Germany

Germany

Merkel honours 17 victims of Paris attacks in Bundestag

The German parliament held a minute of silence to honour the 17 people killed in last week’s terror attacks in Paris at the French satirical

15/01/2015

Germany

Tolerance vigil amid anti-Pegida demonstration in Berlin

German political and religious leaders gathered outside the French embassy in Berlin during a march for tolerance

13/01/2015

Germany

Anti-Islamisation rallies in Dresden and other German cities

Anti-Islamisation rallies attract thousands in Dresden and in other German cities

12/01/2015

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The quest to capture gravitational waves

The LISA Pathfinder spacecraft is due to set off in autumn 2015 in a bid to prove that it is possible to observe gravitational waves in space. If we can manage to capture these waves, then we should

12/01/2015

Germany

German paper that printed Charlie Hebdo cartoons firebombed

A German newspaper that published cartoons of the French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo has been firebombed. Two people have reportedly been arrested

11/01/2015

Germany

Arson attack on German paper that printed Charlie Hebdo cartoons

Two suspected arsonists have been arrested after attacking the building of German newspaper Hamburger Morgenpost on Sunday. It appears no one was

11/01/2015

Germany

Large rally against racism and xenophobia in Dresden in Germany

Thousands of people have taken part in a rally against racism and xenophobia in Dresden. This is the eastern German city where weekly gatherings have

10/01/2015

Sport

Junior Malanda killed in car crash

Wolfsburg’s Junior Malanda has been killed in a car accident near the German city of Bielefeld on Saturday. The 20-year-old, who was regarded as one

10/01/2015

My Europe Series

Shipwreck start-up: hope for African migrants building a new life in Germany

There were 350 people on my boat... I still think about those who fell into the water. I saw a child with his mother. We couldn't save them. A little baby, one year old. In that boat, you couldn't sav

09/01/2015

Germany

Germany: nurse admits killing 30 patients

08/01/2015

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Charlie Hebdo: flags fly at half mast at French embassy in Berlin

08/01/2015

Germany

German euro interests compound Greek suspense

Is Angela Merkel seriously considering a Greek exit from the euro? Der Spiegel newspaper explored that scenario on Sunday. On Monday, the euro fell

06/01/2015

Germany

Lights are switched off in cities across Germany in protest against anti-Islam PEGIDA group

Pro and anti PEGIDA rallies are held across Germany with lights switched off on many public buildings to show opposition to the anti-Islam group

06/01/2015

Germany

PEGIDA darkens immigration climate in Germany

Two months ago when the PEGIDA movement formed in Germany it had only a few hundred followers. The name is an acronym in German, standing for

05/01/2015

Germany

2015: 'Grexit' reloaded?

Another year and yet more speculation about Greece’s future in the eurozone. Germany’s Der Speigel magazine reported last week that Chancellor Angela

05/01/2015

Germany

Germany accused of interfering in Greek politics in run up to January election

German government is criticised for warning of a eurozone exit for Greece if it elects the popular anti-austerity Syriza party in January parliamentary poll.

05/01/2015

Economy

Germany believes euro zone could handle Greek exit say reports

German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes the eurozone could cope with a potential Greek exit, the magazine Der Spiegel has reported. It says her

04/01/2015

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Swimmers and runners welcome the New Year

02/01/2015

Sport

Jacobsen's 2015 off to a flyer after Four Hills win at Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmish-Partenkirchen provided the spectacular backdrop for the second World Cup of the Four Hills tour. Norway’s Anders Jacobsen got his 2015 off to

01/01/2015

Germany

At least 4 dead in German bus crash

Police in Germany say at least four people have died and more than 40 were injured when the bus they were travelling in lost control and tumbled 50

30/12/2014

Sport

Four Hills ski jump soars to a late start

Bad weather postponed ski jumping’s Four Hills tour for a day, but it kicked off in style on Monday (December 29). Austrian Stefan Kraft won the

29/12/2014

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Frozen grapes become wine

29/12/2014

Sport

One year on: Schumacher's long road to recovery

A year after Formula One racing great Michael Schumacher suffered a serious head injury while skiing, his manager says he faces a "long, hard fight" for recovery

28/12/2014

Germany

Digital privacy in spotlight at Hamburg hacker event

Protecting privacy in the digital world is the main focus of this year’s Chaos Communication Congress, which has kicked off in Hamburg. The annual

27/12/2014

Germany

Jailed former Bayern boss returns prestigious award

Disgraced former Bayern Munich boss Uli Hoeness has returned a prestigious award following his jail sentence for tax fraud earlier this year.

24/12/2014

Germany

Canadian man guilty in body parts case

Canadian Luka Magnotta receives a life sentence for the killing and dismembering of a Chinese student in 2012.

24/12/2014