France, Germany mark 'friendship' half-century
When France's national handball team goalkeeper Thierry Omeyer joined his new club in Germany, he was touched by the welcome from the fans.
Gene study settles debate over origin of European Jews
Jews of European origin are a mix of ancestries, with many hailing from tribes in the Caucasus who converted to Judaism and created an empire that lasted half a millennium.
Kazakhstan citizen never been to Germany but fined for violation of German traffic rules
An Almaty citizen received a notification of violation of traffic rules in Germany where he has never been to.
Kazakhstan’s Emir Baigazin movie got Berlinale World Cinema Fund prize
Harmony Lessons movie became the first Kazakhstan’s project supported by Berlinale World Cinema Fund.
German poll kicks off do-or-die year for Merkel alliance
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces her first test at the polls in a general election year Sunday with a state vote that could prove even more decisive for her flailing coalition partners.
VW hits global sales record, still trails Toyota
Volkswagen posted record-breaking global sales in 2012, up 11 percent at 9.07 million, but the ambitious German automaker continues to trail Japanese rival Toyota.
Boxing: Kazakhstan's Astana Arlans beat German Eagles
Kazakhstan's Astana Arlans boxing club has defeated German Eagles and remained the leader of its WSB group.
Skating: Essamambo and Gentselev taking part in Speed Skating World Cup
The Asian World Speed Skating Cup that was due to take place in Astana was officially cancelled because China, Japan and Korea refused to participate.
Boxing: Astana Arlans will fight German Eagles
Chief coach Sergey Korchinsky has put forth almost the same squad against the Eagles as the one that won over the Italia Thunder in 2012.
Airport debacle ignites concern for 'Made in Germany' brand
Germany is concerned that its fabled international reputation for efficiency may have taken a blow from a catalogue of delays dogging major projects, especially the new Berlin airport.
Merkel steels Germans for 'more difficult' 2013
Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Germans that the economy, Europe's biggest, would experience a harder time next year than in 2012 and cautioned too that the eurozone debt crisis was far from over.
China and emerging powers to pay more for UN
China, Brazil, India and other emerging powers agreed to major increases in their United Nations payments as the global body hammered out a new budget deal this week to avoid its own fiscal cliff.
Germany mulls sending communications officer to Kazakhstan for interaction with CARICC
Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office is sending a communications officer to Kazakhstan for interaction with the country’s competent authorities and CARICC.
EU on verge of bridging pre-summit gulf on banks watchdog
European governments argued through the night in a bid to agree a deal on tightening the oversight of eurozone bank, hours before leaders stage on Thursday their final summit of a gruelling third year in debt-crisis mode.
German company suspected of bribery in Kazakhstan
GfT Bautechnik, an affiliated company of ThyssenKrupp, took part in construction of artificial islands in the Caspian Sea and supplied cutoff piling there.
Apocalypse... but not as we know it
The End Of The World As We Know It -- TEOTWAWKI -- is littered with predictions that didn't quite pan out.
German opposition launches bid to topple Merkel
Germany's opposition Social Democrats will on Sunday launch their campaign to unseat Chancellor Angela Merkel next year, throwing their backing behind her former finance minister to challenge her.
Israel PM heads to Berlin as settlement row grows
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due in Berlin on Wednesday for talks likely to focus on the growing crisis over settlement plans that could torpedo the viability of a Palestinian state.
Euro crisis cements Merkel support for election duel
Germany swings into election countdown next week when Chancellor Angela Merkel and her chief challenger rally their party faithful for a campaign likely shaped by how hard the euro crisis hits German wallets.
Putin, Merkel seek to soothe Germany-Russia tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday with the two sides seeking to soothe tensions over Berlin's recent criticism of the Russian record on rights.