📰 Breaking News: News Archive for April 2009 | Latest Updates from Germany 2025

01 April
- Famed Nefertiti bust got a major makeover
- Ten postal workers injured by blue chemical powder
- Steelworkers union reaches an agreement in wage dispute
- Man’s welfare benefits reduced due to street magazine sales
- Germany and France want tougher G20 stance on tax havens
- Dog poo biofuel to power Berlin buses
- Merkel says G20 can’t afford inaction on global economy
- Steinbrück says crisis will take years to overcome
- Scrapping bonus exceeds allotted €1.5 billion budget
- Metro construction to continue near collapsed Cologne archives
- Early end to season for German herring fishermen
02 April
- New Deutsche Bahn leader nominated
- YouTube blocks music videos on German site in licensing tiff
- Airbus admits to spying on employee bank details
- Heilbronn police murder may have been mafia related
- Neo-Nazi NPD party near financial collapse
- English-language movies in Germany April 2-8
- Germany stars Podolski and Ballack face off in on-field tussle
- What's on in Germany: April 2 - 8
- Munich museum opens IKEA 'democratic design' exhibition
- Court rules in favor of man who sold Porsche for €5.50
- K+S buys America’s Morton Salt for €1.266 billion
- March car sales up by 40 percent after scrapping premium 'frenzy'
- Missing person's bones found hanging in tree 29 years later
- Germany and France brace for NATO protests
03 April
- 'Ivan the Terrible' Nazi guard attempts to block extradition
- Brother admits to 'honour killing' of sister for secret abortion
- Police clash with NATO summit protestors
- German journalist expelled from China earthquake zone
- Kronberg: Classic and castles for kids
- Economic crisis leaves many animals homeless
- Bavarian actress a finalist for 'Best Job in the World'
- Hamburg man suspected of illegal trade in pesticide poisons
- Germany adopts emergency bank nationalisation law
- Merkel makes a fashion faux pas in trousers
- Government may extend scrapping bonus next week
- Podolski fined for slapping Ballack
- Thousands of students travel to Obama speech
04 April
- Germans eat three more eggs for Easter
- US to expel alleged Nazi death camp guard
- 11 million German jobs vulnerable to outsourcing
- The best of Berlin in April
- Merkel snubbed by Berlusconi
- 500 protest neo-Nazi NPD party conference in Berlin
- CSU pushes for more tax reductions to spur growth
05 April
- Wolves humiliate mighty Bayern
- Steinmeier calls North Korea rocket a 'clear provocation'
- Deutsche Post could buy into Royal Mail
- Obama – Merkel relations thaw as NATO pledges more troops
- Financial crisis could raise rents
- Politicians condemn new Lidl data scandal
06 April
- China recalls German baby powder containing asbestos
- Two teens declared dead after boozy Turkish class trip
- Drunk policewoman kills man in hit-and-run
- Abu Dhabi may rescue Opel
- Merkel visits German troops in Afghanistan
- Another German freight ship hijacked by Somalian pirates
- Copy of original 'Schindler's list' found in Australian library
- CSU criticises Obama’s support of Turkey
- Court rules Bavarian brothel must enforce condom use
- Lidl Germany boss fired over spying scandal
- ECB starts swap arrangement with US Federal Reserve
07 April
- Study says rare high-tech metals creating international problems
- 'Ivan the Terrible' Nazi guard extradition saga continues
- Milk prices threaten 30,000 dairy farms
- Bad weather spurs Merkel home from Afghanistan early
- Steel production drops by half
- Nic Cage blames economic crisis for sale of Bavarian castle
- Eco-bank profits from financial crisis
- Three German anti-NATO protesters get jail time
- Poldi faces anonymous charge for Ballack slap
- Family dispute turns deadly in court room
08 April
- Schaeffler gets loan lifeline
- Majority of Germans think kids are rude
- Exports down by 23.1 percent
- Fire fighting voted most trusted profession in Germany
- What's on in Germany: April 9 - 15
- German cabinet extends car scrapping bonus
- Vechta named egg capital of Germany
- Klinsmann could be called as witness in NPD racism case
- Pensioner injures child with homemade explosive booby trap
- One more drag
- Two dead in another family shooting in Bavaria
- German study shows chimps trade sex for food
- Berlin hands pirates over to Kenya for trial
- English-language movies in Germany: April 9-15
09 April
- 'Ivan the Terrible' Nazi guard gets to stay in US for now
- Sunny weather expected for holiday weekend
- Berlin launches Hypo Real Estate takeover
- Sweden rejects Germany in probe against Bishop Williamson
- Tobacco giant Philip Morris raising cigarette prices
- Grown men weep as Bayern are trounced
- Making like the Easter bunny in Berlin
- Hamburg Jewish Community leader fired over vague heritage
- Industrial output decline slowed in February
- Kids caught playing dangerous road chicken game
- Police shoot armed robber in car chase
- Berlin anarchist activity spikes ahead of May Day protests
10 April
- Jewish Council says anti-Semitism still rife
- Opel teeters on the brink as politicians scrap for influence
- Adidas cautious on figures even ahead of football world cup
