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France

Germanwings crash: Witnesses describe moment of impact

France is reeling following the first plane crash on its soil in 15 years. In the alpine town of Barcelonnette, near to the crash site, eyewitnesses

France

Germanwings press conference mystery: what wasn't he supposed to say?

A Lufthansa spokeswoman has sparked a mystery around the crash of flight 4U9525. A journalist at a press conference asked “” Heike Birlenbach

World

Germanwings crash: lack of radio contact 'may not be surprising'

The French authorities have confirmed that one of the black box flight recorders has been recovered from the site of Tuesday’s passenger plane crash

France

France: Search teams arrive at Germanwings plane crash site

A plane carrying 150 people, including a group of schoolchildren, has crashed in the French Alps. Aerial footage shows the wreckage of the Airbus

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France

Spanish, French, German leaders extend condolences to air crash disaster families

On hearing the Germanwings disaster news, Spanish King Felipe VI aborted an official visit to France. Accompanied by Queen Letizia and flanked by

France

France plane crash: what we know

An Airbus A320, operated by Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings, crashed on Tuesday morning in a remote area of the French Alps. All 150 people on

France

Germanwings crash: search suspended

Search called off overnight, 150 people presumed dead after Germanwings airliner crashes in French Alps Recovery teams have suspended the search for

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Kissing couples promote Greek-German reconciliation

Greece

Austerity and reparations: Merkel and Tsipras agree to disagree

Tensions between Athens and Berlin may be high, but Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel put on a united front

Argentina

'Nazi hideout' discovered deep in Argentine jungle

Deep in Argentina’s northern jungle, archaeologists have come across the unexpected….! In among the lush vegetation – the ruins of a house-like

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

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.

Sport

World Cup skiing showdown sees Fenninger, Hirscher win big

In this edition of Gravity we go to the French ski resort of Méribel as the World Cup draws to a close. The Giant Slalom was run on the Roc de Fer

Ukraine

Ukraine peace deal: Moscow calls for pressure on Kiev

Moscow says France and Germany should put pressure on Kiev to make sure peace agreements are respected. It comes amid reports that two Ukrainian

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.

Germany

#Varoufake: When satire acts as media watchdog

Greece

Confusion over Varoufakis offensive gesture row with Germany

Are the images a fake or are they real? A German TV prankster has “admitted” to faking a video showing Yanis Varoufakis, the Greek finance minister

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

Sport

Champions League: Barca outclass Manchester City

Barcelona made it through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after beating Manchester City 1-0 in their last-16 second leg clash at the

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