Israel's Defense Minister Barak shakes hands with German counterpart Jung in Tel Aviv
Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak (L) greets his German counterpart Franz Josef Jung before their meeting in Tel Aviv on November 1, 2007. (UPI Photo/Ronen Zvulun/POOL)
Latest Headlines
BERLIN, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The new German government has to cope with its first scandal after a senior minister and the country's military chief resigned over an alleged coverup linked to a NATO bombing that killed dozens of civilians in Afghanistan.
BERLIN, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The German Labor Ministry said Friday Labor Minister Franz Josef Jung resigned his post due to a controversial NATO airstrike in Afghanistan.
BERLIN, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A deadly Afghanistan airstrike ordered by a German commander has roiled Germany's election campaign and sparked calls for an investigation, observers said.
TALLINN, Estonia, June 9 (UPI) -- German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung is touring the Baltics this week to boost security cooperation with the region.
BERLIN, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- One German NATO soldier was killed and three injured in Afghanistan Tuesday after a convoy was bombed in northern Afghanistan.
BERLIN, June 30 (UPI) -- Germany's first fighting division in northern Afghanistan started operating Monday, with officials in Berlin hoping the German death toll won't shoot through the roof in the coming months.
BONN, Germany, June 24 (UPI) -- In a move likely to be politically unpopular, the German government Tuesday said it wants to contribute more combat troops to the NATO mission in Afghanistan.
BERLIN, June 21 (UPI) -- The German defense minister plans to send 1,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan, a spokesman said Saturday.
BERLIN, June 19 (UPI) -- Germany is considering sending an extra 1,000 soldiers to Afghanistan.
BERLIN, March 21 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel in her three-day visit to Israel sounded in a new era in German-Israeli relations -- one that may not exactly be of help to the Middle East peace process, observers say.
Quotes
United Press International
United Press International
United Press International
United Press International
United Press International
