Germany

Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp has hit back at critics, especially Croatian defender Vedran Corluka (who is on loan from Spurs to Bayer Leverkusen in Germany), who blamed the boss for Spurs' recent late season slump.

The Lola is regarded as Germany's equivalent of the Oscars and the Baftas.

Germany and France, the two biggest economies in the eurozone, have been hit by rapidly worsening retail sales in the single currency area.

Retail sales slump, unemployment surges as economy careens further into recession

Real Madrid boss José Mourinho, who saw his side knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich, says that will be in favour of his former club Chelsea in the Champions League finals against German giants on 19 May at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

Nasa's Dawn spacecraft finds iron and magnesium on Vesta.

Markets spooked by poor demand and low returns in ultra-long bund sale

Tim Wiese could be set for a move to White Hart Lane come summer, but Real Madrid and Hoffenheim are circling

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard praised his team's "never say die" attitude following the Blues' stunning performance at the Camp Nou on Tuesday night.

Engineering giant names new power unit boss to address delays

Europe's fiscal compact is slowing coming apart at the seams

The improvement in Euroarea’s economic activity in early 2012 proved to be temporary, as the re-emergence of sovereign debt crisis again strongly weighed on the region’s manufacturing activity in April.

Chelsea have a chance tonight to make it through to the coveted Champions League final on May 19, and Germany's Allianz Arena is where Europe's most prestigious football tournament will come to an end.

Dutch Auction surprises, Spain struggles and Italian costs spike

The Real Madrid star was transferred from Manchester United to Real Madrid at a record breaking fee of £80million in 2009.

Sundback, the Swedish-American electrical engineer, is the founder of the modern-day zipper.

After seven years without a title, it's time for Arsenal to reshuffle the squad. Arsene Wenger will have to plan his moves in the transfer window by selling two or three players .Well, why stop there?

We round-up the rumours, speculation and leaks surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S3, successor to the Galaxy S2, and one of the most anticipated phones of 2012.

Greek village of Potidaea was saved by tsunami from Persians invading it nearly 2,500 years ago.

Going by the promise of earlier reports, Apple has indeed launched the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 across five regional carriers in the US on 20 April, while new iPad debuts across 12 more countries.

An 'accidental' listing on Amazon Germany's website gives some clues to the Samsung Galaxy S3's specs.

Rare bronze statue with a short sword is housed in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbein Hamburg, Germany.

With about 78 million Chinese expected to travel abroad in 2012, China will outdo U.S. and Germany in outbound travel by end of the year.

Spanish yields rise, shares wobble as investor tone changes

On-loan Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole has backed Harry Redknapp for the vacant England manager's position and insists he has not given up hope of appearing at the European Championships this summer.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan tells Germany's Angela Merkel: We will beat Islamic terrorists.

Market trumps auctions ahead of big political weekend for European leaders

Sexy Aussie model promotes the latest Reebok EasyTone trainers in new ads

Border tensions escalate between two major players in Horn of Africa.

Big spending Manchester City are reportedly in the final stages of closing a £30million deal with Athletic Bilbao for Spanish striker Fernando Llorente, according to a Sun report.