A German court on Friday handed a five-month jail sentence to a 34-year-old man who performed the illegal Nazi salute during a protest in the eastern city of Chemnitz late last month.

Organisers said they wanted to “use the action to protest against increasing hatred and violence”.

Ryanair threatened that it might slash operations and jobs at some of its German bases if pilots continue to strike, a day before a planned staff walkout in the country.

What recent right-wing rallies in the East German town of Chemnitz reveal about the country's growing shift to the right.

German Interior minister, Horst Seehofer, calls migration the "mother of all problems" in closed-door meeting.

Search starts for third suspect in fatal Chemnitz stabbing

Two police officers in Germany’s southern state of Bavaria are being investigated over allegations that they performed the illegal Nazi salute.

A German court has sentenced a failed asylum seeker to eight-and-a-half years in prison for murdering his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend, in a case that has fueled anti-migrant sentiment in the country.

Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn is pushing for the country to adopt an opt-out policy for organ donations as the number of donors sink to its lowel-ever level.

Chemnitz holds anti-racism concert

Supporters and opponents of Chancellor Angela Merkel's liberal immigration policy hold rival demonstrations on Saturday in the city of Chemnitz, where the fatal stabbing of a German man by two migrants sparked violent far-right protests.