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Germany

Merkel backs German defence minister over far-right army terror scandal

Germany's military is under scrutiny for signs of far-right extremism after the arrest of an officer suspected of planning an attack.

03/05/2017

Sport

The Corner: Bayern Munich claim fifth consecutive title

German giants Bayern Munich win their 27th league title, and their fifth in a row

01/05/2017

Germany

German defence minister under fire over terror suspect soldier

Germany’s defence minister has come under fire over a scandal involving an army lieutenant who is accused of plotting a gun attack while posing as a Syrian…

01/05/2017

Germany

"Pulse of Europe" holds anti-"Frexit" rallies

Demonstrations have popped up in several nations to champion European unity and to oppose the possibility of "Frexit"

30/04/2017

Sport

Bayern Munich thrash Wolfsburg to win fifth straight Bundesliga title

Bayern Munich have won a record fifth consecutive Bundesliga title after they swept aside Wolfsburg 6-0.

29/04/2017

Germany

1945 liberation of Dachau Nazi camp remembered

The anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau Nazi concentration camp in Germany is being marked.

29/04/2017

Germany

The pinball machine you can draw and an anti-war video game

A ball game on a vinyl record player is just one of the unusual attractions at a games festival in Berlin.

28/04/2017

Germany

Germany approves partial burqa ban

The draft law stipulates that public servants will be forbidden from wearing the full-face veil while performing their duties.

28/04/2017

Germany

German soldier posing as Syrian refugee arrested for 'planning attack'

A German soldier who posed as a Syrian refugee has been arrested for planning an attack that would have been blamed on asylum seekers.

28/04/2017

Sport

Maria Sharapova wins comeback match

Former world number one Maria Sharapova beat Italian Roberta Vinci in straight sets in the first round of the Stuttgart Grand Prix

26/04/2017

Germany

Sharapova set to return after 15-month doping ban

Maria Sharapova is back on court on Wednesday in the Stuttgart Open.

26/04/2017

Germany

Netanyahu refuses to meet German minister in diplomatic spat

Amid tension between Israel and Germany over Berlin’s criticism of settlement building in the West Bank, there is a new diplomatic flare-up.

26/04/2017

Sport

Sharapova returns to competition hours after doping ban expires

Controversial Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova slated to return to competition just hours after her 15-month doping ban expires

22/04/2017

Germany

Thousands protest outside far-right party conference in Germany

Delegates of Alternative for Germany were given police protection ahead of the event in Cologne.

22/04/2017

Germany

Borussia Dortmund bomb suspect 'hoped to hit club share price'

A man has been arrested by German police investigating the bomb attack on a bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund football team.

21/04/2017

Germany

German politician loses appeal against jail term for 'Holocaust' tattoo

A far-right German politician has lost a court appeal against an eight-month prison sentence for displaying a Nazi-style tattoo at a public swimming pool.

20/04/2017

Germany

German foreign minister meets Kurdistan leaders in Iraq

Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has expressed support for Iraq’s Kurds during a trip to Erbil in the north-east of the country.

20/04/2017

Germany

Berlin's street names provoke debate over forgotten history

In the heart of Berlin, a battle over street names is exhuming long forgotten vestiges of Germany’s past.

20/04/2017

Germany

Germany: anti-immigration AfD Party leader to step down

Frauke Petry, the leader of Germany’s anti-immigration AfD, says she does not want to lead the party’s election campaign.

19/04/2017

Germany

Easter snow in Germany

Winter seemed reluctant to leave parts of Germany which received heavy snowfall on Easter Monday.

17/04/2017

Germany

Turkey: expat vote 'clear-cut in support for Erdogan' - initial results

The outcome of the constitutional referendum appears to have been much more clear-cut among Turks living abroad than for those living in Turkey.

17/04/2017

Germany

Borussia Dortmund angry at UEFA after bus bomb attack

Borussia Dortmund's coach says his team are upset that they ended up playing against Monaco - a game they lost - only a day after their bus was attacked.

13/04/2017

Germany

Football fans unite in Dortmund

Whatever the eventual outcome of the Champions League match between Borussia Dortmund and Monaco, it was the spirit of solidarity which won the day.

13/04/2017

Sport

Borussia Dortmund show courage in Monaco match

Borussia Dortmund and Monaco in five goal feast

12/04/2017

Germany

Dortmund attack: one held, two houses searched

German investigators are reportedly looking into the possible involvement of Islamist militants in the blasts that went off near the bus carrying players from football club Borussia Dortmund.

12/04/2017

Germany

German police consider radical Islamic link for Borussia Dortmund bus attack

A German police investigation into who carried out the bomb attack on the Borussia Dortmund football team’s bus is reportedly focusing on both Islamic extremists and anti-fascist…

12/04/2017