Israel fits its German subs with N-tipped missiles

As tensions mount in the Gulf over Iran's nuclear ambitions, Israel is reported to have armed its new fleet of submarines supplied by Germany with nuclear tipped cruise missiles. Three "Dolphin"......

Yes, we trained militants against India: Musharraf

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has admitted that Pakistan had trained underground militant groups to fight in Kashmir, the first such admission by a top leader of the country. Musharraf's......

China's future leader is incorruptible: WikiLeaks

China's presumed future president Xi Jinping is an "extremely ambitious" person who is incorruptible and has chosen to survive by becoming "redder than reds", a US diplomatic cable released by......

US to stike Iran N-facilities: Report

The United States is mulling a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities in 2006 and has informed North Atalantic Treaty Organisation member states to make similar preparations, a report claimed......

When dollar is no longer supreme

You thinkyou've seen and heard it all before. But then something comes along to stop your heart. "In the current, weak-Dollar situation," says German economist Peter Bofinger in an interview with......

VW picks company veteran to tackle emissions crisis

Volkswagen named company veteran Matthias Mueller as its chief executive on Friday as the German carmaker struggles to get to grips with a crisis over rigged diesel emission tests that its chairman......

Cristiano Ronaldo rape allegations: Lawyers to sue German magazine

Ronaldo lawyers to sue Der Spiegel over 'illegal' report IMAGE: Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo reacts. Photograph: Massimo Pinca/Reuters Lawyers for Cristiano Ronaldo said on Friday......

Soccer star Ronaldo sued for alleged rape

IMAGE: Ronaldo has been named player of the year five times and transferred to Juventus from Real Madrid. Photograph: Alex Caparros/Getty Images A Nevada woman has sued Cristiano Ronaldo and......

2006 WC row: Former German footballer Beckenbauer rejects bribery claims

Franz Beckenbauer, who headed the organising committee for the 2006 soccer World Cup rejected claims that a slush fund had been set up to buy votes and bring the tournament to Germany back in 2000.......

Will Man City be barred from Champions League?

FFP rules are intended to prevent clubs receiving unlimited amounts of money through inflated sponsorship deals with organisations related to the owners and clubs who have breached the rules can be......

German officials welcome cyclist's doping admission

Rider Stefan Schumacher's admission that he had used banned substances was welcomed by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and national cycling federation (BDR) on Friday. Schumacher,......