Transatlantic Immigration Lessons (KJZZ Tempe)

5 September 2008, 11:02 am

KJZZ's Tony Ganzer begins an occasional series from Germany as part of the Arthur Burns journalism fellowship, where he'll tell stories that compare immigration issues on each side of the Atlantic. Germany is now coping with the results of a massive guest worker program from the 60s and 70s, which b... read more

Wheelchair Basketball (USA Basketball)

5 September 2008, 10:20 am

, Wheelchair Fencing, Wheelchair Rugby, and Wheelchair Tennis.... read more

Germany to build prefabricated houses for 1,800 Georgians (EARTHtimes.org)

5 September 2008, 9:38 am

Berlin - Germany promised Friday to erect prefabricated homes for 1,800 homeless refugees in Georgia. The Foreign Ministry in Bonn said it was granting 8 million euros (11.5 million dollars) to the German development aid agency GTZ, which would put u...... read more

Postbank Advances on Speculation Deutsche Bank May Make a Bid (Bloomberg.com)

5 September 2008, 7:54 am

Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Postbank AG , Germany's biggest consumer bank by clients, rose the most in two weeks in German trading on speculation Deutsche Bank AG will bid 50 euros a share for the lender.... read more

Germany's shared transit a matter of mutual trust (Chart)

5 September 2008, 7:31 am

It's not hitchhiking. Last Friday, I stood outside the main train station in Cologne. The famous cathedral loomed directly overhead, but my gaze was directed elsewhere. As I waited and watched for a red Toyota, driven by a stranger, I thought, "Will this be the day that I am murdered with an ax ... read more

German output falls in July (International Herald Tribune)

5 September 2008, 5:02 am

The fall, by more than was forecast, added to expectations of a recession.... read more