Germany

Germany

Man mistakes courgette for WW2 bomb

The alert was raised after the man mistook a huge courgette as an unexploded World War Two bomb.

04/11/2017

World

Germany's renewable revolution: Can clean energy stand alone in a coal dependent nation?

This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference is held in Bonn in Germany, and you can expect some research papers and workshops to focus on one village in…

03/11/2017

Germany

German moviegoers leave cinema in tears after pepper spray mishap

A man attempted to use a pepper spray can to open his beer

02/11/2017

Germany

German police hunt gunman after supermarket shooting

Witnesses have described hearing an argument before shots were fired.

02/11/2017

Germany

Protestant church celebrates 500 years of existence

A ceremony in Germany has marked the moment when Martin Luther split the Christian world with his 95 Protestant theses.

31/10/2017

Germany

Anne Frank train and football stickers spark controversy in Germany

A rail operator announced plans to name a high-speed train after Frank and anti-Semitic football stickers featuring the Jewish diarist were circulated online

31/10/2017

Germany

Syrian terror suspect arrested in Germany

Germany’s interior minister says a serious terror attack has been prevented, but there is no significant threat to the population.

31/10/2017

Germany

Which European countries have the most powerful passports?

A new global ranking has measured the power of passports in terms of visa-free access around the world

26/10/2017

Germany

Apologising for a past wrong

A German woman has writen apologising to a man who lost his home to the Nazis

25/10/2017

Germany

Prostitution network discovered at Berlin refugee centre

Security guards at one Berlin refugee centre pimp out their wards for cash.

25/10/2017

Germany

Beer today… truck smash leaves 30,000 bottles strewn across road

The lorry spilled 1,500 cases of beer across a German road.

25/10/2017

Germany

#RumoursAboutGermany: Government campaign aims to expose lies human traffickers tell migrants

"The ship for the crossing to Germany is spacious and has a pool and a cinema," is one of the 'seven lies' about Germany presented on the site.

24/10/2017

Germany

Merkel furious over May-Juncker dinner leaks

The German chancellor may be furious after an account described May as desperate over Brexit negotiations.

24/10/2017

Germany

Former Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is elected president of Germany's Bundestag

Germany's new parliament has elected 75 year old Wolfgang Schaeuble as its speaker whilst lawmakers of the nationalist Alternative for Germany party took their seats for the first time.

24/10/2017

Germany

Macron and Asterix are special guests at Frankfurt Book Fair 2017

The fair is one of the biggest in the world and this year's "French touch" did not leave guests disappointed

23/10/2017

Germany

Munich knife attack: suspect detained

Police special forces have detained a suspect

21/10/2017

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Can we solve the mysteries of Earth's atmosphere?

Is the ozone layer replenishing itself, how can we track pollution from industry, and is it possible to measure Earth's winds from orbit? We look into the mysteries of our atmosphere in Space.

19/10/2017

Germany

'Dramatic' decrease of flying insects awakens environmental concerns

A 'dramatic' decrease of flying insects has scientists worried about the environment

19/10/2017

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Berlin's Madame Tussaud's adds Trump to collection

Berlin's Madame Tussaud's has added Donald Trump to its collection, by public demand.

17/10/2017

Economy

Lufthansa buys out parts of insolvent Air Berlin

Lufthansa has cherry-picked parts of bankrupt Air Berlin to benefit its budget carrier Eurowings.

12/10/2017

Sport

Jupp Heynckes: back at Bayern

The three-time former coach is back at the Munich club, but this time as manager.

09/10/2017

Germany

Merkel 'agrees' refugee cap with allies

Progress in coalition talks in Germany - deal over refugee numbers 'agreed' between Merkel's CDU and Bavarian allies

09/10/2017

Germany

German chancellor in crunch coalition talks

Immigration is high on the agenda as Germany's Angela Merkel holds crunch coalition talks with her Bavarian conservative sister party, the CSU.

09/10/2017

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Bavarian cows return home for winter

Cows return from summer alpine grazing in Bavaria in a tradition which dates back to the turn of the last century and attracts large crowds.

07/10/2017

Musica

Berlin Staatsoper shines with renewed splendour

Berlin’s Staatsoper on the historic Unter den Linden boulevard has reopened.

05/10/2017

Germany

Germany drops mass US, UK spying probe

The decision comes four years after whistle-blower Edward Snowden accused the US National Security Agency (NSA) of bugging Chancellor Angela Merkel's private cell phone and massively spying on citizens of allied countries.

05/10/2017