Leipzig, Germany News

LEIPZIG, Germany - Compensation for airline passengers whose flights are canceled is a contentious arena that is changing with the smoke and ash of a European volcano.

At the OECD International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany, the annual gathering of the world's transport ministers from more than 50 countries , the views of the global shipping industry were represented by the International Chamber of Shipping , the principal global trade association for shipowners.

New Kansai International Airport Co. was given an international award for its "innovative funding approach" at an annual meeting of transport ministers organized by the International Transport Forum.

Some of their choices are lighthearted fare, enjoyable for the evening though not meant to be enormously thought-provoking, and they usually do a fun summer musical of that sort.

Centre-left parties across Europe could shore up their slipping credibility by tackling the big issues on a broader stage With Munich matched against Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley tonight, today is a day to remind us once again that Germans are uncommonly good at football.

An airplane skidded off the runway at Varna airport in Bulgaria on Friday, injuring two people.

French President Francois Hollande leaves the ceremony to mark the 150th birthday of the Social Democratic Party of Germany at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany, Thursday May 23, 2013.

VICE Minister of Transport Weng Mengyong said the government is considering to extend the concession period for toll road operators in a bid to bring down road charges.

LEIPZIG, Germany - When Andreas Raptopoulos sees gridlocked or washed-out roads, he thinks about leap-frogging the problem - with drones.

LEIPZIG, Germany - Korea again posted the highest fatality rate of pedestrians among the 29 OECD member nations last year, a recent report found Wednesday.

Azerbaijan transport minister Ziya Mammadov within his visit to International Transport Forum's Summit in Leipzig, Germany held some bilateral meetings with his counterparts from other countries, Head of Administrative Department of Azerbaijan's Transport Ministry Javid Najafov told Trend.

As countries and airlines grapple with reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, European Union officials acknowledge that their pioneering aviation program will be delayed, perhaps until 2016.

WAM BERLIN, May 23rd, 2013 -- Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, UAE Minister of Public Works, has met with the German Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development, Dr.

Germany's main opposition party is celebrating a bittersweet 150th birthday, as polls showing it trailing badly in the race for September elections, with a visit from a recent left-wing winner who has lost his luster - French President Francois Hollande.

WICHITA, KAN. With the help of Viega , Nicholas Michalenko will compete in the 42nd international WorldSkills competition in Leipzig, Germany.

CCTV footage from the scene ruled out other people being on the bridge, as the coroner records a verdict of suicide A pilot who suspected his partner was a member of the Bulgarian mafia jumped to his death from a motorway bridge, an inquest heard.

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May 22 is World Goth Day, a day when the goth subculture gets to make its dark presence known to the rest of the world.

Placebo unveil "Loud Like Love" as their seventh studio album title. The new record is scheduled for release on September 16.

Faced with tight budgets and political pressure, the United States and many other countries are missing on a chance to invest in transportation, economists said Wednesday.