Germany German school and town mourns students and teachers who died in air crash The Joseph König secondary school is in Haltern am See, north of Dusseldorf. Returning from a week-long exchange trip, 16 Joseph König teenagers and 25/03/2015
Culture news ZERO art retrospective brings light to Berlin An exhibition has begun in Berlin in honour of ZERO, the German avant-garde art movement. ZERO focused on light and dynamism and sought to give art 25/03/2015
Germany German town grieves for lost pupils after French Alps plane crash Haltern am See in northwest Germany is a town in mourning. Locals held a vigil on Tuesday evening, hours after news came through of the plane crash 25/03/2015
Economy A different vision, but the same goal: Merkel and Tsipras agree to cooperate Greece and Germany agree on the need for Athens to make major structural reforms as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras makes his first official visit to Berlin . 23/03/2015
Economy Greece and Germany 'kiss and make up' A group of some 250 couples have told Greece and Germany to kiss and make up. Lovers from the two countries carried out an intimate protest in the 23/03/2015
Germany Prospect of Greek default raises tensions as Merkel and Tsipras meet in Berlin The prospect of Greece defaulting on its debt has been raised amid a meeting between Angela Merkel and Alexis Tsipras. The Greek and German leaders 23/03/2015
Germany Raised tensions ahead of Tsipras' visit to Berlin Alexis Tsipras heads to Berlin, but his first official visit to the capital comes amid growing tensions between Greece and Germany. 22/03/2015
Germany Merkel, Nazis and the occupation of Greece: Der Spiegel sets Europe talking How does Europe view Germany? Weekly magazine Der Spiegel delves into the Nazi occupation of Greece in its controversial response. 21/03/2015
Germany Lufthansa flight disruptions may continue into Sunday Almost half of all flights operated by Lufthansa were grounded on Saturday (March 21). Pilots at the German airline stated a fourth straight day of 21/03/2015
Germany Dozens of long-haul flights cancelled on day two of Lufthansa pilots' strike Thursday has brought more misery for passengers of German airline Lufthansa, as a pilots’ strike continues into its second day. After short and 19/03/2015
Germany Anti-austerity protestors clash with police at new ECB hq in Frankfurt German police have clashed with anti-austerity protesters at the opening of the new headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. Thousands 18/03/2015
Germany Lufthansa pilots stage twelfth strike in a year Hundreds of Lufthansa flights to and from Frankfurt and Munich have been cancelled, stranding tens of thousands of passengers, because of another 18/03/2015
Germany Germany: Violence flares at anti-austerity protest against new ECB headquarters Violent incidents have erupted in Frankfurt ahead of a huge anti-austerity rally against the European Central Bank, on the day its new headquarters 18/03/2015
Germany China gets top billing at Germany tech show CeBit China takes centre stage at this year's CeBit fair in Hanover, where the Asian giant will showcase over 600 companies. 16/03/2015
Sport Severin Freund claims fourth successive win on Holmenkollen Severin Freund claimed his fourth successive victory. His win on the Holmenkollen, his second of the weekend was a huge step towards winning the 15/03/2015
Sport Loew extends contract Germany coach Joachim Loew has extended his deal with the Mannschaft until the end of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The 55-year-old, who began as 13/03/2015
Germany Germany reverses headscarf ban for Muslim teachers Today Germany’s highest court will lift the ban on headscarves for teachers, correcting a 2003 verdict. It follows an appeal made by two female 13/03/2015
Sport Hamburg or Berlin in Olympic candidate race The race is on between Berlin and Hamburg for the right to become the German candidate city for the 2024 Olympics. Hamburg has edged ahead of Berlin 10/03/2015