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Germany

Frankfurt May Day cycle race cancelled after 'terror threat'

German police have cancelled a traditional May Day cycle race in Frankfurt as a precaution a day after a local government official said a planned

01/05/2015

Germany

German police prevent terror attack, according to media reports

German police have prevented an imminent terror attack after raiding the home of a suspected extremist, according to media reports. They detained a

30/04/2015

Culture news

Berlin exhibition investigates post-WWII Europe

How did Europe deal with post-war life? That’s the question a new exhibition in Berlin tries to answer. Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the

30/04/2015

Germany

Replica of Nazi camp gate installed at Dachau

A recreation of the gate bearing the Nazi slogan “Arbeit macht frei” – “Work sets you free”- has been installed at the site of the former Dachau

29/04/2015

Sport

Robben ruled out of Bayern's Champions League semi against Barca

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have suffered a blow ahead of their Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. Dutch international Arjen

29/04/2015

Germany

Turning a blind eye? Germany alleged to have helped NSA spy on Europe

German tabloid Bild claims Berlin not only knew about, but assisted with US spying within Europe dating back to 2008.

29/04/2015

Sport

Bayern claim 25th Bundesliga title

Bayern Munich clinched their third consecutive Bundesliga title following a hard-fought 1-0 win over Hertha Berlin at the Allianz Arena. German

26/04/2015

Sport

Following in his father's footsteps: Mick Schumacher shines in debut F4 race

Mick Schumacher is following in his father’s footsteps. The 16 year old was named champion of the rookies after his first German Formula Four race in

25/04/2015

Germany

German rail strike causes major disruption nationwide

German rail union GDL has extended a 66-hour strike to passenger routes, causing hundreds of commuter and long-distance trains to be cancelled. Some

23/04/2015

Germany

Auschwitz accountant 'morally guilty' for his work at Nazi death camp

A 93-year-old former bookkeeper at Auschwitz has told a German court that he felt morally guilty for his work at the Nazi death camp. Oskar Groening

21/04/2015

Germany

'Accountant of Auschwitz' Holocaust trial begins in Germany

A former Auschwitz concentration camp guard has admitted to being “morally guilty” but says he committed no crime. Oskar Groening, 93, is before a

21/04/2015

Culture news

Street art takes pride of place in Germany's Urban Art Biennale show

The World Cultural Heritage site at the Völkingen Ironworks in Germany is hosting the third Urban Art Biennale. Some 10,000 square metres of

20/04/2015

Germany

'Game of Drones': heart of US strike operations 'in Ramstein, Germany'

New evidence purporting to detail how the large U.S. military base at Ramstein provides crucial relay information for drone operators in America's Southwest could embarrass the German government.

17/04/2015

Sport

Bayern Munich tensions

Bayern Munich’s long-time team doctor Hans Mueller-Wohlfahrt has surprisingly resigned following the club’s Champions League loss to Porto. According

17/04/2015

Germany

Families of Germanwings crash victims attend memorial in Cologne

Almost a month on: family members gather in Cologne to remember the 150 who died in the Germanwings crash.

17/04/2015

Sport

Klopp to leave Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp will leave the Bundesliga club in the summer after both parties agreed to terminate his contract. The

15/04/2015

Germany

Juergen Klopp steps down as Borussia Dortmund coach

15/04/2015

Germany

G7 foreign ministers have 'world peace' top of their agenda

A meeting of G7 foreign ministers in the German city of Lübeck gets down to business today focusing on world conflicts. Those taking part represent

15/04/2015

Germany

Ministers meet in Berlin to try and preserve Ukraine's fragile truce

Ministers meet for talks in Berlin to discuss Ukraine's fragile truce and to focus on how to implement the political elements of the Minsk peace deal.

14/04/2015

Germany

Right-wing Dutch politician speaks at anti-Islam rally in Dresden.

Right wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders spoke at a meeting in Dresden of the anti-Islam PEGIDA movement on Monday. The crowd fell far short of the

13/04/2015

Germany

German author Günter Grass, the Nobel Prize-winning writer of The Tin Drum, has died

Controversial German author Günter Grass has died at the age of 87. His publisher said he passed away at a clinic in Leubeck in northern Germany on

13/04/2015

Germany

German novelist Guenter Grass dies

German novelist and Nobel Prize winner Guenter Grass has died, aged 87. He was best known for works such as “The Tin Drum.” Grass was born in the

13/04/2015

Germany

Lufthansa doctors 'recommended continued treatment for Lubitz'

The German newspaper Bild says Lufthansa doctors had recommended that pilot Andreas Lubitz should be given psychological treatment, despite

12/04/2015

Germany

Buchenwald: 70th anniversary of Nazi concentration camp's liberation

Survivors and veterans have been gathering at what was Buchenwald Concentration Camp to mark the 70th anniversary of its liberation on April 11

11/04/2015

Germany

Germanwings to sue woman who claimed to be a grieving relative

Germanwings parent company Lufthansa is considering taking legal action against a woman it says took several free flights from Germany to southern

09/04/2015

Sport

First Michael now Mick as Schumacher's son begins Formula 4 career

As his farther’s slow rehabilitation from a near fatal skiing accident continues his son Mick Schumacher is following in his dad’s illustrious

08/04/2015