China claims restrictions on solar panels exports would hurt the global clean energy sector after the EU Commission launched a probe into suspected dumping by Chinese panel makers. ­The investigation by the Commission was triggered by a group of 25 European solar companies in Germany, Italy and other EU countries, which filed the biggest anti-dumping claim. The group, led by Germany’s SolarWorld,... 

Employees work on a solar panel production line at a solar company workshop in Hefei, Anhui province, China. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a frank assessment of a solar panel trade dispute with China. The EU is mulling an anti-dumping inquiry into China after the US took similar action in one of the world’s fastest-developing markets. “I suggest the European Commission and... 

A few days ago, Germany’s Ministry of Justice exposed the draft amendments to the legislation to legalize gay marriage in the country. In fact, sexual minorities enjoy complete freedom in the country. In 2001, their freedom became official: their relationship was called a “civil partnership”. Something like a civil marriage or live-in relationship. Nowadays, according to the proposed... 

When a huge airship emerged over the beaches of New Jersey, it could be mistaken for filming of a historical movie about the events of 1930s. However, this was in fact the first flight of the new giant military airship LEMV. The era of giant airships is making a slow comeback. That day airship Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) created by Hybrid Air Vehicles and Northrop Grumman completed... 

China is considering buying more EU government bonds amid a worsening European debt crisis in order to support its biggest trading partner, according to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. “China is willing, on condition of fully evaluating the risks, to continue to invest in the eurozone sovereign debt market, and strengthen communication and discussion with the European Union, the European Central... 

The European currency euro logo stands in front of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany. Business confidence has dropped in Germany to its lowest level in more than two years amid pessimism over the eurozone’s deteriorating debt crisis, data show. According to the German research institute, Ifo, the country’s Business Climate Index fell to 102.3 points in August from 103.2 points... 

A German Rabbi has become the first person to face criminal charges after performing a circumcision. The charges come less than two months after a Cologne court ruled that the religious act causes bodily harm to newborn babies. Rabbi David Goldberg was sued by a German doctor on Tuesday, for inflicting “physical harm” by circumcising an infant. Chief prosecutor Gerhard Schmitt confirmed that the... 

“German” Minister of Economy Philipp Roesler has expressed disillusionment with debt-ridden Greece’s endeavors to implement reforms to save its economy. “I’ve lost my illusions,” Roesler told the weekly magazine Focus in an interview to be printed on Monday. “I proposed with German businesses a whole series of support measures for the Greek government,” he said. “The... 

Members of the German Special Police Force. German experts have warned that Germany is now a ‘promised land’ for Italian organized crime as four largest Mafia syndicates are operating in the country under perfect conditions. The opposition Social Democrat (SPD) party in the southeast state of Bavaria cautioned against the phenomenon on Friday and called for tougher coordinated police action... 

According to the WHO, in 2010, 107,000 both legal and illegal transplants of human organs were carried out. Two-thirds of all transplanted organs are kidneys. Experts believe that ten percent of all kidney transplants are illegal. The organization Organ Watch provided a different number – from 15 to 20,000 illegal operations a year. At least two illegal human organs transplantation surgeries... 

German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere has reaffirmed his opposition to military intervention in Syria, saying diplomacy favors over military action. “The failure of diplomacy must not automatically bring about the onset of the military,” the minister told told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, AFP reported on Sunday. He said Kofi Annan’s... 

German Chancellor Merkel attends a session of German parliament (Bundestag). Support has sharply declined for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decisions regarding the eurozone’s spiraling debt crisis, a survey suggests. The poll, conducted by YouGov and printed in the Monday edition of Bild newspaper, found only 33 percent in favor of Merkel’s stance, Reuters reported. The steep erosion in domestic... 

Germany’s Bundestag passed its new registration law in just 57 seconds – as deputies rushed off to watch the national side play football against Italy. But it could undermine Germans’ right to privacy for years to come. ­Now, every single time a German moves to a new home, and gives the local authorities his address (as he is legally obliged to) as long as he does not explicitly forbid them... 

A German court ruled that circumcision for non-medical reasons is bodily harm – a criminal assault – a decision that is bound to create uproar among Jewish and Muslim communities. Is it a reasonable ruling? Have your say. Doctors called upon to perform circumcisions for religious reasons have long been in a legal grey area – but when challenged, could plea that there was no clear ruling... 

Used software licenses may be resold by both individuals and companies, the European Court of Justice has ruled. A major victory against copyright holders comes as the European Parliament prepares for a vote on the controversial ACTA treaty. ­A major blow has been dealt to any company trying to restrict the resale of its software on the European market, after the court in Luxembourg put an end to...