Brazil crush Germany to make Olympic final
(AFP) Aug 18, 2008
Brazil came from a goal down to stun Germany 4-1 Monday and book a place in the women's Olympic decider, avenging their painful defeat to the European powerhouse in last year's World Cup final....

Three dead in gangland-style shooting at German ice-cream parlour
(Guardian) Aug 13, 2008
A small German town was today reeling from an attack at a popular Italian ice-cream parlour in which three people were shot dead and one was seriously injured....

Two held after German ice cream parlour killings
(Reuters) Aug 13, 2008
German police have detained two people in connection with Tuesday's shooting at an ice cream parlour in Ruesselsheim in which two men and a woman died and a third man was badly injured, authorities said on Wednesday....

Spanoulis' big fat Greek win
(Beijing 2008) Aug 12, 2008
Greece left a close first quarter to run away with the score, beating Germany 87-64 in their group B preliminary game of the Olympic Men's Basketball tournament on August 12....

Greece defeats Germany 87-63 in Olympic basketball
(IHT) Aug 12, 2008
Vasileios Spanoulis and a dogged Greek defense curbed Dirk Nowitzki in a 87-64 win over Germany in Olympic Group B basketball Tuesday, setting the stage for a much-anticipated clash with the United States....

In Germany, Obama calls for world to stand as one
(CNN) Jul 24, 2008
In front of a massive crowd in Berlin, Barack Obama today warned about the dangers of allowing new walls to come between the U.S. and its allies....

Warm German welcome for Obama
(BBC) Jul 24, 2008
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama lands in Berlin, where thousands are expected to gather for a key speech....

Obama to reach out to Europe in key speech
(CNN) Jul 24, 2008
U.S. presidential contender Barack Obama arrived in Germany Thursday for the latest leg of an international trip intended to bolster his foreign policy credentials at home and set out his vision for a new era of transatlantic cooperation....

Greek team going to Beijing
(eKathimerini) Jul 21, 2008
Basketball side defeats Puerto Rico, lands in group with USA, Spain and Germany...

Germany, Greece, Croatia, Puerto Rico advance to Olympic qualifier semifinals
(CNN) Jul 18, 2008
Dirk Nowitzki overcame an early shooting slump to score a game-high 20 points and lead Germany past Brazil 78-65 and into the semifinals of the Olympic basketball qualifier on Friday....

Germany and Greece avoid each other in basketball quarter-finals
(Reuters) Jul 17, 2008
Dirk Nowitzki produced a flawless 35-point performance to help Germany to an 89-71 win over New Zealand in the Olympics qualifying tournament on Wednesday....

Greek inflation at 4.9% in June
Jul 16, 2008
Greek inflation was unchanged at 4.9 pct in June from May, Eurostat said on Wednesday. The EU executive's statistics agency, in a report, said Eurozone inflation rose to 4.0 pct in June, from 3.7 pct in May,...

Immigrants Got 'Tough But Sensible' Sentence for Munich Assault
(Spiegel Online) Jul 09, 2008
The Munich court that sentenced a Turkish man and a Greek teenager to long jail terms for brutally assaulting a pensioner has won praise from most of the country's media commentators. But Bavarian government calls for them to be deported have drawn fire....

Siemens plans to cut 16,750 jobs
(BBC) Jul 08, 2008
Germany's Siemens plans to cut 16,750 jobs, or about 4% of its workforce, as the global economy slows....

Turkish, Greek youths sentenced to prison for brutal subway station attack on German retiree
(IHT) Jul 08, 2008
A young Turkish man and a Greek youth were convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to prison Tuesday for a brutal attack on a German retiree that sparked a political furor over crime committed by young immigrants....