World leaders bid final farewell to former Israel's Shimon Peres

Leaders from 70 countries, including United States President Barack Obama and Arab politicians, gathered in Jerusalem on Friday to bid farewell to one of the last leaders of Israel’s......

'Lone' Munich shooter kills nine in mall rampage, commits suicide

An 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman killed nine people in a shooting incident at a busy mall in Munich and then turned the gun on himself.  IMAGE: Special force police officers stand......

Pro-Russian hackers shut down German govt websites

Several German government websites,including Chancellor Angela Merkel's official page, have been crippled in an unprecedented cyber attack claimed by a pro-Russian group demanding that Berlin sever......

Germany's entry into WC final foils Modi-Merkel meet

There will not be any meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is travelling to Brazil to watch her team play in FIFA World Cup final, during Modi's......

PM arrives in Germany; will seek greater biz ties

 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Berlin on a three-day visit seeking greater business ties with Germany as India takes steps to boost domestic investments and attract foreign......

Germany's World Cup win immortalized in film 'Die Mannschaft'

Germans basked in World Cup glory again when the national team was honoured before attending the premiere of the official movie about their triumph in Brazil in July. Players, coaching staff,......

UN secretary general Ban to address IOC session in Sochi

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will deliver a keynote speech at the International Olympic Committee session this week before the start of the Sochi winter Games, IOC President Thomas......

Japan PM may attend Sochi Games, China says no plans to meet Xi

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may attend the opening ceremony for the Sochi Winter Olympics, but China has ruled out any formal meeting with President Xi Jinping whose attendance at the Games......

Gay athletes part of U.S. delegation for Sochi Games

The United States has named former tennis star Billie Jean King, one of the first prominent athletes to publicly acknowledge her homosexuality, to be in the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics......

Dortmund thrash Bayern in Cup final to win double

Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund further challenged Bayern Munich's hold over German football on Saturday by crushing their rivals 5-2 with a treble by Poland's Robert Lewandowski to lift the......