German leader wants 1 million EV charging points by 2030

Electric car charging stations are still relatively few and far between, but they might be ubiquitous within a decade -- in Germany, at least. Chancellor Angela Merkel has declared that the government wants a "million charging points" in the country...

EU Leader Summit about Refugee Crisis and the Balkan Route


Winter's approaching in the European Union and that means a look at the refugee crisis from a new, more dire humanitarian angle for the Balkan Summit.Leaders from Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia...

Emergency Bailout Funding runs out for Greece and Tsipras, Calls for Referendum


Update, 6/29/2015, 3:20 a.m., Article incorrectly labeled Alexis Tspiras as President of Greece instead of Prime Minister.Greek banks will be closed all week instead of just Monday as Asian markets...

Obama looks to strengthen ties in G7 Summit


The G7 Summit in Kruen, Germany looked to mend fences between the United States and host country. Last year, a serious chasm opened up when Edward Snowden claimed Americans were spying on the Germans...

70 Years of Liberation for Dachau Survivors, Angela Merkel Delivers Speech


German Chancellor Angela Merkel reminded audience that Germans must never forget the horrors of the concentrations camps and the atrocities committed within national borders.May 3 marks the 70-year...

Influential Women Top Time’s 100 List for 2015


Women are doing it for themselves, according to TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People for 2015. Political leaders, social changers, judges, and humanitarian roles are all represented by women...

Ukrainian Crisis: Merkel, Biden and Obama see militarization differently


At the annual Munich Security Conference on Saturday, February 7, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that weaponizing Ukrainians in the east would not solve the nation's problems. The declaration...

Russian President Putin Leaves G20 Summit After Chilly Reception Over Ukraine


Vladimir Putin received a chilly welcome during the G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, this weekend.The international consortium proved to be distrusting and disapproving of the leader’s tactics in...

Berlin Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Fall of the Wall


November 9, 2014, marks 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall falling and the end of the Cold War.The millennial generation doesn’t remember the Cold War as clearly as the generations before—but from...