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Three people have died after a small plane crashed into a building in southwestern Germany. The aircraft, which appeared to be attempting an unscheduled ...
Germany's forests are undoubtedly suffering as a result of climate change, with millions of seedlings planted in the hope of diversifying and restoring forests ...
Germany and France have expressed "solidarity" with the United Kingdom after Iran's seizure of the Stena Impero. The incident came amid deteriorating ...
Germany is marking the 75th anniversary of a famous plot to kill Adolf Hitler, honouring those who resisted the Nazis as pillars of the country's modern ...
The anti-immigrant party Alternative for Germany wants to know the nationalities of artists employed by state theaters, and cultural organizations are worried.
Young people are shunning the long hours and low pay of a trainee butcher. So, what does this mean for traditional German meat products?
FRANKFURT AN DER ODER, Germany — “Don't make me cry, too,” Shefaa Alfrag told a sobbing 3-year-old Zoey. It was the last day of Alfrag's teaching ...
Membership in the Catholic and Protestant Churches of Germany are falling and the trend tends to continue. Germany's Catholic Church lost 216,078 members ...
IT IS AN ordinary Monday evening in Dresden. Around 1,000 people have gathered, under gunmetal skies and German flags, for the fortnightly demonstration ...
The Catholic and Protestant churches both lost over 200000 members last year. The losses have hit the churches hard, as members of both churches pay up to ...
For 17.3 million people in Germany, there is no need to discuss who is doing the dishes or buying more toilet paper this weekend: they run their household ...
The DAX index's big names depend on international sales more than local growth. That won't change even if Berlin embraces economic stimulus at the expense ...
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas was in Florence on Friday to return a painting once looted by the Nazis. The still life "Vase of Flowers" by Dutch Baroque ...
The Massachusetts Democrat wants America to emulate German trade policy. A new report from the International Monetary Fund, showing how Germany's big ...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's protegee, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, has seen her public support dip since she took over as defense minister on ...
Politicians and public figures in Germany who speak out about far-right extremism and other topics are often on the receiving end of both threats and violence.
Eleven German universities and university associations will in future be allowed to bear the coveted title of "Excellence University" - and receive more state ...
Thousands of people have staged a counterprotest against a planned demonstration by a neo-Nazi party in Kassel. The rally comes several weeks after the ...
Ireland should aim to be a leader of small, open economies in the EU.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized President Donald's Trump's comments that four Democratic congresswomen should "go back" to where they came ...
Parents in Germany who fail to vaccinate their children could face hefty fines after the German government backed a bill requiring all children to receive a ...
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, have lauded their countries' cooperation. Relations have been strained over ...
JTA — Some 8,000 Romanian Jewish Holocaust survivors living in Israel will officially be recognized by Germany and receive a monthly compensation of up to ...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Europeans to confront populism, nationalism, racism and anti-Semitism as she paid tribute to the Nazi resistance ...
From Berlin to Bavaria, Germany boasts countless attractions, including opulent palaces, rich forests, soaring mountains and adorable villages. Discover its 30 ...
Investor confidence in Germany's economic outlook fell for a third month as persistent global trade tensions weigh on growth momentum.
Scientists who developed rockets for Third Reich later designed spacecraft for US; their descendants, and history, remain in small city of Huntsville.
For many years people have been coming back from Berlin and telling me how much I'd love it; like my adored Amsterdam and Barcelona, it's arty and sexy and ...
Less than one month after a historic heat wave gripped more than half of Europe, another far reaching heat wave will affect parts of the continent next week.
Citing privacy issues, Germany just banned its schools from using Microsoft Office 365, Google Docs, and Apple's iWork cloud services.
'Vase of Flowers' by the Dutch master Jan van Huysum was returned to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence on Friday after the painting had been stolen over 75 years ...
A woman wearing a rainbow wristband participates in a Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade in Frankfurt, Germany, July 20, 2019. Christopher Street Day is an ...
