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Lufthansa says Germanwings co-pilot admitted 'severe depression'
The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a Germanwings plane had informed his employer that he had undergone a "previous episode of severe depression".
01 April 2015
Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan and Germany discuss cooperation
Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier had a phone conversation on March 29.
01 April 2015
German Kerstin Behnke conducts Kazakh choir capella
Baikadamov’s Choir Capella performed on the stage of Zhambyl’s Philarmony on March 20.
30 March 2015
Kazakhstani boxer Isa Akberbayev improves his standing by 30 lines after winning GBC title
Kazakhstani boxer Isa “Bumblebee” Akberbayev defeated Argentinian Ruben Angel Mino in a fight for the vacant Global Boxing Council (GBC) cruiserweight title in Germany.
30 March 2015
Blame game only helps Europe's enemies says Varoufakis
Finger-pointing between Germany and Greece will only play into the hands of Europe's enemies, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis saidю
30 March 2015
Alps crash captain shouted 'open the damn door'
The captain of a passenger jet that investigators believe was deliberately crashed into the French Alps shouted at the co-pilot to "open the damn door".
30 March 2015
Germany to hold national memorial for crash victims on April 17
Germany will hold a national memorial ceremony and service for victims of a Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 aboard, on April 17.
28 March 2015
Pilot of crash plane was locked out of cockpit: report
A pilot of the plane that crashed in the French Alps left the cockpit before the fateful descent and was left trying to smash the door down but still failed to get back in.
26 March 2015
After charm offensive, EU pressure on Greece for reform results
A charm offensive by Greece's prime minister this week calmed bruised relations with Germany, but pressure remains on Athens to deliver on promised reforms.
25 March 2015
German town mourns 16 teens killed in France air crash
A German town mourned 16 teenagers who were among the 150 people killed in a plane crash in the French Alps as they returned from a school exchange in Spain.
25 March 2015
Opera singers among French Alps air crash victims: theatre
Two star opera singers, one of them accompanied by her baby, were among 150 people killed in the German airliner that crashed in the French Alps.
25 March 2015
German art dealer gets six years in jail for cheating Aldi heir
A German court sentenced Helge Achenbach, one of the country's best-known art dealers, to six years in prison for defrauding the heir of the Aldi supermarket chain.
17 March 2015
Merkel urges closer tech ties with rising IT giant China
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged closer high-tech cooperation with China as she opened a major IT business fair where the Asian giant is the official partner country.
16 March 2015
EU, Germany raise 'Grexit' alarm over Greece bailout
EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has warned of an alarming lack of progress in talks on Greece's bailout, as Germany raised the spectre of a tumultuous Greek exit from the euro.
14 March 2015
A German king, a Greek crown - historic roots of troubled ties
Greece has railed against what it sees as German dominance since the 2010 start of the eurozone financial crisis.
12 March 2015
Two Kazakh diplomats convicted in Germany sent back to Kazakhstan
Two Kazakhstani diplomats charged with cigarette smuggling have been extradited to Kazakhstan.
05 March 2015
Germany rejects Greece 'take-it or leave-it' debt offer
Germany rejected a take-it or leave-it request by Athens for a six-month extension to its EU loan programme.
20 February 2015
Three medals in Mogul: Kazakhstan at Universiade
The Winter Universiade continued in Granda, Spain from February 4 to 14. Kazakhstani skiers won three medals in mogul.
19 February 2015
Minsk agreement might fail again: Kazakhstan's Idrissov
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Idrissov has expressed concerns over the implementation of the agreement signed in Minsk.
16 February 2015
Nazarbayev and Putin discuss Minsk meeting
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has discussed the outcomes of the Norman meeting of leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine.
16 February 2015