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Berlin: "Truck simply drove over people" says witness

By midnight there was still a heavy police presence on streets across the German capital.

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Berlin truck crash: 'early indications point to attack' - German Interior Minister

Thomas de Maiziere says it is too early to speculate over the cause of the Berlin truck crash, but early indications point to an attack.

Germany

What we know about Christmas market attack in Berlin

What we know At around 8pm CET on Monday, December 19, a lorry ploughed into a Christmas market in Berlin’s Breitscheidplatz in a deliberate attack.

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Skyscraper Santa surprises Berlin kids

Santa made an impromptu appearance at the Kollhoff Tower on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin.

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'Casual kicker': Berlin metro attack suspect detained by police

Authorities in Berlin say they have arrested the man suspected of kicking a woman down a flight of stairs in an underground station in the German capital.

Germany

Boy, 12, 'tried to bomb' German Christmas market, City Hall

A 12-year-old boy tried to detonate a bomb at a Christmas market in the western town of Ludwigshafen, German prosecutors have said.

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12 year-old boy 'attempts nail bombing' in Ludwigshafen Christmas market, City Hall

A 12 year old German-Iraqi boy in Ludwigshafen, Germany attempts a double nail-bomb attack

Afghanistan

First group of Afghans deported from Germany under new deal

Nearly 40 Afghan men have arrived in Kabul on a flight from Frankfurt after being deported from Germany.

World News

2016, literally: the words that have defined this year

The year 2016 is days away from ending and with it, many people throughout the world hope next year will bring less uncertainty and conflict

Germany

Immigrant who lied about age suspected of rape and murder

An immigrant accused of raping and murdering a German student is the same man who was convicted of a separate attack in Greece.

Cinema

Looking for the meaning of life with the help of Toni Erdmann

'Toni Erdmann' - a fierce critique of financial capitalism and the world of contemporary work - was a big winner at this year's European Film Awards.

France

360 video: The car that was made for Hitler

Adolf Hitler’s parade car is a Mercedes Benz 770k.

Germany

Police close on man who kicked woman down Berlin subway stairs

German police are questioning a man who is believed to have been part of a group filmed attacking a woman in a Berlin subway station.

Germany

Watch: horrific attack on the Berlin metro

Shocking footage has emerged of the moment a thug kicked a woman in the back as she walked down the stairs in a metro station in Berlin.

Economy

German exports struggle on slow factory output

German exports rebounded by less than expected in October, according to latest official figures.

Business Series

EU takes members to task over Volkswagen scandal

The EU has begun legal action against seven member states for failing to police emissions cheating by car-makers after the Volkswagen scandal.

Germany

German court rules energy firms can be compensated for nuclear phase-out

The court in Karlsruhe says utilities should not foot the bill alone for the government's decision to phase out nuclear power.

World News

German Chancellor Merkel calls for a ban on the burka

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a ban on the burka in public life “wherever possible.”

Germany

Germany's CDU reelects Angela Merkel leader with lowest support since she became chancellor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has won reelection as the leader of the Christian Democratic Union.

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Germany warns against anti-refugee incitement following student murder

The rape and murder of a 19-year-old German student has raised concerns over a possible anti-refugee backlash.