Credit rating agency, Standard & Poor's has announced its decision to downgrade several Euro zone countries on Friday including France.

The decision to downgrade France's credit worthiness to AA+ results in only Germany being a large Euro nation struggling to control the group’s crisis. France was the only country with the highest ranking to backing expansionary policies during the crisis.

German luxury auto maker, Mercedes-Benz has revealed its new telematics system, Mbrace2 at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas.

The new Mbrace2 will offer a host of popular apps in the vehicle and will feature first in the updated 2013 SL-Class and will be included in other models form 2013. The company improved its onscreen interface with a carousel menu structure.

The new system will offer apps including, Yelp, a news reader, Morningstar Finance, Google search, Google Street View, and Panoramio. Most of the apps included will come integrated with the navigation system. However, many of the features of the apps will be blocked while the car is moving for safety reasons.

South Korean electronics giant, Samsung Electronics has filed a new lawsuit against Apple in a German court alleging that the American company has infringed upon four of its patents.

Samsung filed the claims with the Mannheim Regional Court in Germany on 16 December. The suits are linked to Samsung's telecommunications standard technology and user interface.

Berlin, Sep 25 - Germany's Bayern Munich showed all its class when it defeated Leverkusen 3-0 to remain on the top of Bundesliga football Saturday.

The Bavarians dominated the match from the kick-off as young striker Thomas Mueller opened the scoring after a build-up play by midfielder Franck Ribery.

With 19 minutes into the match, Bayern defender Daniel van Buyten extended the lead to 2-0 when he marked a dead ball goal from 25 metre into bottom left.

One of the most important auto shows in the auto sector on the international stage, the Frankfurt Motor Show 2011 will open for public on Thursday.

The auto show, which takes place on alternate years with the Paris motor show, will include several launches in the competitive small car market this year. German car maker, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW are all planning to release compact cars at the event to woo customers in crowded cities.

Auto maker, MINI, which is a part of the BMW group, is planning to showcase its latest addition to its line up, the MINI Coupe, at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show 2011.

The MINI Coupe is designed keeping in mind the driver's enjoyable experience. It is a two seat sports car with an extremely rigid body, bespoke suspension set up and aerodynamic components like an extending rear spoiler.

Auto maker, MINI, which is a part of the BMW group, is planning to showcase its latest addition to its line up, the MINI Coupe, at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show 2011.

The MINI Coupe is designed keeping in mind the driver's enjoyable experience. It is a two seat sports car with an extremely rigid body, bespoke suspension set up and aerodynamic components like an extending rear spoiler.

According to a new study published by research firm comScore, mcommerce usage in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK rose a whooping 80 cent over the past year.

The report also showed that about 13.5 million smartphone users in these countries accessed mobile comer sites from their mobile devices in the three month period until the end of May 2011.

German Auto major, BMW is planning to release the second generation BMW 1 Series models at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 13.

The first generation of the series, which was launched seven years ago, did not win market approval at launch but still managed to record more than 2.2 million units in worldwide sales. BMW has said that it has addressed most of the criticisms of the old versions including ugly design, cramped rear interior, harsh ride, some poor areas of interior quality and expensive.

A highly improved version of the German car manufacturer, Volkswagen’s Touareg SUV was recently seen in Pune. Volkswagen has announced to introduce the improved version of Passat and Jetta by September this year and that of Touareg SUV soon after.

Experts have predicted that the Volkswagen Touareg SUV will be high in performance and powerful in appearance. The new Touareg will have the same V6 TDI diesel engine which will produce 240 bhp and 550 Nm torque but improvements will be seen in fuel consumption and emissions reducing BlueMotion technology. Another attractive feature of the machine will be an eight speed transmission that will save fuel.

Dhaka, April 27 - A committee appointed by the Bangladesh government to probe the working of the Grameen Bank has accused the micro-credit agency run by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus of "consistently violating its own laws, rules and regulations" and suggested that it needs an effective regulator.

It has been mentioned by Germany that they are ready to start early negotiations when it comes to double tax avoidance agreement (DTAA) with India. This kind of pact is needed between the two countries if Germany wants to share information and get information from India with India's Enforcement Directorate.

On Friday, the German chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer announced that it is going to enter in to Indian market with Zydus Cadila. The aim of such pact is to improve its presence in that country's fast growing market.

The new firm, Bayer Zydus Pharma will focus on women's healthcare, problem-solving imaging, general medicines and oncology as stated by Bayer in a statement.

Moreover, they will look forward to accelerate their capabilities for better service in the fast growing Indian market. This has been started by Joerg Reinhardt, chief executive of Bayer's HealthCare unit.

Berlin, Jan 28 - Indian cinema fans in Europe are basking in the company of Khan after Khan and they can't believe their luck. First, it was Bollywood heartthrob Shah Rukh Khan who spent three months in Berlin and now Aamir Khan arrives here early next month.

Aamir will be here as a member of the international jury of the 61st Berlinale that opens Feb 10.

Lead scientists of the German Breast Group have claimed that studies of breast cancer should not be procrastinated merely of the fact that the woman is pregnant.

According to the recent studies the effects of various treatment options on the infant, the scientist offered the recommendation.

"At the time we started the study in 2003, there was hardly any information on breast cancer therapy during pregnancy, but we felt there was a medical need for it," Sibylle Loibl, Dr. med, German Breast Group said.

Berlin, Oct 23 : Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan reveals he dreams of dating as many girls as possible while shooting here for "Don 2". Priyanka Chopra says she would love to walk around the streets of Berlin she finds so full of amazing energy. Film director and actor Farhan Akhtar said he is crazy about the architecture of the city.

Nokia's telecom device business enterprise Nokia Siemens Networks yesterday recorded a third-quarter operating loss as next to a minute profit anticipated for the period.

The 50-50 Nokia Siemens undertaking has jostled to stay out of the red ever since its 2007 commenced with declining operator expenses and ferocious pricing from Asian competitor Huawei and ZTE. The wing recorded an operating loss of € 116 million, downward from a loss of 53 million a year prior.

While one the one end, the Italian auto major, FIAT SpA is planning to shed the Alfa Romeo brand from its portfolio, the latest buzz in the global automobile circuit supports the fact that the German carmaker, Volkswagen AG is gearing to up to pick up the luxury brand.

It is to be mentioned here that the German auto industry newspaper automobilwoche recently reported that Volkswagen is eying an acquisition of the Alfa Romeo brand from FIAT.

There is no denying to the fact that Alfa Romeo is a globally recognised brand with sporty genes and a great tradition.

The Indo German Orthopaedic Foundation, whose initial aim of establishment was to have a continuously active and free exchange of the latest orthopaedic techniques between India and Germany, held a 3-day master's course in spinal surgery, trauma surgery and joint replacements that was inaugurated at the MIOT Hospitals recently.

At present, two courses along with fellowships for young Indian surgeons for abroad training are being offered in India.

Genetically engineered stem cells have come in handy once again as it helps curb upon organ damage and helps in betterment of cardiac function after a heart attack, as stated by the latest animal study.

The study was conducted by the lead of Matthias Siepe, the assistant professor and staff surgeon at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical University Center in Freiburg, Germany with his colleagues.