Germany

Cult

Berlin Fashion Week - a colourful collection of inspired craziness

It was time to show off in Berlin as the city celebrated its fashion week.

23/01/2017

Sport

Germany flies high at World Cup team event

Germany’s Markus Eisenbichler, Stephan Leyhe, Andreas Wellinger and Richard Freitag joined forces in fine fashion to win a world cup ski jumping team competition in Zakopane…

21/01/2017

Sport

Speed queen Vonn triumphs in second race back from lengthy injury layoff

Former Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn stormed to victory in a women’s World Cup downhill at the German resort of Garmisch Partenkirchen in only her second race since returning from an 11-month injury…

21/01/2017

Germany

Brexit 'will bring down all of Europe', Marine Le Pen declares

French National Front leader Marine Le Pen has said Brexit will trigger a domino affect which will bring down all of Europe.

21/01/2017

Germany

No admissions on emissions former VW boss claims ignorance over fraud

"Looking for answers" former VW boss unaware of emissions con

19/01/2017

Germany

Yolocaust: A satirist's challenge to Holocaust tourist behaviour

A German-based satirist has unveiled an online a project which draws attention to what some may consider inappropriate at Berlin's holocaust memorial

19/01/2017

Germany

Germany's Greens go centrist in choice of election leaders

As the parliamentary elections in Germany creep closer, the traditionally left-leaning Green Party has announced two centrists will lead them to the vote.

18/01/2017

Sci-Tech

An app for tourists to Berlin to view the buildings of modernist architect Walter Gropius

A smartphone app is bringing to life the world of the modernist architect Walter Gropius – one of the founders of the Bauhaus art school.

18/01/2017

Germany

German court rules neo-Nazi NPD is no threat to democracy

No ban for Neo-Nazi NPD

17/01/2017

Germany

Facebook to clamp down on "fake news" in Germany

Facebook is to introduce measures to tackle the spread of fake news in Germany, ahead of its national elections this year.

16/01/2017

Cult

The Hamburg Elbphilarmonie opens its doors with a stunning concert

It overlooks the harbour like a giant ship floating on water, the Hamburg Elbphilarmonie has finally opened its doors to the public.

12/01/2017

Germany

Germany plans more transparency over gender pay

The German government has approved new legislation that will force companies to be more transparent about salaries paid to male and female employees.

11/01/2017

Germany

Former German president Herzog dies

The 82-year-old will be remembered for encouraging Germany to embrace economic reform in the 1990s.

10/01/2017

Economy

German exports jump along with industrial production

German exports enjoyed their steepest monthly rise in four-and-half years in November and industrial production in Europe's biggest economy rose.

09/01/2017

Germany

Germany gripped by severe storm

Germany has been hit by what’s thought to be its biggest storm in ten years.

05/01/2017

Germany

Belgian police release CCTV images of Berlin attack suspect

Anis Amri is seen passing through Brussels train station two days after 12 people died in the attack on a Christmas market

05/01/2017

Germany

German authorities detain Tunisian in connection with Berlin attack

The 26-year-old, believed to have been an associate of attacker Anis Amri, was taken into custody following an overnight raid on a refugee shelter in the Spandau district of Berlin.

04/01/2017

Sci-Tech

The plant doctor app helping to identify plant disease

A mobile phone could be set to help farmers identify diseases in their produce.

04/01/2017

Germany

Rising Mein Kampf sales in Germany shock publisher

Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler's semi-autobiographical foundation of Nazi ideological thought, has experienced a surprising resurgence, says its publisher

04/01/2017

Economy

German inflation rises sharply, unemployment falls

Inflation in Germany jumped in December - up 1.7% on the year - due to costlier energy and food while unemployment there fell more than expected.

03/01/2017

Business Series

Volkswagen chased for emissions scandal compensation in Germany

A German consumer rights group has filed a test case against Volkswagen over the emissions cheating scandal trying to get compensation for owners.

03/01/2017

Germany

Syrian held in Germany 'sought ISIL funds for terror attack'

German prosecutors say a Syrian man arrested at the weekend in the west of the country tried to get funds from ISIL to carry out a terrorist attack.

03/01/2017

Germany

Cologne police: New Year arrests of North Africans 'not racial profiling'

The chief of police in the German city of Cologne has dismissed claims of racial profiling after hundreds of North African men were detained during New Year…

02/01/2017

Sport

Handy Tande wins the second of the Four Hills at Garmisch

Tande's leap of faith claims Garmisch Four Hill

01/01/2017

Germany

Merkel says Germany is 'stronger than terrorism'

With Germany still reeling from the deadly Berlin truck attack, Angela Merkel has used her annual New Year’s message to insist the country and its democratic values are ‘stronger than…

31/12/2016

Germany

Man wrongly arrested for Berlin attack says he's fearful for his life

30/12/2016