Berlin - A US author who is based in Italy, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, was appointed Wednesday to one of Germany's top arts jobs, as curator of the Documenta art fest held every five years.
In Kassel, Germany, the Documenta board picked her from a short list of art critics and exhibition managers to run the 100-day Documenta beginning in June 2012.
Christov-Bakargiev, 50, hails from New Jersey and did her academic studies in Italy.
Potsdam, Germany - Some 63 years after the end of World War II, a German prince is trying to secure the return of land and property seized from his family after an abortive bomb plot against Hitler.
Prince Friedrich zu Solms-Baruth, 45, is due to appear before an administrative court in Potsdam, near Berlin, on Thursday to pursue a claim against the Brandenburg state government.
The prince claims that after German reunification, his own father had "fought the German authorities tirelessly for restitution of the family's estates and property - until his death in January 2006."
Munich - Shares in German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG plunged Wednesday after the group's loss widened and the company warned about a tough year ahead in the wake of the global financial crisis.
Munich-based Infineon said its net loss in the group's fourth quarter to the end of September grew to 763 million euros (963 million dollars) compared to 280 million euros in the same period last year.
BERLIN, Dec. 2 - Knut the polar bear, possibly the most famous Berliner of recent years, is likely to eventually be moved out of the German capital.
The bear was born in the Berlin Zoo two years ago this Friday. But officials say keeping Knut as he grows older and larger would involve spending millions of euros on adequate quarters that would also include a mate, The Independent reported.
"He should go sooner rather than later," Heiner Klos, chief bear keeper, said. "Knut must finally find a new home."
Stuttgart, Germany - Mercedes is mulling plans to sell its small A and B Class models in the United States, the Vice President of Marketing at Mercedes-Benz in the US, Stephen Cannon, told Germany's auto-motor-sport magazine.
"We are feeling the trend towards smaller cars. The B-Class is already running well in Canada," Cannon said, adding that a final decision had not yet been made.
Berlin - A US author who is based in Italy, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, was appointed Wednesday to one of Germany's top arts jobs, as curator of the Documenta art fest held every five years.
Munich - Shares in German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG plunged Wednesday after the group's loss widened and the company warned about a tough year ahead in the wake of the global financial crisis.
Munich - German alpine ski talent Lisa-Marie Walz is out for the season a
Stuttgart, Germany - Mercedes is mulling plans to sell its small A and B Class models in the United States, the Vice President of Marketing at Mercedes-Benz in the US, Stephen Cannon, told Germany's auto-motor-sport magazine.
