Sep 27 Merkel Captures Second Term in German Elections By Larisa Epatko BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed victory for a new center-right government Sunday after elections propelled her Christian Democratic Union party and the pro-business Free Democrats to a majority. Continue reading
Sep 21 Economy Weighs on Germans as Election Nears By Larisa Epatko BERLIN -- As Germany slowly recovers from the economic crisis, the country's voters are still concerned about jobs and financial stability heading into Sunday's election, which will decide whether Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party stays in power. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch Other News: Stocks Slide on Bank Fears In other news, stocks in the U.S. were hit by fears about additional bank failures, and Iran signaled it may be ready to restart talks over its disputed nuclear program. Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch Other News: Iran Cleric Pushes Punishment for Protesters In other news, a leading cleric in Iran told worshipers that opposition protesters should be punished "ruthlessly and savagely," and President Obama met in Washington with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Continue watching
Aug 27 Ukraine Condemns Russian Action in Georgia; U.S. Ships Avoid Russian-Held Port By PBS News Hour World leaders on Wednesday continued to condemn Russia's decision to formally recognize two breakaway Georgian regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and to maintain troops in South Ossetia. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch McCain-Obama Race Grabs Attention Across Europe Some 200,000 people are estimated to have attended Sen. Barack Obama's speech in Berlin Thursday, a sign of the increased interest abroad in this year's U.S. election. A panel of European journalists offer insight. Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch Transcript: Obama’s Speech in Berlin Following is a transcript of Sen. Barack Obama's speech in Berlin, Germany, as prepared for delivery and distributed by his campaign. Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch Group of Eight Summit Yields Africa Aid, Little Else Eight industrialized nations concluded their summit Friday after reaching an agreement on aid to Africa, but failing to reach consensus on climate change or missile defense. Two experts detail the conference results. Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Differences over Climate Change Cloud G8 Summit Members of the Group of Eight industrialized nations met in Germany Wednesday for the start of a three-day summit at which a main topic will be climate change. A German journalist and American international policy advocate discuss the conference. Continue watching
May 07 Watch French President-elect Looks to Improve U.S. Relations Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy won France's presidential run-off election Sunday, and he has vowed to mend frayed relations with the United States. Margaret Warner reports from France on the impacts of his win. Continue watching