- Steinmeier demands removal of US nukes from Germany
- Top German protestant slams weapons exports
- Disturbed woman attacked after jumping into polar bear enclosure
11 April
- Ivan the Terrible suspect loses bid to stop extradition
- Germans skip sick days in fear for their jobs
- Bremen to make all conveniences public
- Family of four shot dead at home in mysterious killing
- Turks hope election will give them dual citizenship chance
- Government earmarks €10m for public bike schemes
- Gabriel: US must make greenhouse gas cuts
12 April
- Police arrest teenage son of shot family
- Calls re-emerge for straggler ministries to leave Bonn for Berlin
- Sunny weather set to reign til mid-week
- Anti-fascists successfully block neo-Nazi march
- Two feared drowned in river after beer garden afternoon
- US soldier faces murder charges over four Iraqi executions
- Pacifists mark Easter with protests
13 April
- German-Afghan politician assassinated in Kandahar
- Eighth death in care home mystery illness
- Top bishop connects atheism to genocide
- Toad migration season keeps fence volunteers busy
- Shoppers face new food package sizes
- Economics advisor says hundreds of thousands of jobs will be lost
14 April
- Former East German athletes angry over doping confessions
- Train accident leaks 80,000 litres of petrol
- Opel confident it will find new investors
- Bayern aiming to exit Champions League with heads held high
- No Angels member Nadja arrested for assault
- Hospitality industry set to lose 60,000 jobs
- Germans waiting longer for emergency doctors
- Klinsmann suing daily over crucifixion cover
- Berlin bans genetically modified crops
- Germany planning new economic summit
- No Angels star accused of giving lover HIV
- Woolworth chain on the verge of failure
15 April
- Ex-Nazi Demjanjuk wins stay of deportation from US
- Bayern turfed out of Champions League with Barca draw
- Recession making German beer cheaper
- Chancellor candidate Steinmeier falling behind Merkel
- Dominatrix speaks out about client's bizarre sex deaths
- Germany’s Rent-a-Granny future
- Notorious Swede busted after massive car chase
- Feisty frau bombards burglar with spud missiles
- Pacifists: disarm or we'll burn more bases
- Asse nuclear waste dump rife with poison
- Energy firms accused of price gouging
- English language movies in Germany: April 16-22
- US soldier convicted of murders in Iraq
16 April
- Artists give Berlin Wall murals anniversary makeover
- Desperate Opel: GM owes us millions
- High rents threaten thousands of retailers
- iTunes launches movie downloads in Germany
- Blogs attack Facebook for neo-Nazi content
- Bayern's Ribery fuels speculation on switch to Barcelona
- Sleepless couple sues over loud snorer in upstairs flat
- Germany to boycott UN anti-racism conference
- Crocodile on riverbank spooks cops near Berlin
- No Angels star could leave prison soon
- US soldier sentenced to life for Iraqi murders
- What's on in Germany: April 16 - 22
17 April
- Schweinsteiger back as Bayern preps for Wolfsburg match
- Train collision injures two dozen in Berlin
- Tokio Hotel twin attacks fan
- Germany starts Hypo Real Estate takeover bid
- German freighter saves 75 from sinking ship
- Hookers offer discounts amid limp sex trade
- Heidi Klum expecting fourth child
- Entertainment industry hails Pirate Bay guilty verdict
- German ISPs blocking child porn sites
- Defence lawyer steps down as No Angels star remains jailed
- 'Phantom killer' turns out to be Polish granny
- SPD moots €300 rebate for not filing income tax returns
18 April
- Mao condom ad sparks Chinese rage
- Recession driving workers into underground economy
- Guttenberg slams greedy bankers
- Tokio Hotel attack linked to stalker gang
- Cottbus offers fans refund after thrashing by Schalke
- School shooting sparks call for gun amnesty
- SPD agrees on election tax plan
19 April
- German neo-Nazis march in Czech town
- Cologne archive collapse damages could top €1 billion
- Arcandor at the brink, layoffs possible
- Porsche family loses yachts in fire
- Free EU ring tone to entice young voters for European elections
- Police shoot circus bear dead
- Infineon asks for state help
20 April
- Daimler bringing smart cars to Chinese market
- Germany boycotts UN racism conference
- Workers unearth intact Cologne archive cellars
- Mountains of garbage plague German city parks
- GM willing to give Opel away
- Back at work Althaus admits ski death guilt
- Girl dead after mystery swimming accident puts family in hospital
- Lufthansa target of EU anti-trust probe
- Overcoming Berlin's monumental wall
- Merkel: economy might be past low point
- Hamburg's path to treble glory goes through Bremen
21 April
- US rejects Nazi guard's 'delaying tactics'
- Four teen girls killed in head on collision
- Berlin police beef up search for anarchist car arsonists
- Germany expecting economic slump despite improving sentiment
- HIV positive No Angels singer Nadja released from jail
- Police raid huge pot plantation
- Death camp guard escaped by faking Nazi victim status
- Court rules Zeitungszeugen Nazi newspaper project is legal
- Newspaper Bild hooks up with Facebook
