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Germany reverses headscarf ban for Muslim teachers

Today Germany’s highest court will lift the ban on headscarves for teachers, correcting a 2003 verdict. It follows an appeal made by two female

USA

Steinmeier: Minsk process no guarantee for success but without alternative

Germany

German court fines father who 'tried to marry gay son off to Lebanese girl'

Germany

German court fines father who 'tried to marry gay son off to Lebanese girl'

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Greece

Greece threatens to seize German state-owned property in compensation for Nazi massacre

Greek court ruling allows for seizure of German state-owned property to compensate victims of Nazi massacre in Greek village of Distomo

Romania

Romania left red-faced after France-Germany map gaffe

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Anti-nuclear demonstration in Germany

Germany

German protesters call for end to nuclear power as they remember Fukushima

Thousands of demonstrators have called for an end to nuclear energy during a rally in Neckarwestheim, in southern Germany. They gathered in the town

Sport

Tina Maze and Anna Fenninger's rivalry hots up ahead of final World Cup downhill race

Tina Weirather took the honours at this season’s penultimate World Cup downhill race held at Garmisch Partenkirchen. The 25-year-old from

Germany

Ann Sophie for Germany as Eurovision winner Andreas Kümmert quits

Germany's winning Eurovision entrant at the national pre-selection show responded by immediately announcing his withdrawal from the international song contest, in favour of the runner-up.

Germany

Germany agrees legal quotas to boost women in business

Germany is led by a woman and boasts a strong female presence in parliament. But when it comes to business, it seems females are falling behind

Cinema

Phoenix - a powerful post-Holocaust drama

‘Phoenix’ sees German director Christian Petzold reunite with his muse Nina Hoss for this poignant, perfectly executed film-noir. Emerging from the

Singapore

Singapore sentences Germans to caning and jail time

Two Germans have been sentenced to nine months in a Singapore prison and three strokes of the cane. Elton Hinz, 21, and Andreas Von Knorre, 22

Sport

Dortmund receive injury boost

Borussia Dortmund have been handed a massive boost after scans showed Marco Reus’ thigh injury was only a dead leg. The 25-year-old, who signed a new

Germany

'Peed off' locals bid to flush out Hamburg's wee problem

Sport

Commission uncovers systematic doping in German football dating back to the 70's and 80's

An independent commission set up to investigate doping allegations in German football dating back to the 70’s and 80’s claims to have uncovered proof

Belgium

Belgium: Pegida anti-Islam march attracts 200

Antwerp becomes the latest in a line of cities to hold an anti-Islam march, under the banner of PEGIDA.

Germany

Child porn trial halted after German ex-MP pays 5,000 euros

He has paid 5,000 euros and acknowledged he made a mistake. And that is what it took for a court in northern Germany to end the child pornography

Economy

EU call for unity as Spain and Portugal enter war of words with Greece

The European Commission is pushing for unity after Greece’s new prime minister accused Spain and Portugal of leading a conservative conspiracy to

Germany

Bremen police downgrade terror alert

Police in the German port city of Bremen have downgraded their terror alert after Saturday’s warning of a possible attack from Islamist extremists.