Germany

Cult

Contemporary art Biennale kicks off in Berlin

It’s a highly innovative art Biennale that has just opened in Berlin, even by artistic standards.

15/06/2016

Economy

German debt bonds drop below zero

Yields on 10-year government debt of Germany has fallen below zero for the first time on record.

14/06/2016

World

Klaus Regling: 'Politically it will be a big loss for the EU if the UK leaves'

The European Stability Pact, designed to ensure a strong euro single currency, has meant austerity and painful belt-tightening for many Europeans. But has it been worth it? Do some member states get t

13/06/2016

Sci-Tech

New "half-bike" could be next urban Hipster hit

In a busy city or when taking public transport, an ordinary bike can take up quite a bit of space.

13/06/2016

Germany

German-Turkish war of words intensifies after 'genocide' vote

Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been rebuked by Germany’s lower house of parliament for his harsh condemnation of members of Turkish origin who voted to declare the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ott

10/06/2016

Germany

Crimes against asylum seekers in Germany 'increase sharply'

Hate crimes against asylum seekers have soared in Germany during the EU’s refugee crisis, it’s emerged.

09/06/2016

Germany

Secretive Bilderburg Meetings open in Dresden

It has been dubbed the world’s most high-powered but secretive annual meeting where bankers mingle with politicians.

09/06/2016

Musica

Rising maestro enchants Dresden

Dresden is a unique venue and has seen many a mesmerising concert.

09/06/2016

Economy

European Central Bank corporate bond buying starts

The European Central Bank has begun buying corporate bonds to try to get businesses to borrow and spend, which would boost the eurozone economy and cause inflation to rise.

08/06/2016

Germany

Fire engulfs migrant centre in Germany

Dozens of firefighters were called to the centre in Duesseldorf - currently the home of scores of refugees.

07/06/2016

Germany

Headache for Angela Merkel as German President Joachim Gauck says no to a second term

German President Joachim Gauck has surprised many by announcing he wont be serving a second five-year term.

06/06/2016

Business Series

Frankfurt's Hahn airport gets Asian connection

China's Yiqian Trading Company is buying Hahn airport near Frankfurt in Germany with plans to boost passenger numbers to and from Asia and also increase air freight links.

06/06/2016

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Thunder struck

Organizers of the “Rock am Ring” festival in Mendig, Germany decided to cancel the third and final day of the sell-out concert on Sunday (5 June) after heavy thunderstorms and lightning injured more t

05/06/2016

Germany

Lightning strikes end German rock festival

The third and final day of the mammoth "Rock-am-Ring" festival is cancelled after lightning strikes injure more than 80.

05/06/2016

Germany

Multiple injuries as lightning strikes twice in two years at German rock festival

The myth that lightning never strikes the same place twice has been well and truly disproved at one music festival in Germany.

04/06/2016

Germany

German police arrest three Syrians after terror conspirator turns himself in

German police have arrested three Syrian men with alleged links to the so-called Islamic State.

02/06/2016

Germany

Germany becomes 27th nation to recognise Armenian genocide

Thursday’s vote in the German parliament recognising a genocide of Armenians in Turkey a century ago has enraged the Turks and delighted the…

02/06/2016

Germany

Germany agrees to refer to 1915 massacre of Armenians as "genocide"

The Bundestag voted in favour of a resolution to refer to the killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during the First World War as "genocide".

02/06/2016

Germany

Deadly floods in Bavaria, Germany

A state of emergency is in place in parts of the southern German region of Bavaria after heavy floods caused power cuts and chaos.

01/06/2016

Germany

Turkey warns Germany over vote on Armenian mass killings

Turkey has warned Germany against voting for a parliamentary resolution recognising the mass killings of Armenians as a genocide.

31/05/2016

Business Series

VW Dieselgate damage could have been worse

Despite the diesel emissions test cheating scandal Volkswagen's underlying profit fell less than expected in the first quarter thanks to demand for its Audi and Porsche models.

31/05/2016

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Deadly floods in Germany

At least three people have been killed in heavy floods in southwestern Germany.

30/05/2016

Germany

German weekend football dominated by AfD chief's 'racist' Boateng comment

There is local pride in the Berlin district where German international footballer Jerome Boateng grew up.

30/05/2016

Germany

Germany: Storm leaves several dead including teenage girl and firefighter

At least four people have been killed in a storm in southwest Germany.

30/05/2016

Germany

German MP suffers 'cake attack' over refugee stance

A German MP was hit in the face with a chocolate cake on Saturday, apparently in protest at her stance on refugees.

29/05/2016

Germany

Germany's carrot and stick approach to refugee integration

German Chancellor Angela Merkel presented her government’s new refugee integration law on Wednesday after a coalition summit in Meseberg in eastern…

25/05/2016