Germany

Economy

'Made in Germany' sees increased international demand

German industrial orders rose more than expected in March with a strong jump in demand from countries beyond the eurozone.

09/05/2016

Sci-Tech

Kiel students take Tetris to a whole new level

It is one of the most successful, and most played, video games of all time, a simple concept that has proved to be of near-universal appeal and which

09/05/2016

Germany

Merkel at centre of refugee row in rival Berlin rallies

Far-right and populist protesters marched through Berlin on Saturday to demand that Chancellor Angela Merkel step down for allowing more than a

08/05/2016

Germany

Syrian refugee wants to change the world through pictures

07/05/2016

Germany

Margot Honecker, widow of ex-East German leader, dies in Chile

Margot Honecker, the widow of the former East German leader Erich Honecker, has died aged 89 in Chile where she had been living for more than 20

07/05/2016

Germany

Cologne attacks: Algerian man acquitted of attempted sexual assault

A Cologne court has acquitted a 26-year-old Algerian man of a charge of attempted sexual assault on a woman during the German city’s New Year’s

06/05/2016

Germany

Afghan and Pakistani refugees in Germany seek asylum and... cricket

“Why don’t you Germans like cricket?” The question has apparently been asked by many an incredulous refugee arriving in Germany, and formed the

06/05/2016

Cinema

Pixomondo brings 'Game of Thrones' dragons to life

‘Game of Thrones’ has been a runaway success for cable network HBO since its first season in 2011 but who breathes life into the series’ iconic

06/05/2016

Culture news

Manga fan Jamie-Lee to sing for Germany at Eurovision Contest

The Eurovision song contest is drawing near and 18-year Jamie-Lee Kriewitz is getting ready to represent Germany in the event, that will be broadcast

05/05/2016

Germany

Germany's first Syria war crimes trial opens in Frankfurt

A 21-year-old man has gone on trial in Germany for alleged war crimes in Syria. The case in Frankfurt is the first of its kind in Germany related to

03/05/2016

Germany

Women 'tortured and murdered' in German 'House of Horrors'

In Germany it’s described as the “house of horrors”, and what’s said to have happened there is harrowing. A man and a woman in their forties have

03/05/2016

Business Series

Berlin cracks down on Airbnb style renters to protect affordable housing

Berlin has made it illegal for people living there to let entire homes to tourists through Airbnb and other short-stay renters to protect affordable housing.

02/05/2016

Germany

Germany's AfD party adopts anti-Islam manifesto

The German ant-immigration party, ‘Alternative for Germany’ (AfD), has adopted an anti-Islam manifesto on the second day of its two-day conference in

01/05/2016

Germany

Germany: hundreds arrested as anti-immigrant AfD congress starts

German police arrested some 400 protesters trying to block access to a conference being held by an anti-immigrant party on Saturday. Clashes broke

30/04/2016

Germany

Former Auschwitz guard apologises to Holocaust victims

A former Auschwitz guard on trial in Germany has apologised in court to victims. He told them he regretted being part of a criminal organisation that

29/04/2016

My Europe Series

Rising Crystal meth industry winning drugs war

Petrovice is in the Czech Republic. The small town is close to the German border. Patrick, whose name we changed for security reasons is an

29/04/2016

Cinema

Fritz Bauer: Sometimes the only way to save your country is to betray it

Little is known about the hunt for Nazi criminal Adolph Eichman. Most people have heard about his abduction by Mossad in Argentina in 1960, his trial

29/04/2016

Economy

VW warns of big challenges ahead

Volkswagen says it's confident of solid growth this year despite 'Dieselgate' but admitted the scandal could cost much more than the amount set aside so far and assets might have to be sold.

28/04/2016

Germany

Neo-Nazis on trial in Munich for asylum seeker nail bomb plot

Four far-right extremists have gone on trial in Munich, charged with planning an attack on an asylum seekers centre.

27/04/2016

Germany

Strike causes major disruption at German airports

There is bad news for air passengers in Germany, with strike action causing major disruption at airports. Lufthansa was set to cancel almost 900

27/04/2016

Germany

Obama urges European leaders to lift defence budgets

Barack Obama has called on Europe to boost defence spending to help fight Islamic State militants and other security threats. The US president made

25/04/2016

Economy

Business mood sours in Germany

German business morale unexpectedly dipped in April with company bosses worried about global economic growth hitting exports.

25/04/2016

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US-EU trade deal protests ahead of Obama visit

More than 30,000 protesters hit the streets of Hannover to rally against the proposed US-EU trade deal. It came ahead of a visit to Germany by

24/04/2016

Germany

Protests against TTIP in Germany ahead of Obama's visit

More than 30,000 protesters have taken to the streets of Hannover in northern Germany ahead of a visit by US president Barack Obama. The

24/04/2016

Germany

Germany: Huge protest against EU-US trade deal on eve of Obama visit

Tens of thousands of protesters marched in the German city of Hanover on Saturday to denounce a proposed EU-US free trade deal – on the eve of a

23/04/2016

Germany

Volkswagen emission cheating costs rise to more than €16bn

Volkswagen has announced it will be putting aside €16.2 billion to help pay for its emissions scandal, more than double the €6.7 billion it told

23/04/2016