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EU lawmakers face close vote on pollution credit freeze
Controversial plans to revive the EU's faltering carbon cap-and-trade system so as to cut greenhouse gas emissions face a tough test in the European Parliament.
16 April 2013
Syrian wounded to be flown to Germany for treatment: report
Germany is due Monday to send a specially-equipped military aircraft to bring more than 30 people seriously wounded in the Syrian conflict for treatment in the country.
15 April 2013
Benckiser group to buy Dutch Masterblenders for 7.5bn euros
Dutch tea and coffee producer D.E. Masterblenders said Friday that it has reached a conditional agreement with a German investor group led by Johann A. Benckiser on a 7.5-billion-euro ($9.8-bn) takeover deal.
12 April 2013
Kazakhstan Prosecutor General invites Germans to visit prisons
Kazakhstan Prosecutor General Askhat Daulbayev met with German ambassador to Kazakhstan Guido Herz.
09 April 2013
Merkel asks Putin to give NGOs in Russia a chance
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to "give a chance" to non-governmental organisations which she described as a "motor of innovation".
08 April 2013
Football: Kazakhstan looses to Germany in Astana
The national football team of Kazakhstan lost to Germany in a qualification match of the 2014 world championship.
24 March 2013
Kazakhstan herbs to be used in German balms
Bitter balm produced in Germany will contain Kazakhstan herbs.
23 March 2013
Leaders wrestle with austerity as EU jobless fears rise
EU leaders wrestled with German demands for strict austerity and a French-Italian push for growth-friendly spending at a summit.
16 March 2013
Tickets on sale for Kazakhstan vs Germany FIFA-2014 qualifying match in Astana
The tickets for the coming game between Kazakhstan and Germany football teams are now on sale in Astana.
15 March 2013
Late-winter snowstorm batters northwestern Europe
A severe late-winter snowstorm battered northwestern Europe on Tuesday, causing widespread travel chaos with the cancellation of hundreds of flights at main airports..
13 March 2013
Boxing: Kazakhstan boxers win two gold medals in Germany
Kazakhstan boxers Birzhan Zhakipov and Merey Akshalov won gold medals in the Chemistry Cup tournament in Germany.
12 March 2013
Data confirms recession in weakest eurozone economies
Data published on Monday confirmed recession in the eurozone's weakest economies last year, breathing new life into a heated debate on whether aggressive austerity measures may come at the cost of economic growth.
12 March 2013
Gadgets and gizmos galore at world's top IT fair
From a glove that can be used as a mobile phone to a remote-controlled spy helicopter: this year's CeBIT, the world's top high-tech fair, showcases a bewildering array of gadgets.
06 March 2013
Boxing: Astana Arlans boxers win WSB group stage
Ruslan Myrsatayev, Yerzhan Mussafirov, Konstantin Snigur and Ehsan Rouzbahani brought winning points to the Kazakhstan club.
04 March 2013
Astana racer became Formula-3 champion
Astana driver Daniel Juncadella won almost all Formula-3 Euro Series races and the Championship of Europe races.
04 March 2013
German villagers bury 'Big Bad Wolf' fears
Thirteen years after wolves returned to an east German village, its residents have not only overcome age-old fears to live peacefully alongside the predator but even come to enjoy the benefits of its presence.
01 March 2013
Astana Arlans and German Eagles announce squads for Almaty match
The fight between Astana Arlans and German Eagles will be held on March 1 at 8:00 pm in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
26 February 2013
Will the next pope be Italian?
After a Pole and a German, will the Roman Catholic Church revert to an Italian leader once again?
25 February 2013
Germany returns lost ancient artifacts to Kosovo
Kosovo's culture minister on Friday said Germany had returned seven millennia-old artefacts that were smuggled out during the 1998-1999 war with Serbia and were unexpectedly found in a German police raid.
24 February 2013
Former German Interior Minister calls for Rakhat Aliyev's arrest
Former German Minister of Internal Affairs has called to issue an arrest warrant for Rakhat Aliyev accused of embezzlement, tortures and murder of two bank managers in Kazakhstan.
22 February 2013