Sweater weather is coming to an end, as temperatures are expected to spike significantly in the coming days.
Karsten Capion is senior adviser at Danish Energy, the membership body for the Danish energy industry. In August, he will be joining the Danish Council on ...
Angela Merkel was born on July 17, 1954. She became German chancellor in 2005, fundamentally changing the country. Often praised for her calm demeanor, ...
Germany's Angela Merkel sat during the playing of national anthems at a ceremony in Berlin, worrying observers who recently have seen her trembling in public.
The announcement that Germany has ended its military mission in Cameroon came as a surprise to many who were unaware of the presence of German ...
TRENTON, NJ—Shaking his head in dismay as he realized how quickly the slide into authoritarianism might occur, astonished man Dennis Burton told reporters ...
Six months after nearly 300 people died, new evidence emerges suggesting it could have been prevented.
Terming the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh a “mass movement” in India, German Ambassador Walter Lindner said his visit to the RSS headquarters in Nagpur ...
Rising hardline sentiment is deepening divisions within the AfD, which has experienced splits and leadership coups.
A Berlin court has ruled that the government must repatriate the German wife of a suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighter and her three children. The court said ...
Germany's economic performance has been strong for the past decade, with the unemployment rate currently at a record low, and healthy public and private ...
A group of more than 100 descendants of Jewish refugees who fled the Nazi regime are challenging the German government's rejection of their applications to ...
Spain and Germany booked their tickets to the semi-finals of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Scotland 2019, therefore sealing their places at the ...
Germany has set up a special degree program to build up its national intelligence community. But it's only open to a select few — thoroughly vetted — students.
German efficiency has taken a hit this year as many of the country's most recognizable corporations have faced setbacks, hurt by a slowing local economy, ...
When he was in charge of Germany's domestic intelligence agency, Hans-Georg Maaßen warned of how easy it was for people to be led astray by ...
(This July 18 story is refilled to clarify in paragraph 7 that the VKU quote applies to the necessity of monitoring supply security when exiting coal). FILE PHOTO: ...
The gang rape of an 18-year-old woman in Germany has sparked a dispute about lowering the age of criminal responsibility. Two of the suspects in the western ...
The backpackers were fined €950 (£853) and asked to leave the city under a new public order law.
A German activist thinks a jobs quota could address economic disparities that linger nearly three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The government is making it easier to look after kids.
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has won the vote to become the next president of the European Commission, and will be the first woman to hold ...
Germany, a poster child for responsible energy, is renouncing nuclear and coal. The problem is, say many power producers and grid operators, it may struggle ...
London (CNN Business) Workers at Amazon facilities in Germany have gone on strike in a protest over pay and working conditions as Prime Day gets underway ...
It wasn't your usual meeting of mayors in Germany's presidential palace this week. One had been stabbed in the throat, another received death threats and most ...
Kai Havertz scored 20 goals and added seven assists for Bayer Leverkusen last season.
Officials say there is no evidence for far-right claims foreigners have killed thousands of Germans.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's body shook visibly at a public event for the third time in less than a month on Wednesday, but the longtime leader insisted ...
"What was the point of all that?" German critics are asking, after the nomination of Ursula von der Leyen, Germany's defence minister, for the top EU job of ...
Five boys aged between 12 and 14 held over 'grave sexual crime' in Mülheim.
Workers at seven Amazon facilities around Germany went on strike on Monday. Trade union Verdi said the strike, which comes ahead of Amazon's "Prime Day" ...
Germany's domestic intelligence *service* has identified the country's Identitarian movement as an extremist entity. The group, which claims to defend European ...
Germany has called for a “coalition of the willing” to take in migrants rescued while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Heiko Maas, the German ...
While the ink is still drying on the approval for Australia's new controversial coal mine, Germany is working to extinguish the coal industry entirely.
The alleged rape of a young woman suspected to have been carried out by boys as young as 12 has sparked a debate in Germany around lowering the age of ...
