Article marketing should be less about getting links and more about spreading information. Many websites have world wide appeal, reach your audiences in other nations by creating content in their language for them. Here is a list to get you started. Russian: http://www.rusarticles.net/ Spanish: http://www.losarticulos.org/ http://www.articulo.org/ http://www.articulosya.com/ http://www.tusarticulosgratis.com/ http://www.articulosgratis.com/ http://www.articuloz.com/ German: http://www.welt-der-links.de/ http://www.misterinfo.com/ http://www.fachwissen-katalog.de/ http://www.informationsportal24.de/ http://www.online-artikel.de/ http://www.leitfaden.net/ French: http://contenu-gratuit.com/ http://www.articlopedie.com/ http://www.articlesenligne.com/ http://www.articlonet.fr/ http://www.portalaction.com/ http://www.articlesgratuits.net/ http://fr.articlesnatch.com/
Concerning the list of german article directories, I have found a very comprehensive list (200 directories) on digitalpoint forum http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=829364
The list i posted is updated as of 2011. Many of the ones from 2007-2010 are horrifically outdated (that link is from 2008), sites are offline or no longer directory sites. I did not use that particular list so there's no telling how many of them are offline now.