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Anti-austerity protestors clash with police at new ECB hq in Frankfurt

German police have clashed with anti-austerity protesters at the opening of the new headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. Thousands

18/03/2015

Germany

Lufthansa pilots stage twelfth strike in a year

Hundreds of Lufthansa flights to and from Frankfurt and Munich have been cancelled, stranding tens of thousands of passengers, because of another

18/03/2015

Germany

Germany: Violence flares at anti-austerity protest against new ECB headquarters

Violent incidents have erupted in Frankfurt ahead of a huge anti-austerity rally against the European Central Bank, on the day its new headquarters

18/03/2015

Germany

Hamburg chosen as German bid city for 2024 Olympics

17/03/2015

Germany

China gets top billing at Germany tech show CeBit

China takes centre stage at this year's CeBit fair in Hanover, where the Asian giant will showcase over 600 companies.

16/03/2015

Sport

Severin Freund claims fourth successive win on Holmenkollen

Severin Freund claimed his fourth successive victory. His win on the Holmenkollen, his second of the weekend was a huge step towards winning the

15/03/2015

Germany

Pro-Greece rally in Berlin demands solidarity with Athens

14/03/2015

Sport

Loew extends contract

Germany coach Joachim Loew has extended his deal with the Mannschaft until the end of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The 55-year-old, who began as

13/03/2015

Germany

Germany reverses headscarf ban for Muslim teachers

Today Germany’s highest court will lift the ban on headscarves for teachers, correcting a 2003 verdict. It follows an appeal made by two female

13/03/2015

Germany

German court fines father who 'tried to marry gay son off to Lebanese girl'

12/03/2015

Germany

German court fines father who 'tried to marry gay son off to Lebanese girl'

12/03/2015

Sport

Hamburg or Berlin in Olympic candidate race

The race is on between Berlin and Hamburg for the right to become the German candidate city for the 2024 Olympics. Hamburg has edged ahead of Berlin

10/03/2015

No Comment

Anti-nuclear demonstration in Germany

09/03/2015

Germany

German protesters call for end to nuclear power as they remember Fukushima

Thousands of demonstrators have called for an end to nuclear energy during a rally in Neckarwestheim, in southern Germany. They gathered in the town

08/03/2015

Sport

Tina Maze and Anna Fenninger's rivalry hots up ahead of final World Cup downhill race

Tina Weirather took the honours at this season’s penultimate World Cup downhill race held at Garmisch Partenkirchen. The 25-year-old from

07/03/2015

Germany

Ann Sophie for Germany as Eurovision winner Andreas Kümmert quits

Germany's winning Eurovision entrant at the national pre-selection show responded by immediately announcing his withdrawal from the international song contest, in favour of the runner-up.

06/03/2015

Germany

ITB Berlin: World's biggest travel fair opens its doors for business

06/03/2015

Germany

Germany agrees legal quotas to boost women in business

Germany is led by a woman and boasts a strong female presence in parliament. But when it comes to business, it seems females are falling behind

06/03/2015

Cinema

Phoenix - a powerful post-Holocaust drama

‘Phoenix’ sees German director Christian Petzold reunite with his muse Nina Hoss for this poignant, perfectly executed film-noir. Emerging from the

06/03/2015

Sport

Dortmund receive injury boost

Borussia Dortmund have been handed a massive boost after scans showed Marco Reus’ thigh injury was only a dead leg. The 25-year-old, who signed a new

04/03/2015

Germany

'Peed off' locals bid to flush out Hamburg's wee problem

04/03/2015

Sport

Commission uncovers systematic doping in German football dating back to the 70's and 80's

An independent commission set up to investigate doping allegations in German football dating back to the 70’s and 80’s claims to have uncovered proof

03/03/2015

Germany

Child porn trial halted after German ex-MP pays 5,000 euros

He has paid 5,000 euros and acknowledged he made a mistake. And that is what it took for a court in northern Germany to end the child pornography

02/03/2015

Germany

Bremen police downgrade terror alert

Police in the German port city of Bremen have downgraded their terror alert after Saturday’s warning of a possible attack from Islamist extremists.

02/03/2015

Sport

Reichelt leads Austrian clean sweep in Germany

Hannes Reichelt produced yet another flawless run to lead Austria to their second downhill podium sweep in succession in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on

28/02/2015

Germany

Germany votes to approve Greek bailout extension

Germany has voted to extend Greece's bailout, granting a credit lifeline to Athens.

27/02/2015