : Killed. (AP Photo/dpa,Alexander Koerner)</p><p>Protest banners are placed outside the Congress Center in Hannover, Germany to demonstrate against the Russian government Sunday April 7, 2013. German chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to meet there this evening. (AP Photo/dpa Alexander Koerner)</p><p>Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend the opening ceremony of the Hannover Fair in the Congress Centrum in Hannover, Germany, Sunday April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/dpa,Jochen Luebke)</p><p>Special police forces guard the entrance while German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin for the opening of the Hannover Fair at the Congress Center in Hannover, Germany, Sunday April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin for the opening of the Hannover Fair at the Congress Center in Hannover, Germany, Sunday April 7,2013. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, attend the opening of the Hannover Fair at the Congress Center in Hannover, Germany, Sunday April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin for the opening of the Hannover Fair at the Congress Center in Hannover, Germany, Sunday April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, center left, pose for a photo at the opening of the Hannover Fair at the Congress Center in Hannover, Germany, Sunday April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)</p><p>Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel address the media during the opening of the Hannover Fair in Hannover, Germany, Monday, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)</p><p>A topless demonstrator with written messages on her back walks towards Russian President Vladimir Putin , left and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, during the opening tour at the Hannover Fair in Hannover, Germany, Monday April 8, 2013. Several activists stormed the booth of Volkswagen to demonstrate in presence of the politicians. (AP Photo/dpa,Jochen Lurbke)</p><p>Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel chat during the opening of the Hannover Fair in Hannover, Germany, Monday, April 8, 2013.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)</p><p>Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel chat during the opening of the Hannover Fair in Hannover, Germany, Monday, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)</p><p>Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel chat during the opening of the Hannover Fair in Hannover, Germany, Monday, April 8, 2013.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17638916-berlins-airport-project-delays-shame-germanshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17638916-berlins-airport-project-delays-shame-germanseugermanyworld-newsairport-fiascoSun, 7 Apr 2013 09:29:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this March 14, 2013 photo, two men walk to the main terminal of the new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) named Willy-Brandt-Flughafen in Schoenefeld near Berlin. Willy Brandt International Airport, named for Germany's famed Cold War leader, was supposed to have been up and running in late 2011, a sign of Berlin's transformation from Cold War confrontation line to world class capital of Europe's economic powerhouse. Instead it has become a symbol of how, even for this technological titan, things can go horribly wrong. After four publicly announced delays, officials acknowledged the airport won't be ready by the latest target: October 2013. To spare themselves further embarrassment, officials have refused to set a new opening date. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>In this March 14, 2013 photo, a fence shields the main terminal of the new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) named Willy-Brandt-Flughafen in Schoenefeld near Berlin. Willy Brandt International Airport, named for Germany's famed Cold War leader, was supposed to have been up and running in late 2011, a sign of Berlin's transformation from Cold War confrontation line to world class capital of Europe's economic powerhouse. Instead it has become a symbol of how, even for this technological titan, things can go horribly wrong. After four publicly announced delays, officials acknowledged the airport won't be ready by the latest target: October 2013. To spare themselves further embarrassment, officials have refused to set a new opening date. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>In this March 14, 2013 photo, the sun shines over the empty main terminal of the new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) named Willy-Brandt-Flughafen in Schoenefeld near Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>In this March 14, 2013 photo, the Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) Willy-Brandt-Flughafen is seen partially illuminated in Schoenefeld near Berlin. The airport, also known as Willy Brandt International Airport, named for Germany's famed Cold War leader, was supposed to have been up and running in late 2011, a sign of Berlin's transformation from Cold War confrontation line to world class capital of Europe's economic powerhouse. Instead it has become a symbol of how, even for this technological titan, things can go horribly wrong. After four publicly announced delays, officials acknowledged the airport won't be ready by the latest target: October 2013. To spare themselves further embarrassment, officials have refused to set a new opening date. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>In this March 14, 2013 photo, the illuminated main terminal of the new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) named Willy-Brandt-Flughafen in Schoenefeld near Berlin is seen. Willy Brandt International Airport, named for Germany's famed Cold War leader, was supposed to have been up and running in late 2011, a sign of Berlin's transformation from Cold War confrontation line to world class capital of Europe's economic powerhouse. Instead it has become a symbol of how, even for this technological titan, things can go horribly wrong. After four publicly announced delays, officials acknowledged the airport won't be ready by the latest target: October 2013. To spare themselves further embarrassment, officials have refused to set a new opening date. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17619522-wambach-scores-155th-goal-as-us-ties-germany-3-3http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17619522-wambach-scores-155th-goal-as-us-ties-germany-3-3usgermanysportssoccerwomenabby-wambachmia-hammFri, 5 Apr 2013 20:03:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Germany's Luisa Wensing, right, and Abby Wambach of the U.S., 2nd of right, challenge for the ball during the international friendly women's soccer match between Germany and the United States in Offenbach, central Germany, on Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)</p><p>Megan Rapinoe, left, celebrates scoring with her teammate Abby Wambach, right, both of the U.S., during the international friendly women's soccer match between Germany and the United States in Offenbach, central Germany, on Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)</p><p>Germany's Saskia Bartusiak, left, and Lauren Cheney of the U.S., right, challenge for the ball during the international friendly women's soccer match between Germany and the United States in Offenbach, central Germany, on Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)</p><p>Germany's goal keeper Nadine Angerer reacts during the international friendly women's soccer match between Germany and the United States in Offenbach, central Germany, on Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17618467-german-day-care-director-freed-from-intruderhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17618467-german-day-care-director-freed-from-intrudereugermanystandoffworld-newsday-careFri, 5 Apr 2013 18:19:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17613295-german-exports-15-percent-lower-in-februaryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17613295-german-exports-15-percent-lower-in-februarybusinesseugermanyeconomyFri, 5 Apr 2013 10:15:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17612057-poll-germans-back-merkels-crisis-managementhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17612057-poll-germans-back-merkels-crisis-managementeugermanyfinancialcrisisworld-newschancellor-angela-merkelFri, 5 Apr 2013 08:53:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17614772-asia-us-sales-push-mercedes-to-record-monthhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17614772-asia-us-sales-push-mercedes-to-record-monthbusinesseugermanymercedesdaimlerdaimler-agFri, 5 Apr 2013 00:01:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17599464-new-airport-in-german-city-opens-to-criticismhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17599464-new-airport-in-german-city-opens-to-criticismeunewgermanyairportworld-newsThu, 4 Apr 2013 13:44:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post