Angela Merkel says Germany willing to help in search for Mideast peace
Submitted by Ljubomira Kalcheva on Tue, 12/30/2008 - 17:20.Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday blamed the radical Palestinian movement Hamas for the latest flare-up with Israel and said Germany would do all it could to promote peace in the Middle East.
Angela Merkel denies bias in economic stimulus plans
Submitted by William Kaelin on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 20:05.German Chancellor Angela Merkel denied Thursday any bias in plans to spend billions of euros on repairing roads and schools to jolt the flagging economy back to life.
Merkel working on new stimulus package: report
Submitted by William Kaelin on Sat, 12/13/2008 - 22:48.Chancellor Angela Merkel is working on a new stimulus package for the German economy, a business magazine reported Saturday, a day before she hosts talks with industrialists and financial experts on e
Merkel predicts tough negotiations at EU summit
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 09:23.Germany expects tough negotiations at next week's European Union summit when leaders meet to decide on a climate package and measures to combat the global financial crisis, Chancellor Angela Merkel sa
Merkel and Obama agree to to work together
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 06:54.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US president-elect Barack Obama agreed in a telephone call to work together to help solve global challenges, a Berlin government spokesman said Friday.
German leaders see close cooperation with Obama White House
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 09:17.
German political leaders congratulated Barack Obama on his election success Wednesday with Chancellor Angela Merkel saying Berlin looked forward to working together in complete trust with the new Democrat-led White House.
German pump-priming talks to continue, Merkel says
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 22:17.German talks on boosting government spending to offset recession are to continue through the weekend, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday.
Merkel backs Sarkozy bid to increase EU relief fund
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 22:10.Germany backs a call to boost the size of a European Union relief fund for nations facing balance of payments difficulties, a spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Berlin Friday.
The Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) Tuesday said its derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) markets set new trading records last year with volume surging to 
When the Spirit rover landed on Mars five years ago, no one expected it or its sister rover Opportunity to make it to their first birthdays, let alone their fifth.
The San Antonio Spurs turned up their trademark defense down the stretch to turn back another opponent. 
Popular US talk show host Oprah Winfrey, 54, has vowed to battle her recent weight gain, blaming it on "food abuse."
After the Taipei Zoo received two giant pandas from China, another Taiwan zoo said Friday it is seeking to receive a pair of pandas from China.