Germany German teen Anneli-Marie found dead after kidnappers demanded €1m ransom The body of a kidnapped 17-year-old girl, held for a 1.2-million-euro ransom, has been found in eastern Germany. The girl, identified only 18/08/2015
Germany Lorry aluminium spill sets German motorway on fire Motorway traffic was serverely disrupted near Dortmund in western Germany on Sunday after a lorry carrying liquid aluminium overturned on the A1. 16 16/08/2015
Germany Migrant influx hikes demand for temporary buildings in Europe Large numbers of migrants arriving in Europe have been heading for Germany. Struggling to source enough accommodation, authorities are putting up 12/08/2015
Germany Germany drops treason probe against Netzpolitik news website German authorities have dropped a treason investigation against a news website, saying that the secrets it leaked did not threaten national security 10/08/2015
Germany Germany gets tough on Balkan migration Germany is stepping up pressure on would-be immigrants from the Balkans. Authorities have released a video aimed at convincing them to stay at home 10/08/2015
Germany Sea Shepherd activists convicted of disrupting whale hunt A Faroe Islands court has convicted five members of the Sea Shepherd conservation group of disrupting a regional whale hunt. They were arrested in 08/08/2015
Germany Germany: heatwave set to beat record set only in July The summer of 2015 will be remembered for its high temperatures and nowhere more so than Germany. The country is facing its hottest temperatures on 07/08/2015
Germany Twelve injured in German chemical factory explosion Twelve people were injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in Germany on Wednesday. Several of the victims were taken to hospital. It happened 06/08/2015
Culture news Dog Days at the Museum - Pooches become culture vultures Normally Berlin's print museum is off limits to man's best friend, but this summer it opened its doors to the star attraction in the exhibition entitled 'Gone to the Dogs', an experience for human and 05/08/2015
Germany German state and judiciary square up over treason probe Germany is in the middle of a full-blown spat between the government and judiciary. Heiko Maas, the country’s justice minister, has effectively 04/08/2015
Germany Hamburg: dozens injured in former air raid shelter fire Around 40 people have been injured in a fire and explosion at a former air raid shelter in the German city of Hamburg. The blaze broke out in a 04/08/2015
Sport Doping allegations are ''sensationalist and confusing" - IAAF The International Association of Athletics Federation has rubbished recent allegations of widespread doping in the sport saying they are 04/08/2015
Germany Hamburg "baptises" world's largest container ship In the German port of Hamburg the world’s largest container ship has been baptised. “MSC Zoe” is 395 metres long and can carry a cargo of over 19000 03/08/2015
Germany Germany suspends treason investigation into news website Germany has suspended a treason investigation into the Netzpolitik news website while an expert decides whether articles it published earlier this 31/07/2015
Germany Chinese artist and activist denied six-month visa to Britain Dissident Chinese artist and free speech activist Ai Weiwei has arrived in the German city of Munich. Ai told reporters that his application for a 31/07/2015
Germany "Arrivo Berlin" - a project in Berlin training migrants to prepare for work A common political policy has been hammered out between UK Home Secretary Theresa May and French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve in a bid to end 29/07/2015
Sport German champs Bayern complete Vidal signing Arturo Vidal completed his move to Bayern Munich on Tuesday and soon after was officially presented to the media. The 28-year-old Chile international 28/07/2015
Germany Volkswagen overtakes Toyota in race to become king of car makers Volkswagen races to the lead, overtaking Toyota in worldwide vehicle deliveries in the first half of the year. 28/07/2015
Germany Jewish athletes gather in Berlin for Maccabi Games 14th European Maccabi Games - a major Jewish sporting event - are being staged in Germany for the first time on the site of the 1936 Berlin Olympics 27/07/2015
Germany Duisburg marks five years since Love Parade tragedy The German town of Duisburg has held a memorial service to mark five years since a deadly stampede at the Love Parade techno festival. Twenty-one 24/07/2015
Germany Germanwings crash families demand apology and payout from Lufthansa In a letter published the the Bild newspaper victims' families say the firm has ignored them and offered a payout that deeply insulted them and above all their children. 21/07/2015
Culture news Medieval artwork saved from the Nazis on show in Berlin A unique exhibition of Medieval artworks saved from the Nazis is currently on display at the Bode Museum in Berlin. Assembled by affluent German art 20/07/2015
Economy German Parliament approves talks for third Greek bailout German MPs voted by 439 in favour to 119 against, with 40 abstentions. 17/07/2015
Germany #Merkelstrokes: the German Chancellor is confronted by a crying refugee The Twittersphere has lit up with criticism of Germany’s Chancellor after she was confronted on television by a young refugee whose family had been 16/07/2015
Germany Merkel mocked online over refugee girl's tears German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew mockery online on Thursday for stroking the back of a Palestinian girl facing possible deportation after she had 16/07/2015
Germany Nosferatu: creator's skull taken from tomb The authorities in Germany say the skull of FW Murnau, the director of 1920’s silent vampire classic “Nosferatu”, has been removed from his tomb. The 15/07/2015