Shakamak student leaves Saturday to study in Germany (Greene County Daily World)

6 August 2008, 4:28 pm

Jacob Stevenson is going to miss the first day of school of his senior year at Shakamak High School. On Saturday he'll be boarding a plane to fly to Munich, Germany where he will study German culture and language for three weeks.... read more

Army closing longtime bases in Germany - Army News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Army Times (Army Times)

6 August 2008, 3:54 pm

Darmstadt Army Garrison, Germany, a prominent component of U.S. Army Europe for more than 60 years, was inactivated Wednesday as part of the ongoing realignment of overseas forces.... read more

Germany to stick to nuclear phase out, says govt (Deepika)

6 August 2008, 3:54 pm

BERLIN, Aug 6 (Reuters) Germany will not reverse its nuclear phase out plans before next year's federal elections, a government spokesman today said, despite mounting pressure from some conservatives for a change of course.... read more

Nowitzki named Germany's Olympic flag bearer (TSN)

6 August 2008, 2:42 pm

BERLIN - Basketball player Dirk Nowitzki will carry the German flag at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on Friday. The 30-year-old Dallas Mavericks forward will lead Germany's basketball team at Beijing, after the team missed out the past two Olympics.... read more

BlackBerry Bold ships in Germany for 40 Euros (MacNN)

6 August 2008, 12:32 pm

Research in Motion today officially began shipping the BlackBerry Bold to Austria and Germany, putting the device in competition with the iPhone 3G and other devices for the first time. The devices are available through T-Mobile in each country and are the first true 3G Blackberries to be available ... read more

Germany wobbles (Financial Times)

6 August 2008, 12:12 pm

If something looks unsustainable, it probably is. Even as the rest of the eurozone was grinding to a halt, Germany seemed able to escape the global downturn. No longer.... read more