Germany Formula One champion Nico Rosberg announces shock retirement Newly crowned Formula One champion Nico Rosberg has announced he’s quitting the sport less than a week after winning his first world title with Mercedes. 02/12/2016
Germany Europol 'Operation Avalanche' strikes at global online crime network Europol says a giant network of hijacked computers suspected of attacking online banking customers has been dismantled. 01/12/2016
No Comment Tiger feat - dog at German zoo helps raise abandoned cubs A dog at a German zoo is helping to rear twin Bengal tiger cubs which were abandoned by their mother soon after birth, Safaripark Stukenbrock in northern Germany said on… 30/11/2016
Germany German 'mole' is arrested over Islamist plot An employee of Germany’s domestic intelligence service (BfV) has been arrested over a suspected Islamist plot to bomb the agency’s Cologne Headquarters. 29/11/2016
Germany Refugee postcards for sale in Berlin It costs 90 cents to send a postcard from Germany to Syria, and Zero Ninety is a chance for Berliners a chance to buy postcards from artists and refugees at silent auction 29/11/2016
Germany More turbulence for Lufthansa The German flag carrier says an estimated 1,706 flights will be cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday due to a long-running pay dispute between management and pilots. 29/11/2016
Germany Deutsche Telekom 'hack' affects nearly a million customers Hundreds of thousands of Deutsche Telekom customers in Germany had their broadband service cut off following a hack-attack on its hardware. 29/11/2016
Germany 'Mr. Flirt' teaches new migrants how to approach women in Germany Horst Wenzel, dubbed ‘Germany’s number one love expert’, has been volunteering his services to teach new migrants how to flirt and approach women. 28/11/2016
Germany Lufthansa cancels 1,700 flights as two day pilots' strike looms Making the most of Monday’s flights from Frankfurt, passengers with Lufthansa are facing fresh misery on Tuesday and Wednesday with more strikes announced by the airline’s… 28/11/2016
Germany Lufthansa pilots extend latest pay strike until Saturday Lufthansa pilots in Germany have said they will extend strike action again until Saturday, this time targeting long-haul flights in a long-running pay dispute. 25/11/2016
Germany Germany to cull thousands of poultry after bird flu outbreak Authorities in Germany have decided to kill 92,000 poultry after a series of high risk H5N8 bird flu cases have been confirmed across the country. 25/11/2016
Economy German economy is Trump resistant...for the moment German consumption in rude health 24/11/2016
Germany Lufthansa pilots' strike causes travel chaos, ramps up pressure on management Thousands of flights have been cancelled in extended strike action by Lufthansa pilots aiming to ramp up the pressure on management over a long-running pay… 24/11/2016
Germany Martin Schulz, from Bookshops to Berlin? Martin Schulz has dedicated his life to European politics. He has attempted to inject the European Parliament with a new dynamism in a bid to make politics more relevant. 24/11/2016
Germany Martin Schulz stands down as EU parliament president There is speculation that Schulz will return to German politics after the grand coalition government backed his party ally, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, as Germany's next president. 24/11/2016
Germany Lufthansa pilots' strike extended Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa has now been forced to cancel almost 1,800 flights at airports across the country after a strike by pilots was extended until Friday. 23/11/2016
Germany Lufthansa strike forces carrier to cancel 900 flights Germany’s flagship carrier Lufthansa has been forced to ground almost 900 flights at airports across the country after pilots began a two-day strike. 23/11/2016
Germany Lufthansa group hit by wave of industrial action In Germany, cabin crew at Lufthansa’s low-cost carrier Eurowings have gone on strike forcing dozens of flight cancellations. 22/11/2016
Sport Klinsmann sacked as US coach Juergen Klinsmann has been sacked as coach of the US national football team. 22/11/2016
Germany Donald Trump's grandfather moved to US after being 'banished from Germany' An event in Germany dating back more than a hundred years could have had a profound effect on the 2016 US presidential election, a newly-discovered royal decree appears to… 21/11/2016
Europe News Merkel is 'problematic' - EU politicians react to fourth Chancellor bid Candidate for a fourth term, German Chancellor Angela Merkel could confirm her status as the most influential leader of the European Union again next year. 21/11/2016
Germany Germany: with or without Merkel Angela Merkel's decision to seek a fourth term as Chancellor has been met with little enthusiasm in Germany. Her image as a liberal anchor in stormy political times is both a blessing and a curse for 21/11/2016
Germany Four more years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to stand for re-election in 2017 Angela Merkel has thrown her hat in the ring, announcing she will stand for re-election, ending months of speculation. 20/11/2016
Germany Merkel to stand for fourth term as German Chancellor, CDU party sources German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told her party she will stand for a fourth term. 20/11/2016
No Comment Obama ends his last official visit to Europe After meeting with Angela Merkel and other European leaders in Berlin, Barack Obama ended his last visit to Europe as US President. 19/11/2016
Germany Talking Brexit after saying goodbye to Barack The leaders of Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Spain met at a mini-summit in Berlin to say goodbye to outgoing US President Barack Obama. 18/11/2016