Germany Owes NATO ‘vast Sums’
US President Donald Trump on Saturday accused Germany of owing "vast sums of money" to NATO, and said Berlin should pay Washington more for defense, a day after meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel. The...
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Kwadwo Asamoah’s Juventus Draw Barcelona In Champions League Quarter-Final Clash
Kwadwo Asamoah and Juventus have been handed a tough draw for their UEFA Champions League quarter-final clash after getting Spanish giants Barcelona. The Italian champions eliminated FC Porto and...
A Defining Moment For US and Germany
The world’s most powerful man is about to meet one of its most influential women. A snowstorm forced the cancellation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s planned visit to Washington on Tuesday....
Namibia Lodges Colonial-Era Claim Against Germany In NY Court
More than a century after a long-hushed genocide took place in Namibia while under German colonial rule, descendants of the victims are getting their day in court in New York for the first time...
Exploding Letter ‘injures One’ At IMF Office In Paris
A letter has exploded and injured a person who opened it at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) office in Paris, security sources say. No further details about the incident were available...
Exploding Letter ‘injures One’ At IMF Office In Paris
A letter has exploded and injured a person who opened it at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) office in Paris, security sources say. No further details about the incident were available...
President Akufo-Addo and History of Ghana
Osei, Nana Yaw Kwarteng’s Intellectual Dishonesty “A Historian at the University of Cape Coast says President Akufo-Addo did not misrepresent Ghana’s history with his independence day speech...
‘Why Are You Hiding Terrorists’
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued his rhetorical attacks on European leaders on Monday by accusing German Chancellor Angela Merkel of "supporting terrorists". Merkel called the...
Germany To Support Nigeria’s Economic Recovery
Ms Malu Dreyer, Head of Bundestrat, the Upper Chamber of the German Parliament, has pledged Germany’s support to Nigeria in its economic recovery effort. Dreyer, who spoke at the weekend while...
KOBBYSALM TELLS A DEEP STORY ABOUT EARTH BEING HELL IN NEW VIDEO
Cus it receives everyone, whether you’re rich or not They say in hell there is weeping and gnashing of teeth And I tell u that is exactly where we find our feet So if hell is truly pain Then that...
Several Injured At Duesseldorf Train Station
At least five people have been injured in an axe attack at the main railway station in the western German city of Duesseldorf, police say. The attack happened at about 21:00 local time (20:00 GMT) on...
Germany Demands Answers From the US Over WikiLeaks’ Claims
Germany has demanded answers from the US over claims by WikiLeaks that there is a CIA listening post in Frankfurt. Berlin's top prosecutor will examine documents released by the anti-secrecy group...
Facebook Wins Case Against Refugee In Merkel Selfie
Facebook clinched victory Tuesday in a German court case brought by a Syrian refugee whose selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel had made him the target of racist trolls. The court ruled that the US...
900m In Asia Had To Pay Bribes In Last Year
More than a quarter of people living in Asia had to pay a bribe while trying to access a public service in the past year, a watchdog said Tuesday, calling on governments to root out endemic graft in...
Facebook Case Brought By Syrian Refugee In Germany Heads To Verdict
A German court was due to rule Tuesday on a dispute between Facebook and a Syrian refugee whose post of a selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel fuelled fake news linking him to terrorism. Online...
What If Germany Had Not Lost Its Colonies In Africa?
The Germans were latecomers to the scramble for Africa. Even if there may have been individual Germans scouring the coasts of Africa (as slave traders?), it was only after the Berlin Conference of...
Syria Torture Victims File Criminal Case In Germany
Seven Syrian torture survivors, two lawyers and a human rights group have filed a criminal complaint in Germany against secret service officials of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, the initiative...
Merkel Heads To Egypt, Tunisia To Reduce Migrant Flows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel starts a two-day trip to Egypt and Tunisia on Thursday, part of her push to limit migrant flows to Europe through North Africa, especially chaos-torn Libya. Since the...
‘turnkey’ Answer To Threats Real and Imagined
Built to keep out migrants, traffickers, or an enemy group, border walls have emerged as a one-size-fits-all response to the vulnerability felt by many societies in today's globalized world, says an...
Germany’s Deputy Finance Minister
Greece must not be granted a "bail in" that would involve creditors taking a loss on their loans, Germany's deputy Finance Minister said in an interview broadcast on Sunday, reiterating the German...