Germany German rail strike ends as GDL and Deutsche Bahn agree to begin arbitration German trains are set to start rolling again after the GDL union agreed to begin arbitration with rail operator Deutsche Bahn. The GDL-Union Chairman 21/05/2015
Sport Hamilton agrees new Mercedes deal After weeks of speculation, double world champion Lewis Hamilton has extended his contract with current championship leaders Mercedes. The 20/05/2015
Germany Germany's GDL union promises long train drivers' strike German trains are at a near standstill today after another strike called by the GDL union began. It warns it could be longer than the last, which 20/05/2015
Germany New strike halts German public rail services again The GDL train workers’ union in Germany has begun a new strike that will affect freight and passenger traffic, and it says it may go on for longer 20/05/2015
Germany German train drivers begin open-ended strike German train drivers have announced their ninth strike in 10 months due to an ongoing dispute with rail operator Deutsche Bahn. Freight trains shut 19/05/2015
Germany Merkel and Hollande pledge action on climate change The leaders of France and Germany have said more needs to be done if the world is to achieve its goal of limiting global warming to two degrees. The 19/05/2015
Germany Germany: Two killed and 20 injured in train crash Two people were killed on Saturday and 20 more injured in a collision between a packed passenger train and a farm vehicle in western Germany. At 16/05/2015
Cinema "Labyrinth of Lies" - post-war Germany's dilemma over Nazi past It lacks perhaps the tinge of madness to make it a great movie, but there are good reasons to see “Labyrinth of Lies”. Giulio Ricciarelli’s film 15/05/2015
Germany Stormy weather damages homes in southern Germany Stormy weather has lashed southern Germany, damaging houses in its path. Two people were taken to hospital after a lightning strike. The weather 14/05/2015
Musica Opolais brings passion and poise to "Eugene Onegin" It is one of the most moving scenes in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, recently successfully staged at Munich’s Bavarian State Opera. The role of the 14/05/2015
My Europe Series Spies like us: why did German intelligence help America's NSA access their citizens data? 14/05/2015
Germany Martin Schulz wins EU's prestigous Charlemagne Prize for integration European Parliament President Martin Schulz is the latest International Charlemagne Prize laureate. He received the medallion in recognition of his 14/05/2015
Germany Lufthansa strikes put on hold as union mediates Strikes by Lufthansa pilots have been put back until the end of July after their union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) agreed with the airline to enter a 14/05/2015
Sport Jubilant Barcelona fans celebrate Champions League win Thousands of Blaugrana fans gathered in Barcelona’s Canaletes Square to celebrate their team’s victory over Bayern Munich in the semi-final of the 13/05/2015
Sport Barcelona through to Champions League final despite 3-2 Bayern loss Bayern Munich have defeated Barcelona 3-2 in the second game of their champions league semi-final. But after the German side’s 3-0 defeat in the 12/05/2015
Germany Berlin Philharmonic in deadlock over Simon Rattle successor Members of the Berlin Philharmonic have still not chosen a new chief conductor despite more than 11 hours of discussions. The prestigious orchestra 12/05/2015
Germany Israel and Germany celebrate 50 years of bilateral diplomatic relations Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has been received with military honours in Berlin. He was welcomed by his German counterpart Joachim Gauck at the 11/05/2015
Sport Champions League: Bayern host Barca in do or die second leg On Tuesday Bayern Munich host Barcelona for the decisive second leg of their Champions League semi-final looking to overhaul a three nil first leg 11/05/2015
Germany Processing of asylum applications in Germany to be sped up The German Chancellor and the leaders of the country’s regions have agreed to speed up the processing of asylum applications. However, they have put 08/05/2015
Germany Four arrested in Germany in alleged anti-Islamic attacks German police have detained four people suspected of plotting an attack on Muslims and refugees. They arrested the three men and one woman accused of 06/05/2015
Germany German tornado causes mass destruction A tornado in the north of Germany has caused widespread damage. A 26-year-old man in Hamburg was killed after debris fell on his car while his 06/05/2015
Germany Austria lodges legal complaint over German-US spy scandal A German spy scandal deepens with the news that Austria has filed a legal complaint over suspicions that Germany’s intelligence services helped 05/05/2015
Germany German rail's longest train stoppage strands and angers millions Rail passengers in Germany face one week of disruption after train drivers’ union GDL called a seven-day strike. It wants more pay and shorter hours 05/05/2015