BERLIN, June 27 (UPI) -- The German government has agreed on a legislative package that aims to significantly reduce the country's carbon dioxide footprint.

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.

BONN, Germany, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- German astronaut Thomas Reiter is joining the executive board of the German Space Agency, or DLR, as head of space research and development.

MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Edmund Stoiber Tuesday turned down an opportunity to join the new German Cabinet and will remain premier of Bavaria.

BERLIN, May 31 (UPI) -- Opposition leaders in Germany say embattled Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder must share the blame for the defeat of the proposed EU Constitution in France.