Germans say "Nein" to television
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For the first time in recent  memory, Germans spent less time in front of their TVs in 2007  than they did the year before, according to a new survey.
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It may be 15 years to the day since the Berlin Wall fell, but &quot;die Mauer im Kopf&quot; (literally, the wall in the head) is still there for many Germans.
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Habseligkeiten - which means &#39;property&#39; - has been voted the most beautiful word in the German language. And rhabarbermarmelade - &#39;rhubarb jam&#39; - has been singled out as Germany&#39;s coolest word.
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One year before the new spelling rules become finalized, German intellectuals are contesting the change.
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France's broadcasting watchdog reminds television channels to keep English out of programme names.
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When NBC first called Bob Neumeier, he was asked if he'd be willing to work on Olympics wrestling and rowing coverage in Athens. &quot;I was flattered and grateful for the opportunity,&quot; he said. He was willing to learn the nuances of those sports at the Olympic level and start mastering the pronunciation of hundreds of new names.
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Germans prefer money to sex, a new survey for Playboy magazine shows.
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A row over a television host's praise for Hitler's family values has exposed deep divisions in Germany over whether it is acceptable to say anything positive about the Nazis, 62 years after the end of World War Two.
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Many of the young and poor gave their voices to a neo-Nazi party in this weekend's elections in Chancellor Angela Merkel's home state, a development that has unsettled the German government.
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There are mixed reactions to a draft UN resolution on Lebanon, a German paper raises concerns over the future of free-to-air television, and a French daily welcomes tourists from emerging countries.
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A growing number of people are watching TV online; sometimes the future looks very different when it arrives and more.
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Frankfurt (IANS) Moved by images they have seen on television during the past week, Germans have responded in unprecedented measure to calls by politicians and churches to donate for tsunami victims across ...
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Germany celebrated its Unification Day Sunday, with President Horst Koehler urging countrymen to make joint efforts in overcoming the east-west divide still existing in the country.
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The German version of the reality show &quot;Big Brother&quot; has run into trouble after one of its contestants told a series of offensive jokes about Jews on live national television, the broadcaster said.
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MUNICH  - For the first time in recent memory, Germans spent less time in front of their TVs in 2007 than they did the year before, according to a new survey.
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Germany marks the 15th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Tuesday, but many of its people aren't in the mood for celebration.
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KRT) - Germans clogged the phone lines of radio talk shows Tuesday, worrying that payback time had finally arrived after the nation's decision to oppose last year's U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.