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Bayern Munich thrash Wolfsburg to win fifth straight Bundesliga title

Bayern Munich have won a record fifth consecutive Bundesliga title after they swept aside Wolfsburg 6-0.

Germany

1945 liberation of Dachau Nazi camp remembered

The anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau Nazi concentration camp in Germany is being marked.

Italy

Italy helps dismantle Berlin-based terror cell linked to market attacker

Italian police have revealed they helped Germany to dismantle a Berlin-based terror cell.

Germany

The pinball machine you can draw and an anti-war video game

A ball game on a vinyl record player is just one of the unusual attractions at a games festival in Berlin.

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Germany

Germany approves partial burqa ban

The draft law stipulates that public servants will be forbidden from wearing the full-face veil while performing their duties.

Germany

German soldier posing as Syrian refugee arrested for 'planning attack'

A German soldier who posed as a Syrian refugee has been arrested for planning an attack that would have been blamed on asylum seekers.

Sport

Maria Sharapova wins comeback match

Former world number one Maria Sharapova beat Italian Roberta Vinci in straight sets in the first round of the Stuttgart Grand Prix

Germany

Netanyahu refuses to meet German minister in diplomatic spat

Amid tension between Israel and Germany over Berlin’s criticism of settlement building in the West Bank, there is a new diplomatic flare-up.

Israel

Israel-Germany spat over minister's meeting with NGOs

A diplomatic row has broken out between Israel and Germany.

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German anti-immigrant AfD party moves more to the right

The nationalist, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party has voted for a new campaign leadership ahead of elections in September.

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Sharapova returns to competition hours after doping ban expires

Controversial Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova slated to return to competition just hours after her 15-month doping ban expires

Germany

Thousands protest outside far-right party conference in Germany

Delegates of Alternative for Germany were given police protection ahead of the event in Cologne.

Germany

German politician loses appeal against jail term for 'Holocaust' tattoo

A far-right German politician has lost a court appeal against an eight-month prison sentence for displaying a Nazi-style tattoo at a public swimming pool.

Germany

German foreign minister meets Kurdistan leaders in Iraq

Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has expressed support for Iraq’s Kurds during a trip to Erbil in the north-east of the country.

Germany

Berlin's street names provoke debate over forgotten history

In the heart of Berlin, a battle over street names is exhuming long forgotten vestiges of Germany’s past.

Germany

Germany: anti-immigration AfD Party leader to step down

Frauke Petry, the leader of Germany’s anti-immigration AfD, says she does not want to lead the party’s election campaign.

Germany

Easter snow in Germany

Winter seemed reluctant to leave parts of Germany which received heavy snowfall on Easter Monday.

Germany

Turkey: expat vote 'clear-cut in support for Erdogan' - initial results

The outcome of the constitutional referendum appears to have been much more clear-cut among Turks living abroad than for those living in Turkey.

World News

German President Steinmeier favours ending Internet anonymity

German President Steinmeier says he would favour an initiative to end anonymous commenting on the Internet to promote democracy and curb hate speech.

Germany

Borussia Dortmund angry at UEFA after bus bomb attack

Borussia Dortmund's coach says his team are upset that they ended up playing against Monaco - a game they lost - only a day after their bus was attacked.