A section of Germany's parliament has been closed for tourists because of security concerns.

Germany’s new president was sworn in today as Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to put behind her an internal rebellion that turned his election into a near-disaster.

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel formally embarked on a second term yesterday, at the head of a new coalition pledging to make Europe’s biggest economy emerge stronger from the financial crisis.

Four German army officers who tried but failed to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944 were honoured posthumously today, 65 years after they were executed.

THE 75th anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s elevation to German chancellor today is one the country would prefer to forget, but the ignominious event that ultimately led to the deaths of millions remains part of the nation’s weighted history.

GERMANS are looking to the World Cup to boost the economy and help shake off the country’s international reputation as an economy mired in high labour costs and slow growth.

Angela Merkel took office as Germany’s eighth post-Second World War leader and its first female chancellor, heading an unwieldy alliance with the tough job of turning around Europe’s biggest economy after years of stagnation and six months of political turmoil.

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and conservative challenger Angela Merkel have held talks that both sides called helpful – but they did not resolve their dispute over who should be the country’s next leader.

WORLD leaders whose countries faced off on the battlefields of World War II paid tribute yesterday to the fallen soldiers and millions of civilian dead.

Tom Cruise will be allowed to use Germany's parliament building in 'Mission Impossible 3' after all.

Germany has turned down a request by Tom Cruise to shoot scenes for 'Mission Impossible 3' in a government building.