FRANKFURT/MUNICH (Reuters) - Transport app FlixMobility has raised around 500 million euros ($561 million) in Germany's biggest tech funding round to date ...
When the German politician Walter Lübcke was found shot in the head outside of his home near Kassel on June 2, commentators were quick to assert that a ...
A woman who works for the public prosecution department has been arrested in Germany on drugs smuggling charges, the German public prosecutor has ...
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the head of Angela Merkel's conservative CDU party, has replaced Ursula von der Leyen as defense minister.
Germany's Foreign Ministry said Thursday it has opened an investigation after learning that the official Twitter account of the country's mission to the Palestinian ...
More than 3.1 million first residence permits — which allows for non-EU nationals to remain up to three months in the country which granted it to them — were ...
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, the nominee for European Commission president, on Monday said she would support giving the UK more time ...
German factory orders slumped in May in the latest sign that global trade uncertainty is turning Europe's temporary slowdown into a more serious downturn.
Germany imported almost of 2500 kilograms of medical cannabis flower for pharmacy dispensing during the first half of 2019.
US representatives had requested Germany increase their military presence in Syria as the US plans to move its own troops out of Syria in the near future.
Ireland fans hit headlines at Euro 2012 with their "Angela Merkel thinks we're at work" flag.
After the Treaty of Versailles called for punishing reparations, economic collapse and another world war thwarted Germany's ability to pay.
The assassination of a local politician is raising tough questions about the country's resolve to monitor and control far-right violence.
The intelligence services estimate that there are 12700 right-wing extremists who are 'violence-oriented.'
England suffered a 2-1 defeat against Germany in their opening game of the UEFA European U19 Championships on Tuesday night. Two first-half goals at St.
Faith leaders in Rep. Ilhan Omar's home district are standing firmly behind her in the face of attacks from President Trump, despite disagreeing with some of her ...
Timothy Wright chronicles the mini-state movement in Germany.
Jürgen Rudloff's chain of 'wellness spas' sold sex as a health *service* for men. But his business model was fatally flawed – as his trial for abetting trafficking ...
Three people were killed on Saturday when a small plane crashed into a building in southwestern Germany, police said. The plane went down in the town of...
Beer and marching songs may have fuelled Adolf Hitler's rise to power, but neo-Nazis faced an alcohol ban at a German rock festival at the weekend. The ban ...
Germany online bank N26 said it raised a huge $170 million in additional funding, valuing the six-year-old fintech start-up at $3.5 billion.
Germany set its all-time highest June temperature on Sunday, with 38.9 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) recorded in the western state of ...
BERLIN (Reuters) - “Does Merkel travel too much?” asked mass-selling daily Bild on Friday as Germans fret about the health of their chancellor, who sat rather ...
German authorities have fined Facebook 2 million euros ($2.3 million) for under-reporting complaints about illegal *content* on its social media platform in breach ...
Germany's economic slowdown, though no doubt bad for Europe in the short term, could be helpful over a longer period by easing a rift between the region's ...
Some 8,000 Romanian Jewish Holocaust survivors living in Israel will officially be recognized by Germany and receive a monthly compensation up to $225, the ...
Darkening German investor morale and *fresh* Brexit woes cast a shadow over European markets on Tuesday, with German benchmark bond yields coming ...
Germany recorded its highest-ever June temperature on Wednesday, as much of continental Europe contends with a major heat wave.
A group of German rightwing extremists compiled a “death list” of leftwing and pro-refugee targets by accessing police records, then stockpiled weapons and ...
With outbreaks of measles continuing to bubble up in Europe, Germany has passed a new law to make vaccinations compulsory for kids.
In a post on Twitter in Greek and German, Germany's new ambassador in Athens, Ernst Reichel, announced his arrival.
Expect the soul-searching about what it means to be German to continue after changes to the Nationality Act. The old standards used to establish a national ...