Current Affairs Germany http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,,1432,00.html?maca=en-currentaffairs_germany-77-rdf hourly 4 2002-05-01T00:00:00Z 2012-02-04T04:46:28Z http://partner.dw-world.de/syndication/media/rdf_dw_logo.gif http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,,1432,00.html?maca=en-currentaffairs_germany-77-rdf News, Analysis and Service from Germany and Europe - in 30 Languages http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15715422,00.html?maca=en-currentaffairs_germany-77-rdf The UN's highest court has upheld Germany's immunity from being sued in Italian national courts for war crimes committed by Nazi soldiers during the 1943-1945 occupation of Italy. 2012-02-03T12:54:00Z World en 15715422 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15715332,00.html?maca=en-currentaffairs_germany-77-rdf Criticism of Angela Merkel for her tough stance on austerity in Greece appears not to have reached her own constituents. A poll gave the chancellor high approval ratings, but no relief for her scandal-ridden president. 2012-02-03T11:40:00Z Germany en 15715332 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15714795,00.html?maca=en-currentaffairs_germany-77-rdf German soldiers are tried under civil, not military law. Now, the government plans to set up a central court for the prosecution of German soldiers, especially for cases related to military conflicts abroad. 2012-02-03T10:04:00Z Germany en 15714795 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15712853,00.html?maca=en-currentaffairs_germany-77-rdf A number of big companies in Germany have recently announced substantial layoffs. But not all industries are concerned. Experts even maintain that employment will rise further in the course of 2012. 2012-02-02T16:08:00Z Germany en 15712853 http://mediacenter.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,6700501_type_video_contentId_15712853,00.html?mytitle=Berlin%20optimistic%20over%20economic%20outlook&maca=en-currentaffairs_germany-77-rdf http://www.dw-world.de/flash/flash_widgets/tv.swf?fms=rtmpt://tv-od.dw.de/flash&file=je/je20120118_wibericht15c_sd&playertype=ondemand&playersize=681&contentID=15712853&avContentID=6700501&mediatype=video&start=0&end=0&maca=en-currentaffairs_germany-77-rdf FLV 8816586 Berlin optimistic over economic outlook 92 http://mediacenter.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,6700501_type_video_contentId_15712853,00.html?mytitle=Berlin%20optimistic%20over%20economic%20outlook&maca=en-currentaffairs_germany-77-rdf http://www7.dw-world.de/videometa/asx/je/je20120118_wibericht15c_sd_high.asx WMW 4079790 Berlin optimistic over economic outlook 92 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15706876,00.html?maca=en-currentaffairs_germany-77-rdf Another man has been arrested in Germany, accused of having ties to the neo-Nazi terror group known as the National Socialist Underground. 2012-02-01T10:18:00Z Germany en 15706876 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15706223,00.html?maca=en-currentaffairs_germany-77-rdf Immigrants are far under-represented in Germany's public sector - a fact which Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she wants to change, after leading a national integration summit in Berlin. 2012-01-31T18:47:00Z Germany en 15706223 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15706430,00.html?maca=en-currentaffairs_germany-77-rdf An 1889 voice recording of Otto von Bismarck, Germany's Iron Chancellor, has been identified in the US. The sound is distorted, but Bismarck can be heard singing the French national anthem among others. 2012-02-01T05:16:00Z Germany en 15706430 http://mediacenter.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,15706684_type_audio_contentId_15706430,00.html?mytitle=Listen%20to%20the%20Bismarck%20recording&maca=en-currentaffairs_germany-77-rdf http://radio-download.dw.de/Events/dwelle/dira/mp3/eng/F2FFD0E1_1.mp3 MP3 134992 Listen to the Bismarck recording 16