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There are four million Muslims living in Germany. They eat, drink and pray in accordance with the precepts of the Prophet Muhammad. But when it comes to monetary transactions, the principles of the Koran have played hardly any role in Germany....

 Germany and France unexpectedly emerged from recession on Thursday while the 16-nation eurozone economy shrank by just 0.1 percent in the second quarter in new signs that a recovery is taking shape afp reports. A day after the Federal...

 A small rise in retail sales offered a hopeful sign Thursday for Germany's long-sluggish domestic demand, even as the country's economy minister mounted a robust defence of its export-heavy recipe for success. Retail sales were up 0.4...

The euro weakened to a near 16-month low against the dollar and global stocks fell on Wednesday after Fitch Ratings warned that the European Central bank needs to do more to avert a collapse of the troubled euro-zone currency. Oil prices also...

 German citizens may soon have the opportunity to wave at (or dodge) many more cars sporting 15 camera lenses.  In a big win for Google, a Berlin court has ruled that the Street View program doesn’t break any of Germany’s...

 Standard & Poor's has warned it may carry out an unprecedented mass downgrade of euro zone countries if EU leaders fail to deliver a convincing agreement on how to solve the region's debt crisis in a summit on Friday. The ratings...

Economic data Tuesday will prove grim reading for Germany's center-right parties as they resume talks this week to form a new government and flesh out a decision to cut taxes as promised before the election says the Wall Street Journal. As a...

A German court has ruled in Motorola Mobility's favour in a patents dispute with Apple. The Android smartphone maker had complained that Apple failed to license one of its wireless intellectual properties . Apple uses the technology in...