Germany
Siemens sells water technology business for $862 million
FRANKFURT - Germany's Siemens agreed to sell the bulk of its water technology business to private equity group AEA Investors for 640 million euros ($862.4 million).
Berlusconi says his kids feel persecuted like Jews by Hitler
ROME - Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said his children feel persecuted just as Jewish families did in Nazi Germany because he is being hounded by the country's magistrates who want to eliminate him politically.
RWE to cut 2,500 jobs in German power generation: source
DUESSELDORF, Germany - RWE , Germany's No.2 utility, will be cutting some 2,500 jobs in its power generating business in Germany over the next few years, a source familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.
German private sector expands for sixth month running in October: PMI
BERLIN - Rising new orders helped Germany's private sector grow for the sixth month running in October, a survey showed on Wednesday, in a sign Europe's largest economy is expanding steadily in the fourth quarter.
'No-spy' pact with Germany unlikely despite Snowden's revelations
WASHINGTON - The United States is working to improve intelligence cooperation with Germany but a sweeping "no-spy" agreement between the two countries is unlikely, a senior Obama administration official said on Tuesday.
Germany asks British ambassador to explain spying report
BERLIN - Germany on Tuesday asked the British ambassador to come to the foreign ministry to discuss a newspaper report that a covert spying station was operating in Berlin with hi-tech equipment mounted on the embassy roof. | Video
Indian minister likens rise of PM candidate Modi to Third Reich
NEW DELHI - The Indian government stepped up its criticism of leading opposition prime-ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Tuesday, painting him as a dangerous extremist and comparing his rise to the birth of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
Jewish group condemns German silence on huge art find
BERLIN - A Jewish group accused Germany on Monday of moral complicity in concealment of stolen paintings after it emerged authorities failed for two years to report discovery of a trove of art seized by the Nazis, including works by Picasso and Matisse.
Merkel says U.S. ties must not be put at risk
BERLIN - Angela Merkel reaffirmed the importance of Germany's ties to the United States on Monday, making clear a domestic debate over granting asylum to former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden must not be allowed to harm relations.
France drags on slow euro zone recovery
LONDON - The euro zone economic recovery that began in Germany has spread to some smaller members but shrinking French manufacturing is hampering a more robust rebound.
U.S. looking for 'first step' from Iran in nuclear talks
GENEVA - The United States wants Iran to agree in negotiations this week a "first step" that stops its nuclear program advancing further and starts reversing parts of it, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.
Criminal complaint against Silk Road’s owner
The criminal complaint against Ross William Ulbricht, known as "Dread Pirate Roberts."
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