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Afghanistan

Kabul reels from devastating truck bomb

At least 90 people were killed and more than 400 were wounded in the attack, one of the deadliest ever in the Afghan capital.

31/05/2017

Turkey

Campaigners hit out as Turkish court frees brothers for killing sister

31/05/2017

World News

German interior ministry says it thwarted Berlin suicide attack

30/05/2017

Europe News

The Brief From Brussels: US, Germany ties under strain after Trump tweets

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of today’s top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

30/05/2017

Germany

Trump attacks Germany again on day Narendra Modi visits Berlin

On the day the Indian Prime Minister visited Germany Donald Trump resumed his attacks on Germany's trade surpuls and NATO contributions

30/05/2017

Germany

Festival's beer pipeline set to be music to the ears of metalheads

27/05/2017

Germany

Germany: parents face fines over child vaccinations

26/05/2017

Economy

'Europe not doing so bad' says Germany's Schäuble

The German finance minister also says the British will come to learn that 'Brexit was a mistake'.

26/05/2017

Economy

Germany's economy continues to steam ahead

The German economy grew 0.6 percent in Q1, quarter on quarter, helped by strong exports, booming construction and higher household and state spending.

23/05/2017

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Chop to the top

Brad De Losa from Australia won the STIHL Timbersports Champions Trophy in Hamburg on Saturday night.

22/05/2017

Travel News

A half day around Bückeburg Castle

20/05/2017

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Windmill blade blocks German motorway

In a collision on a motorway (Autobahn 33) near Bielefeld in Germany, the wing of a huge wind turbine drilled through the driver’s cab of a truck.

17/05/2017

Economy

IMF to Germany: spend more!

The International Monetary Fund urges the German government to stop giving balancing the budget a higher priority than investment.

16/05/2017

Germany

State win for Merkel huge boost ahead of German election

Sunday's triumph in North Rhine-Westphalia marked the third regional victory this year for Merkel's Christian Democrats, a strong sign that she has regained her popularity.

15/05/2017

Economy

What will the new Franco-German relationship look like?

The director of the Centre for European Policy Studies comments on new Franco-German relations

15/05/2017

Germany

SPD looks set to lose North Rhine Westphalia as CDU support surges say exit polls

Exit polls say the German opposition SPD looks likely to lose power in North Rhine Westphalia, the party's stronghold, after a surge in support for Angela Merkel's CDU.

14/05/2017

Germany

SPD face stiff challenge in home state North Rhine-Westphalia

Germany's Social Democrats are neck and neck with the CDU in the left's heartland, North Rhine-Westphalia, in the state election, with just four months to go until the country votes.

14/05/2017

Economy

G7 finance ministers puzzle over Trump's policies

Finance chiefs from the world's richest nations are pressing the US not to break global consensus in areas such as trade and financial regulation.

12/05/2017

Economy

Germany enjoys strong economic growth in Q1

Europe's biggest economy grew by 0.6 percent between January and March from the previous quarter as companies invested more and exports soared.

12/05/2017

Germany

Germany to close down tourist hostel within North Korea's Berlin embassy

The German government says it plans to close down a tourist hostel in Berlin after it was revealed it is within the grounds of North Korea's embassy.

11/05/2017