- Berlin hammers out 'bad bank' plan
- T-Mobile suffers nationwide blackout
22 April
- Union calls on state help for ailing Arcandor
- T-Mobile baffled by massive service outage
- Research shows Neanderthals suffered painful, yet simple childbirth
- German parents abandon three young kids in Italy
- Clothing makers mulling bigger sizes to fit tubbier Teutons
- English language movies in Germany: April 23-29
- VW profits crash
- No Angels HIV-positive star Nadja allowed to stay in band
- Bunking down in Berlin’s best hostels
- Germany plunges into deep recession
- British fascinated by Nazi 'super cows'
- Sauerland cell plotted 9/11 sized attacks
23 April
- Werder Bremen goalie takes team to cup final
- Terrorists free elderly hostage after 3 months
- What's on in Germany: April 23 - 29
- VW mulling reverse takeover of Porsche
- Germany facing worst slump since WWII
- Home brewers could save Germany's sacred beer tradition
- Protestors block nuclear power plant entrance
- Fiat preparing to take the wheel at Opel
- Man gets off for sleeping with underaged prostitute
- Young Germans driving spike in English-language book sales
- Couple that abandoned kids in Italy found
- High-tech pollen forecasting aims to help allergy sufferers
24 April
- Court rules Nazi death camp guard Demjanjuk fit for trial
- Hitler painting auction draws hefty sum
- Bees stressed out by spring flower glut
- Parental leave eased to keep Germans working
- Berlin doctors remove 18-kilo bone tumour
- Tillich hails Putin’s soft spot for Saxony
- Kids abandoned in Italy head home with grandparents
- Taliban influence in Pakistan worries Berlin
- Neo-Nazi party leader guilty in racism case
- Worker at US Embassy in Berlin commits suicide
- German business sentiment surprises with big rise
- Lufthansa looking for deals amid the crisis
- Restlessly civil in Germany
- Passengers guaranteed refunds for late trains
25 April
- German-language terror video threatens attacks
- Cheap coffee as tasty as pricey java
- Berlin climbs back to second place in Bundesliga
- Emir of Qatar wants stake in Porsche
- Man killed by freight train in Schleswig-Holstein
- WWII bomb found near Merkel’s apartment
- Somali pirates capture another German ship
- War drama set in China wins German Film Prize
- Banks' bad assets could top €816 billion
26 April
- Berliners vote on religious education
- Steinbrück warns of massive debt
- Germans fear crisis, many would take to streets
- Elephants roam Berlin suburbs
- Child abandoner attempts suicide
- Hitler watercolors fetch €32,000
- Munich airport prepares for swine flu
- Berlin votes to keep religion classes voluntary in schools
27 April
- Shocking Wolfsburg loss leaves Bundesliga race open
- Customers exploit T-Mobile SMS apology
- Berserk bovine injures children after farm break out
- Spiegel: Fiat won't close Opel plants
- Consumer confidence still strong despite recession
- Being Berlin’s culture monkey
- Germans find their celebrities dull
- Klinsmann sacked by Bayern Munich
- TUI cancels Mexico City trips citing swine flu
- Google Street View to launch despite privacy complaints
- Eastern German women considered 'less ditzy'
- Germany approves GM potato trial
28 April
- Deutsche Bank's strong results give hope for end to crisis
- Kabul calls on Germany to help fight Afghan drug trade
- Daimler bails out on Chrysler stake and forgives debt
- Namibia: a taste of old-fashioned African Gemütlichkeit
- Horses domesticated more than 5,000 years ago
- 'Unbending squirrel' blocks nuclear train delivery
- Köhler: East Germans deserve more respect
- Pranksters flag Berlin's dog doo-doo dilemma
- Possible swine flu cases probed
- Daimler posts dire loss and cuts wages
- Heynckes targets Champions League for Bayern
- Message in a bottle from Auschwitz prisoner found
29 April
- German on trial in UK for gaming murder
- Germany confirms three cases of swine flu
- Language test scares off potential citizenship applicants
- Bayer books steep slump in profits
- Siemens posts strong Q1 but cuts forecast
- Dita von Teese to strip with Germany's Eurovision entry
- Klinsmann was his own worst enemy
- Five soldiers injured hours after Steinmeier arrives in Afghanistan
- Germany slashes 2009 growth forecast
- Facebook takes 'knockoff' German site StudiVZ to court
- What's that? Germany is too loud
- Climate change causes hottest April in 120 years
- SAP Q1 profits tanks
- Sauerland cell planned 9/11 anniversary attacks
30 April
- Authorities brace for May Day violence
- Steinmeier visits wounded soldier after two attacks on troops
- Farmers demand swine flu name change
- What's on in Germany: April 30 - May 6
- English language movies in Germany: April 30 – May 6
- Prince Charles receives German environment award
- Lufthansa reports first-quarter loss
- Germans to erect 46,000 maypoles this spring
- US investor Flowers rejects Berlin's HRE takeover offer
- HSV looks for revenge against Bremen in UEFA Cup
- Taliban possibly tapping Berlin's secrets
- British military suspends civilians in corruption probe
- Holiday weekend promises almost perfect party weather
- Czech EU presidency slams German job market restrictions