News on Germany

Women can spot 'cute' babies best: research

2010-04-16T17:25:15Z

Women are much better at spotting a cute baby than men, according to university research out Wednesday. Psychologists at the University of St Andrews in Scotland used computer image manipulation to produce subtle variations in baby faces. They found that women could distinguish a "cute" baby -- chubby cheeks, large forehead, big round eyes and button nose -...

Germany Azerbaijan Euro 2012 Soccer

2010-09-07T14:22:50Z

Germany's Miroslav Klose, right, and Sascha Yunisoglu of Azerbaijan challenge for the ball during the Euro 2012 Group A qualifying soccer match between Germany and Azerbaijan in Andrea Petkovic, of Germany, keeps her eyes on the ball as she drops a shot over the net against Vera Zvonareva, of Russia, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, ...

Unpaid German Bonds

2010-09-06T10:20:43Z

In this Aug. 19, 2010 photo, four German bonds are on display. More than 80 years ago, Germany sold tens of thousands of bonds in an effort to recover financially from World War I. Later, Aldolf Hitler used some of the money raised by those bonds to build the powerful Nazi war machine that would ravage Europe during World War II. Now, some

Germany Nuclear Energie

2010-09-06T05:20:44Z

A protester, wearing a giant mask showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel, tries to catch "atomic balloons" during a demonstration against the extending of nuclear power plants operating time in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Copyright 2010 Chancellor Angela Merkel, tries to catch "atomic balloons" during a demonstration against the extending of nuclear power plants operating time in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)