Germany

Germany

Beer today… truck smash leaves 30,000 bottles strewn across road

The lorry spilled 1,500 cases of beer across a German road.

25/10/2017

Germany

#RumoursAboutGermany: Government campaign aims to expose lies human traffickers tell migrants

"The ship for the crossing to Germany is spacious and has a pool and a cinema," is one of the 'seven lies' about Germany presented on the site.

24/10/2017

Germany

Merkel furious over May-Juncker dinner leaks

The German chancellor may be furious after an account described May as desperate over Brexit negotiations.

24/10/2017

Germany

Former Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is elected president of Germany's Bundestag

Germany's new parliament has elected 75 year old Wolfgang Schaeuble as its speaker whilst lawmakers of the nationalist Alternative for Germany party took their seats for the first time.

24/10/2017

Germany

Macron and Asterix are special guests at Frankfurt Book Fair 2017

The fair is one of the biggest in the world and this year's "French touch" did not leave guests disappointed

23/10/2017

Germany

Munich knife attack: suspect detained

Police special forces have detained a suspect

21/10/2017

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Can we solve the mysteries of Earth's atmosphere?

Is the ozone layer replenishing itself, how can we track pollution from industry, and is it possible to measure Earth's winds from orbit? We look into the mysteries of our atmosphere in Space.

19/10/2017

Germany

'Dramatic' decrease of flying insects awakens environmental concerns

A 'dramatic' decrease of flying insects has scientists worried about the environment

19/10/2017

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Berlin's Madame Tussaud's adds Trump to collection

Berlin's Madame Tussaud's has added Donald Trump to its collection, by public demand.

17/10/2017

Economy

Lufthansa buys out parts of insolvent Air Berlin

Lufthansa has cherry-picked parts of bankrupt Air Berlin to benefit its budget carrier Eurowings.

12/10/2017

Sport

Jupp Heynckes: back at Bayern

The three-time former coach is back at the Munich club, but this time as manager.

09/10/2017

Germany

Merkel 'agrees' refugee cap with allies

Progress in coalition talks in Germany - deal over refugee numbers 'agreed' between Merkel's CDU and Bavarian allies

09/10/2017

Germany

German chancellor in crunch coalition talks

Immigration is high on the agenda as Germany's Angela Merkel holds crunch coalition talks with her Bavarian conservative sister party, the CSU.

09/10/2017

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Bavarian cows return home for winter

Cows return from summer alpine grazing in Bavaria in a tradition which dates back to the turn of the last century and attracts large crowds.

07/10/2017

Musica

Berlin Staatsoper shines with renewed splendour

Berlin’s Staatsoper on the historic Unter den Linden boulevard has reopened.

05/10/2017

Germany

Germany drops mass US, UK spying probe

The decision comes four years after whistle-blower Edward Snowden accused the US National Security Agency (NSA) of bugging Chancellor Angela Merkel's private cell phone and massively spying on citizens of allied countries.

05/10/2017

Germany

Germany's new divisions

Germany is divided by new, less visible "walls", President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.

03/10/2017

Germany

The supermarket that sells what others throw away

Sirplus has a unique model that it says is good for the environment and consumers

02/10/2017

Germany

Gay Germans marry for the first time

01/10/2017

Germany

Man arrested in Germany over food blackmail threats

Man arrested in Germany after threats to poison baby food

30/09/2017

Germany

VR experience : Germans react to election results

29/09/2017

Sport

Football: Bayern Munich sack Ancelotti

28/09/2017

Germany

Cracks appear in Germany's AfD

The party has lost two senior figures just days after its success in Germany's federal election

26/09/2017

Germany

Far-right AFD success shocks Germany

25/09/2017

Germany

Germany - "a coalition deal by Christmas"

Germany is potentially facing months of tough coalition talks.

25/09/2017

World

"There still is a deep divide between West and East Germany"

Corinna Horst, senior fellow and deputy director at the German Marshall Fund of the United States in Brussels, analyses the outcome of the German elections and the stunning rise of the right-wing populists.

25/09/2017