Germany

Sport

Klose closes playing career and looks forward to managing

German and World Cup record goalscorer Miroslav Klose ends his playing career to take up managerial training course.

01/11/2016

Real Economy

The economic impact of Europe's refugee crisis

How do refugees make the transition from fleeing their home countries to becoming economic assets to their new host countries, such as Germany, that provide safe haven?

01/11/2016

Sport

Germany coach Low signs contract extension

Germany coach Joachim Low has signed a new contract extension that will keep him at the helm of the world champions until 2020.

31/10/2016

No Comment

Berlin invaded by zombies

A crowd of “zombies” descended on central Berlin on Saturday (October 29) as Halloween revellers in spooky costumes came together for the eighth annual “zombie…

30/10/2016

Germany

ISIL says it was behind fatal teen stabbing in Hamburg

ISIL has said it was behind the deadly stabbing of a teenager in Hamburg earlier this month.

30/10/2016

Markets

Surprise profit from Deutsche Bank but still overshadowed by massive US fine

Germany's biggest lender, Deutsche Bank, has posted an unexpected quarterly net profit but CEO John Cryan say no settlement yet on US misselling fine.

27/10/2016

Germany

German couple go on trial accused of torturing women

A couple have gone on trial accused of luring women to their house in western Germany and torturing them so badly, that at least two of them died.

26/10/2016

Germany

German police launch 13 raids in anti-terror operation

German police launched 13 simultaneous raids on apartments and a refugee centre in a major anti-terrorism operation.

25/10/2016

Cinema

The zany world of the Wunderlichs is a crazy comedy

'Die Welt der Wunderlichs'(Wunderlich's World) is a zany family comedy about a single mother on the brink of a nervous breakdown.

24/10/2016

Germany

German police suspected of involvement in far right group

German authorities admitted they're investigating whether four police officers are members of a far right group which shot dead a police officer on Wednesday.

22/10/2016

Business Series

Daimler: Cars outperform trucks

Daimler's latest quarterly results showed improvement in sales of Mercedes cars, but falling demand for its trucks.

21/10/2016

Germany

Germany: Teenager goes on trial accused of stabbing 'on ISIL's orders'

The trial began on Thursday of a teenage German-Moroccan girl accused of stabbing a police officer at a train station in Hanover in February on the orders of so-called Islamic…

20/10/2016

Germany

Two German police are badly hurt in 'far-right' shootout

A man said to belong to a far-right group is under arrest after two German police officers were shot and seriously hurt while raiding a house south of Nuremburg on…

19/10/2016

Germany

Views of Berlin - from a Syrian tour guide

When city guide Firas Zakri takes you on a tour of Berlin, don’t expect to see the Brandenburg Gate, the city’s famous TV tower or other well-known landmarks of the German…

19/10/2016

Germany

BASF says German chemical plant blast killed two workers, two more missing

The chemical giant is investigating the cause of an explosion at Ludwigshafen which also injured six people.

17/10/2016

Germany

Threatening emails send German schools into lockdown

Emails threatening violence sent numerous German high schools into lockdown on Monday.

17/10/2016

Germany

Germany: one dead and others hurt or missing after BASF chemical plant explosions

Separate blasts at German facilities operated by chemical giant BASF have left one person dead and several injured or missing.

17/10/2016

No Comment

German bridge blown up for highway construction

A footbridge on Germany’s Autobahn near Stuttgart was demolished in the early hours of Saturday morning to make way for a new stretch of highway with extra driving…

17/10/2016

Germany

German police find DNA of neo-Nazi cell member on girl's remains

Police in Germany say they have recovered DNA from the recently discovered remains of a girl who disappeared 15 years ago, claiming it matches that of a dead member of a neo-Nazi terror…

14/10/2016

Germany

Germany: Outrage over suicide of Syrian terror suspect

German officials are under fire over the suicide of Syrian terror suspect Jaber Albakr, whose death deprives authorities of precious information.

13/10/2016

Germany

German court boosts chances of EU-Canada CETA trade deal

Germany’s Constitutional Court gave the green light on Thursday for the government to approve an ambitious trade accord between the European Union and Canada under certain conditions, boosting its cha

13/10/2016

Germany

Syrian terror suspect Jaber al-Bakr found dead in prison

A Syrian migrant suspected of planning a bomb attack on a Berlin airport has reportedly been found hanged while in police custody.

12/10/2016

Germany

Germany: Catholic Church to pay compensation to Regensburg abuse victims

The Catholic Church agrees to pay compensation to victims of abuse spanning decades at a famous boys' choir school in Germany.

12/10/2016

Germany

Calls in Germany to honour 'hero' refugees who caught terror suspect

The arrest of a migrant in Germany suspected of planning a major terrorist attack has prompted a campaign for the three Syrian refugees who captured him to be…

12/10/2016

Sci-Tech

Berlin Zoo opts for beacon technology app

Visitors to Berlin zoo can now access a whole bunch of extra information on the animals thanks to an app powered by beacon technology.

12/10/2016

Cult

Classic cars are the stars in Berlin

For some people, they are just cars from the past.

11/10/2016