The latest in Germany

US Open is as open as ever

2011-06-15T13:30:56Z

Unpredictability has become the hallmark of major golf tournaments in the last three years and that trend is carrying on into the US Open, which starts Thursday at Congressional Golf Club.

Gone are the days when Tiger Woods and, to a lesser extent, Phil Mickelson dominated the four...

Kaymer's PGA win should spark a boom in Germany: Langer

2010-08-18T13:45:17Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Martin Kaymer's U.S. PGA Championship triumph is set to spark a golfing boom in his native Germany, compatriot Bernhard Langer said on Wednesda...

Germany Partial Solar Eclipse

2011-01-05T08:02:05Z

A partial solar eclipse is pictured through clouds in Albershausen, southwestern Germany, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/dapd, Daniel Kopatsch)

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Australia Flooding

2011-01-05T08:06:21Z

In this photo released by the Northern Territory Police, four German tourists rest on the roof of their vehicle as they wait for their rescue from the flooded Magela Creek, near Jabiru, Australia, Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. Drenching rain that started before Christmas has flooded an area the size of France and Sweden, center, is flanked ond the podium by second placed Tina Maze of Slovenia, left, and third placed Austrian Elisabeth Goergl after an alpine skiing parallel slalom World Cup race held in Munich, southern

Germany New Year Preparations

2010-12-30T21:31:31Z

Workers run a cable over the street in preparation for the New Year's celebrations in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to celebrate the beginning of the New Year 2011 at the famous landma...

OLY John Leicester 281210

2010-12-28T12:30:30Z

FILE - In this June 27, 2010 file combination of six photos, Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer looks at the ball that hit the bar, bounce over the line during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Germany and England at F...