Germany

Pay your taxes, Europe warns multinationals

2013-05-23 00:00:00

LONDON — European leaders fired a warning shot in the battle against multinational companies that exploit loopholes or set up complicated schemes to minimize their tax bills, calling for collective action to thwart such practices. Britain,...

Supertitles, once denounced, loom large in modern-day opera

2013-05-19 00:00:00

"Celluloid condoms between the audience and the immediate gratification of understanding." "More like watching Playboy TV than having sex." Hyperbolic outbursts are not uncommon in opera, but rarely were they so concentrated or, um, vivid. What...

Harlequin ladybird can be a pest in disguise

2013-05-18 05:00:00

The harlequin ladybird was once a stalwart ally of greenhouse growers around the world. Native to Japan, Korea and other parts of eastern Asia, the bright red ladybugs were prized for their aphid-eating abilities — until they caused serious declines...

Germany wonders: Will Wagner archives expose Nazi links?

2013-05-19 12:17:00

BERLIN — Family archives belonging to a descendant of the composer Richard Wagner are expected to be passed to the German government soon, opening access to researchers who have long sought to shed light on their links to the Nazi regime. With the...

Cancellation of Nazi-flavored 'Tannhauser' shocks its director

2013-05-16 05:00:00

The director of the controversial new production of Wagner's "Tannhauser" that made ample use of Nazi imagery -- including swastikas on costumes and a set that featured a pseudo-gas chamber -- has expressed bafflement over the decision to cancel the...

J.J. Abrams' 'Star Trek' sequel outperforming original overseas

2013-05-12 15:46:00

While the USS Enterprise�has yet to conquer foreign galaxies, it is starting to pick up speed overseas. Playing in seven foreign markets this weekend, J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek Into Darkness"�collected $31.7 million, according to an estimate from...

Tejay van Garderen takes lead in Tour of California

2013-05-17 00:00:00

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Germany's Jens Voigt won the fifth stage of the Tour of California on Thursday, and American Tejay van Garderen surprisingly took the overall lead a day sooner than expected. Voigt, riding for the RadioShack Leopard team, jumped...

Justin Bieber looking at a big bill for leaving monkey in Germany

2013-05-17 13:00:00

Justin Bieber may have left Mally the monkey behind in Germany, but the bill for Mally's care looks to be following him back to the States. Bieber will owe several thousand euros for food, care and vet visits over the two months since the capuchin...

Justin Bieber faces major monkey care bills

2013-05-17 11:51:00

Justin Bieber has a serious monkey on his back -- or rather, a serious bill for the care of one. The ongoing saga of the singer's pet capuchin monkey Mally took another turn as German customs officials announced that the bill for housing, feeding and...

A Bay Area beer comes to L.A. - but watch out, it doesn't travel well

2013-05-11 07:20:00

Trumer Pils, a traditional take on the classic German Pilsner style lager made in the Bay Area, launches in Southern California next week with special events around town, but you might want to exercise some caution when trying the beer for the first time....

Dow jumps over 15,000; stock market in rally mode

2013-05-07 07:41:00

The Dow Jones industrial average jumped above 15,000 on Tuesday morning, extending a surge in the stock market that has carried the famous index up almost 2,000 points this year. The gain in U.S. stocks followed a vibrant overnight rally in Japanese...

High-profile neo-Nazi murder trial opens in Germany

2013-05-06 05:27:00

BERLIN -- The surviving member of an alleged neo-Nazi cell accused of a string of racially motivated murders went on trial Monday in a case that has forced Germany to confront the extent to which racism continues to pervade society here. Beate Zschaepe,...

A participant jumps into a puddle of mud during the so-called 'Dirty Pig Festival' in Hergisdorf, Germany, on May 20, 2013. The people of Hergisdorf use the annual event to banish the winter season.

2013-05-20 09:16:00

(FILE PHOTO) Originating as Goth Day on May 22, 2009 by a UK radio station featuring music of the genre, World Goth Day is marked annually worldwide on May 22 with events celebrating Goth music, fashion and art, as well as charitable activities in support of curbing prejudice against subcultures.

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Katharina Wagner, great-granddaughter of German composer Richard Wagner and who co-runs the Bayreuth festival dedicated to his works, is expected to release family correspondence that has been long sought by historians.

2013-05-19 11:13:50