Bavaria

A US F-16 jet fighter crashed in Germany's Bavaria state on Tuesday but the pilot safely ejected, the U.S. Air Force said. 

The cause of the accident was not immediately known. An investigation has been launched.

The crash happened during a training flight, the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany where the fighter aircraft was based, said in a statement.

Angela Merkel will seek a fourth term as head of Germany's government in the 2017 elections, Der Spiegel reports.

Sources quoted by the prominent weekly suggest that Chancellor Merkel has already discussed her campaign with members of the leadership of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU), but is not to announce her bid before the beginning of 2016.

She calls herself Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and she turned 19 on July 25. The eldest daughter of Crown Prince Pavlos (without a throne) and Crown Prince Marie-Chantal, ex-royalty of Greece, was born in 1996 in New York City.

Bulgaria's government is seeking support from Bavarian companies for the proposed construction of a natural gas distribution hub on the country's territory, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will pay a one-day working visit to Bavaria on Tuesday.

In Munich, Borisov is to meet the Minister-President of Bavaria Horst Seehofer, the government's press service informs.

The Bulgarian PM will also be an honorary guest to the reception given by the president of the Bavarian parliament Barbara Stamm.

Bulgaria is attracting increased investor interest from Bavarian companies due to the political stability and the clear reform efforts by the government regarding the spheres of judiciary and public administration, according to Ilse Aigner, Bavarian State Minister for Economic Affairs, Media, Energy and Technology.

Swiss TV on Monday reported the death of the 29-year-old athlete of Kosovo Albanian origin - who moved to Germany aged six - saying it was announced on Facebook in a post uploaded by his brother.

Gashi died last Saturday under circumstances that remain unclear, the Swiss public broadcaster, said.

U.S. State Department spokesperson Jeff Rathke said his country and Turkey have a good partnership in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as he spoke during a June 10 press conference, following fresh remarks by American President Barack Obama, who said Turkey has not have not fully ramped up the capacity of its anti-foreign fighter efforts. 

U.S. President Barack Obama has called on coalition partners to improve intelligence cooperation and coordination in order to stop foreign fighters from going abroad to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

No “Russian bear” was in sight as US President Barack Obama savored Bavaria’s finest beer and sausages accompanied by host Angela Merkel on Sunday. Yet the “Greek issue” did later crop up in the otherwise sunny surroundings.
The White House quoted Obama as saying he is hopeful Greece and its partners will be able to chart this course without causing volatility in financial markets.