Defense Minister zu Guttenberg Meets with US Secretary of Defense Gates
Defense Minister Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg is visiting Washington, DC, on November 19 and 20. He met with US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and is also scheduled to meet with members of the Senate and Congress.
Chancellor Merkel and French President Sarkozy called on the international community to make a clear political commitment in Copenhagen to the "2-degree target," according to which global warming is to be limited to no more than 2 degrees Celsius by 2050.
Merkel Calls for Agreement
Foreign Minister Westerwelle attended the celebrations in Kabul to mark the inauguration of the re-elected President Karzai. Westerwelle made it clear in Kabul that Karzai’s second term of office would bring major challenges and that expectations were high.
Westerwelle in Kabul
The EU has two new faces in new top jobs: Belgian Prime Minister Van Rompuy will be the first permanent President of the European Council and Catherine Ashton will represent Europe as its first High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy.
EU Chooses Officers
Germany's polar research plane has technology that allows it to access remote corners of Antarctica. Its research is providing a detailed look at the breakup of the supercontinent known as Gondwana.
Polar Research Aircraft
Historians have attempted for years to clarify where the stolen skull of poet Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) has ended up. Now they have announced the search will end, even though the case is far from closed.
Schiller Skull Mystery
Michael Ende, one of Germany's most popular postwar writers of children's books, would have turned 80 this year. His books, includin Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story), have been translated into 45 languages and have sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
Michael Ende
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