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Oldest art fair Art Cologne marks 50th anniversary

The 50th anniversary edition of Art Cologne was a special one, bringing together more than 200 galleries from 24 countries. Considering each gallery

19/04/2016

Health Series

The power of plasma - could it help fight diseases?

Most of the matter around us is either solid, liquid, or gas. But there is something often called the fourth state – plasma – that has remarkable

18/04/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: does plasma have super powers?

Materials touched by plasma have their physics changed. Here we show a tissue before plasma treatment, the liquid is quickly absorbed. Then the

18/04/2016

Germany

Germany says goodbye to Genscher

Merkel and Gauck attend a memorial service in Bonn for the country's longest-serving foreign minister

17/04/2016

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More Munich Spartans than ever before

The third running of the Spartan Race in Munich ended Saturday afternoon with a record number of participants. In perfect spring weather and with

17/04/2016

Sport

Wacken kicks off Strongman Run season

The first Strongman Run of the season took place in Wacken, northern Germany on Saturday. Considered one of the toughest obstacle races on the planet

16/04/2016

Germany

Beyond a joke: seven countries where it's a criminal offence to insult a head of state

Did you hear the one about the King and the pony? Probably not in some countries where insulting a head of state is a crime

15/04/2016

Germany

Division within Germany's ruling coalition over Merkel's decision to allow prosecution of comic

The Chancellor has caused a storm by deciding to allow prosecutors to pursue a case against the comedian after he mocked the Turkish President in a clear case of satire

15/04/2016

Sport

Grindel elected president of the German Football Federation

Reinhard Grindel was on Friday elected unopposed as the 12th President of the German Football Federation – DFB. The 54-year-old is a former

15/04/2016

Business Series

VW sales slow again

VW cars recorded another month of falls in sales in March, the 16th out of the last 18 months for Europe’s number one motor manufacturer. Losing only

15/04/2016

Germany

Erdogan satire video: Merkel clears path for prosecution

The German government will not block the prosecution of a satirist who mocked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Chancellor Angela Merkel said

15/04/2016

Culture news

'The Language of Beauty' Mayan art on show in Berlin

Sculptures celebrating the human body, precious jewellery, animals and deities are on show in an exhibition of Mayan art in Berlin.

15/04/2016

Germany

Berlin Artemis brothel raided by 900 police officers

About 900 police officers were involved in a raid on one of Germany’s biggest brothels: Artemis in Berlin. Six people were arrested in connection

15/04/2016

Germany

New five euro coin released in Germany

Hundreds of people have queued at the Bundesbank in the German city of Frankfurt to get their hands on one of the new five euro coins. A collector’s

15/04/2016

Musica

The enthralling colourful timbres of Dutch violin virtuoso Janine Jansen

Completely immersed in the timbres of a Polish masterpiece, Dutch violin virtuoso Janine Jansen has brought Karol Szymanowski’s First Violin Concerto

14/04/2016

Germany

Germans divided amid frenzy over comic Böhmermann's satirical Erdogan poem

Jan Böhmermann's satire of Turkey's president has been condemned as vulgar abuse. But Germany has been accused of pandering to a bullying leader.

13/04/2016

Germany

Police swoop on "criminal families" in Berlin

Eight people arrested in connection in dawn raids across the German capital

12/04/2016

Germany

No joking matter: legal row brews between Ankara and Berlin over German comedian

Germany's Chancellor has underlined the importance of freedom of expression after the Turkish president called for a comedian to be prosecuted over reciting a satirical poem on German channel ZDF.

12/04/2016

Germany

First NYE sexual assault case comes to trial in Germany

The first sexual assault case relating to a string of alleged attacks on New Year’s Eve in Cologne, Germany has come to trial. A 33-year-old Moroccan

11/04/2016

Business Series

VW to slash board bonus package in the wake of emissions scandal

The scandal hit car manufacturer Volkswagen looks set to dramatically reduce management bonuses.

11/04/2016

Germany

German prosecutors probe TV satirist who 'insulted' Turkey's Erdoğan

German authorities are investigating whether a satirical TV presenter who allegedly “insulted” Turkey’s President Erdoğan could face charges. Jan

11/04/2016

Germany

Germany registers 112% jump in asylum applications

Officials say the year-on-year from 2015 is due to a backlog in paperwork and the number of arrivals is going down.

08/04/2016

Germany

Questions raised about German secret service links in neo-Nazi murder case

What did the secret service know? That is the shock question raised by the German press on Thursday as the trial of the lone surviving suspect in a

07/04/2016

Sport

Klopp takes Liverpool to Dortmund and an unrestrained reception

Jürgen Klopp takes his new Liverpool side to his old stomping ground Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-final of the Europa League.

06/04/2016

Germany

International finance chiefs call for transparency following offshore scandal

More transparency is called for by financial chiefs Reforms were already underway Panama Papers are a media witch hunt Transparency and reform –

05/04/2016

Germany

Pressure grows after leaked "Panama Papers"

Pressure grows on those named in “Panama Papers” Governments investigate possible wrongdoing Mossack Fonseca claims work is `misrepresented’

05/04/2016