German SPD's Muentefering to Replace Beck as Leader, N-TV Says (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- German Social Democratic Party leader Kurt Beck is to quit his post, allowing Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to be the party's candidate for chancellor at next year's national election, N-TV said , citing unidentified party sources.

A German Bad Boy Goes to California (New York Times)
For years the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art have been presenting important shows of German art, and two of their most ambitious offerings are yet to come.

BMW 3 Series Sedan and Wagon Facelift show up at German dealerships (AutoSpies.com)
We were just informed that the 2009 BMW 3 Series Sedan and Wagon(facelifted models) started to show up at German dealerships. One of our dear readers proXi was kind to share them with us.

Chinese president meets German counterpart, Japanese guest (People's Daily)
Chinese President Hu Jintao met separately with German President Horst Koehler and Japan-China Friendship Association Chairman Koichi Kato in Beijing on Sunday. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the Beijing Paralympic Games, which just opened on Saturday night. President Koehler and Kato, who is former secretary-general of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), both attended the ...