Germany

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Shipwreck start-up: hope for African migrants building a new life in Germany

There were 350 people on my boat... I still think about those who fell into the water. I saw a child with his mother. We couldn't save them. A little baby, one year old. In that boat, you couldn't sav

09/01/2015

Germany

Germany: nurse admits killing 30 patients

08/01/2015

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Charlie Hebdo: flags fly at half mast at French embassy in Berlin

08/01/2015

Germany

German euro interests compound Greek suspense

Is Angela Merkel seriously considering a Greek exit from the euro? Der Spiegel newspaper explored that scenario on Sunday. On Monday, the euro fell

06/01/2015

Germany

Lights are switched off in cities across Germany in protest against anti-Islam PEGIDA group

Pro and anti PEGIDA rallies are held across Germany with lights switched off on many public buildings to show opposition to the anti-Islam group

06/01/2015

Germany

PEGIDA darkens immigration climate in Germany

Two months ago when the PEGIDA movement formed in Germany it had only a few hundred followers. The name is an acronym in German, standing for

05/01/2015

Germany

2015: 'Grexit' reloaded?

Another year and yet more speculation about Greece’s future in the eurozone. Germany’s Der Speigel magazine reported last week that Chancellor Angela

05/01/2015

Germany

Germany accused of interfering in Greek politics in run up to January election

German government is criticised for warning of a eurozone exit for Greece if it elects the popular anti-austerity Syriza party in January parliamentary poll.

05/01/2015

Economy

Germany believes euro zone could handle Greek exit say reports

German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes the eurozone could cope with a potential Greek exit, the magazine Der Spiegel has reported. It says her

04/01/2015

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Swimmers and runners welcome the New Year

02/01/2015

Sport

Jacobsen's 2015 off to a flyer after Four Hills win at Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmish-Partenkirchen provided the spectacular backdrop for the second World Cup of the Four Hills tour. Norway’s Anders Jacobsen got his 2015 off to

01/01/2015

Germany

At least 4 dead in German bus crash

Police in Germany say at least four people have died and more than 40 were injured when the bus they were travelling in lost control and tumbled 50

30/12/2014

Sport

Four Hills ski jump soars to a late start

Bad weather postponed ski jumping’s Four Hills tour for a day, but it kicked off in style on Monday (December 29). Austrian Stefan Kraft won the

29/12/2014

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Frozen grapes become wine

29/12/2014

Sport

One year on: Schumacher's long road to recovery

A year after Formula One racing great Michael Schumacher suffered a serious head injury while skiing, his manager says he faces a "long, hard fight" for recovery

28/12/2014

Germany

Digital privacy in spotlight at Hamburg hacker event

Protecting privacy in the digital world is the main focus of this year’s Chaos Communication Congress, which has kicked off in Hamburg. The annual

27/12/2014

Germany

Jailed former Bayern boss returns prestigious award

Disgraced former Bayern Munich boss Uli Hoeness has returned a prestigious award following his jail sentence for tax fraud earlier this year.

24/12/2014

Germany

Canadian man guilty in body parts case

Canadian Luka Magnotta receives a life sentence for the killing and dismembering of a Chinese student in 2012.

24/12/2014

Sport

Former Klitschko coach dies

The former coach of heavyweight champions Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko has died. Fritz Sdunek passed away at the age of 67 following a heart attack

23/12/2014

Germany

Thousands of anti-Islamisation protesters gather in Dresden as 'Monday demos' cause concern

Close to twenty thousand anti-Islamisation PEGIDA protesters have turned out in Dresden. The “Monday demos,” which began in October, have now

22/12/2014

Sport

Alpine skiing: Neureuther claims first World Cup win of season

Felix Neureuther celebrated his first victory of the new season after winning a World Cup slalom in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy on Monday. The

22/12/2014

Sport

Freitag clinches ski jump World Cup event

Germany’s Richard Freitag held hid nerve to clinch a ski jump World Cup event at Engelberg on Saturday. The 23-year-old looked in great shape and

20/12/2014

Germany

Berlin launches manhunt following jewellery heist

A manhunt was launched after four jewellery thieves robbed Berlin’s famous KaDeWe department store. They reportedly used pepper spray to take down a

20/12/2014

My Europe Series

Welcome to Germany? The social network response to Syrian refugee surge

The war in Syria and other conflicts have caused a surge in the number of people seeking asylum in the European Union. At around half a million, the

19/12/2014

Germany

Around 15,000 turn out for Dresden's biggest ever PEGIDA anti-Islam rally

There have been more==PEGIDA== inspired marches in Germany – around 15,000 people took part in a rally in Dresden against immigration and Islam. The

16/12/2014

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Berlin: Santa abseils down building to children's delight

15/12/2014