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This tiny village in a wind-swept corner of eastern Germany seems an unlikely place for a revolution.
Facebook Inc. has agreed to make several changes to its services to improve transparency and better protect the personal data of its millions of users outside of the U.S., following an in-depth audit of its international headquarters that was released Wednesday.
Germany's president tried Thursday to defuse criticism over a private loan he received before becoming head of state, saying he regrets that his handling of the issue may have created the "wrong impression."
German police arrested a man Thursday on charges he supported a neo-Nazi terror group that is believed to have killed 10 people and carried out several attacks over more than a decade.
Wear Milk? Anke Domaske says why not.
Max Schrems wasn't sure what he would get when he asked Facebook to send him a record of his personal data from three years of using the site.
Pope Benedict XVI issued a strong call for spiritual renewal among Germans, as he wrapped up a visit to his homeland in which he addressed parliament and met with victims of clerical abuse.
When Benedict XVI arrives in Berlin this week, he will be greeted in his homeland by a Lutheran chancellor, a gay mayor and a divorced, remarried Roman Catholic president.
Germany's high court on Wednesday upheld the country's participation in emergency measures to fight the eurozone debt turmoil, but ruled that lawmakers had to vet future plans to commit taxpayer money, potentially slowing decision-making in a fast-moving crisis.
He sports a toothbrush mustache and parts his black hair to the side. But don't let this cartoon stork's resemblance to Adolf Hitler fool you — he's out to defeat the far right.
A German data protection authority is "unliking" Facebook's "Like" button.
As Germany emerged from the destruction of World War II, it rebuilt its economy on a system of strong rules governing virtually every aspect of business, from auto manufacturing to competition among regional newspapers.
As Europe's E. coli crisis wanes, some experts are now warning of a looming threat: possible long-term kidney complications for many of the victims.
A year after a widespread sex scandal rocked Roman Catholics in Pope Benedict XVI's homeland, German intellectuals and faithful alike are turning their backs on the church, calling for change or simply leaving the congregation.
Germany's leading industrial companies pledged Wednesday to recruit and promote more women, especially in top management jobs, but remained at odds with the government over how best to do it.
Eco-friendly Germans happily separate their trash into at least four separate recycling bins, but are refusing in droves to purchase gasoline with higher levels of ethanol.
Revolutions hurtling through the Middle East have inspired millions of Europeans, who recall the awe they felt when communist regimes crumbled across the former Soviet bloc. But along with excitement come questions, fears and doubts — as the flames of revolt shoot up on the continent's very doorstep.
The hottest "green" toy in Germany isn't made of organic or recycled materials. That's so 2010. This one has a solar panel and only runs if kids remember to insert bright red "energy stones" that power the rest of the space station.
German autoworkers are staying at the factory this Christmas break assembling someone else's gifts — and they don't have a problem with it.
German automaker Volkswagen AG on Wednesday reported a jump in earnings for the third quarter of 2010 and said it has set its sights on becoming the global leader in the car industry.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's declaration that Germany's attempts to build a multicultural society had "utterly failed" is feeding a growing debate over how to deal with the millions of foreigners who call the country home.
A woman who went on a shooting spree at a hospital in southwest Germany had allegedly killed her estranged husband and five-year-old son at a nearby apartment shortly before, authorities said Monday.
Thilo Sarrazin was a board member of Germany's august central bank until he wrote a book claiming German society was being made "dumber" by Muslim immigrants. It's a runaway best-seller, but has cost him his job.
A member of Germany's central bank who made disparaging remarks about Muslims and Jews in a disputed book has agreed to quit his position on the board, the Bundesbank said in a statement Thursday.
Time advances slowly in this Alpine village, measured in decade-long spans between performances of Oberammergau's nearly 400-year-old enactment of the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
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