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European security services uncover 'ISIL recruitment forms'

European security services have obtained the details of thousands of ISIL fighters from forms they filled in when joining the group. The German

World News

Regional elections a major litmus test of Merkel's immigration policy

German voters will go to the ballot box this Sunday in regional elections in three of the country’s 16 ‘Länder’ that are being seen as a major first

Germany

Congo-born priest resigns after receiving death threats in Germany

A Catholic priest of Congolese origin has resigned in Germany after getting death threats. It follows a row between the 66-year-old clergyman and two

World News

Israel faces bill after Mossad agents get stuck in the mud!

A muddy mishap by two Mossad agents on an overseas mission is set to cost Israel’s secret service. The unfortunate pair were operating in German

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Economy

German factory orders dip in January, but only slightly

German industrial orders slipped in January by 0.1 percent from the previous month. A spike in orders from eurozone countries cushioned a drop in demand from domestic customers.

France

Hollande and Merkel stand together on migration ahead of EU-Turkey summit

The French and German leaders presented a united front over Europe’s migration crisis on Friday, ahead of an emergency EU summit with Turkey on

Business Series

Facebook faces competition investigation in Germany

Germany's competition regulator is looking into whether Facebook abuses its dominant market position by forcing users to agree to the use of their personal data without them fully understanding what t

Germany

German court meets to consider banning far-right NPD party

Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has begun a hearing on whether to ban the far-right NPD party. The session in Karlsruhe is set to last three

Sport

Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness released from prison

The former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has been released from prison. Hoeness served 21-months of his three-and-a-half-year sentence for tax

World News

Trial of ex-Nazi prison camp medic adjourned amid questions about his health

Hubert Zafke served in the Auschwitz death camp and is accused of being an accomplice to the murder of thousands of prisoners

Europe News

Belgium to probe residents concerns over nuclear plant

The Tihange nuclear power station is causing concern amongst residents living nearby, local politicians say. Belgium’s interior minister met their

Ukraine

Germany and France demand more reforms from Kyiv ahead of key talks

The foreign ministers of France and Germany are in Ukraine to urge Kyiv to continue on its reformist path.

Ukraine

Reforms in spotlight as French and German ministers meet Ukraine's Poroshenko

Foreign ministers from Germany and France have flown to Kyiv, to push Ukraine to move forward reforms needed for the Minsk peace agreement

Sport

Chelsea cruise past Man City in FA Cup, Bayern Munich continue march towards Bundesliga title

Chelsea eliminated Manchester City from the FA Cup in emphatic style, while Bayern Munich continue their charge towards a fifth consecutive crown.

Germany

German government slams migrant attacks

The German government has condemned the latest outbreak of far-right, anti-migrant sentiment in the country as “shameful”. Szenen in #Clausnitz

Real Economy

Reforming to tackle structural challenges

Severe belt-tightening may have helped Europe's public finances, but restoring growth will need more than savage structural reforms which, in one case of bust to boom, have not even been needed.

Sport

Dusseldorf Grand Prix: Dimitri Peters triumphs on home soil

Local favourite Dimitri Peters gave the crowd something to smile about when he downed Cuba’s Jose Armenteros in the under 100 kilo final at the

World News

France marks Battle of Verdun centenary

France has been marking the centenary of the World War I Battle of Verdun. A re-enactment of the conflict featured the sound of shellfire. The

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Berlin Film Festival: 'Fire at Sea' about migrant crisis wins Golden Bear

Director Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary “Fuocoammare” or Fire at Sea, about the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, has won the coveted Golden Bear

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German police defend their handling of migrant bus unrest

Accused of being heavy-handed, police in eastern Germany have defended their forced removal of asylum seekers from a bus which was surrounded by