Germany
Asian shares lackluster as growth worries weigh
TOKYO - Asian shares edged lower on Tuesday after Germany's business confidence fell in September for a fifth consecutive month and Caterpillar Inc , the world's largest earth moving equipment maker, cut its earnings forecast, underscoring worries about slowing global growth.
ECB, Bundesbank checking legality of bond-buying program: paper
BERLIN - The European Central Bank and Germany's Bundesbank central bank are getting lawyers to check the legality of the ECB's new bond-buying program, a German newspaper said on Tuesday.
Germany lists EADS/BAE worries while UK starts inquiry
BERLIN/LONDON - Germany has deep reservations about proposals to merge Airbus parent EADS and Britain's BAE Systems , an official document showed, as the British parliament began an inquiry into the planned European defense and aerospace giant.
Exclusive: Germany lists reservations on EADS/BAE deal
BERLIN - Germany has deep reservations about a proposed merger of Airbus parent EADS and Britain's BAE Systems, including doubts about whether the combined group would be safe from takeovers and could guarantee jobs.
Bundesbank sees signs of German economic slowdown
FRANKFURT - Europe's powerhouse Germany is losing momentum as its economy is feeling the pain from a slowdown in the rest of the euro zone, the Bundesbank said on Monday.
Merkel, Hollande pledge to consult on EADS
LUDWIGSBURG, Germany - France and Germany pledged on Saturday to consult closely on plans by Airbus parent EADS and Britain's BAE Systems to forge a new aerospace and defense giant, but announced no joint decisions on the $45 billion merger plan.
Germany's Schaeuble says Spain doesn't need bailout
BERLIN/MADRID - EU paymaster Germany said on Friday that Spain does not need a European bailout, dousing financial market expectations that Madrid will gain early relief from European Central Bank bond-buying.
German tax intake surges, sparks budget debate
BERLIN - As the rest of Europe struggles with economic weakness, strong wage gains and low unemployment in Germany are fuelling a surge in tax revenues, and a vigorous debate about how to spend the windfall with an election just a year away.
German bishops get tough on Catholics who opt out of church tax
PARIS - Germany's Roman Catholic bishops have decreed that people who opt out of a "church tax" should not be given sacraments and religious burials, getting tougher on worshippers who choose not to pay.
Germany postpones posters aimed at countering radical Islam
BERLIN - Germany's Interior Ministry has postponed at the last minute a poster campaign advertising a hotline aimed at countering radical Islam because of fears it could have incited violence by extremists.
Japan fires water cannon to turn away Taiwan boats
TOKYO - Japanese Coast Guard vessels fired water cannon to turn away about 40 Taiwan fishing boats and eight Taiwan Coast Guard vessels from waters Japan considers its own on Tuesday in the latest twist to a row between Tokyo and Beijing.
A Mafia in FATA: Haqqanis and Drones
A new report about the Haqqani network's business interests raises questions about the anti-drones narrative in Pakistan
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