📰 Breaking News: News Archive for June 2011 | Latest Updates from Germany 2025

01 June
- German faces stiff competition for US language students
- Kachelmann case sparks backlash against media
- Pressure grows on Left over anti-Semitism
- China's Lenovo to buy PC firm Medion
- Football boss calls for Qatar bribery probe
- Spain threatens to sue Hamburg for E. coli scare
- Warm and sunny weather set for Ascension Day
- Alarm spreads as E. coli cases rise sharply
- Super-fast mobile internet set to expand
- Germany home to growing 'super rich' class
- What's on in Germany: June 2 - 8
02 June
- E. coli fear grips Hamburg hospitals
- Merkel calls on ASEAN to pressure Burma
- Catholic doctors offer homeopathic 'treatment' for homosexuality
- Another German soldier killed in Afghanistan
- WHO says deadly E. coli is new strain
- Former church leader criticizes German arms industry
03 June
- Merkel defends E. coli reaction to Zapatero
- Cash problems force Sobibor death camp museum to close
- Löw expects slugfest against Austrians in Euro 2012 qualifier
- Group says little people still disadvantaged in Germany
- Prosecutor probes Solar Millennium manager's pay deal
- Aerial photos show Germany from striking new angle
- Deutsche Bahn decides against boarding intercity buses
- Violinist calls for tax changes to favour supporting the arts
- Stormy weekend ahead
- Tasting sweet success with Peaches
- E. coli infection figures stabilising
- Drinks wagon fight led to fatal Rostock beating
- 'Different disease-causing E. coli bacteria have created a new type'
04 June
- Germany sneak past Austria in Euro qualifier
- Hundreds of Facebook users crash teen's birthday party
- US steps up German, Spanish produce checks
- Germany closes embassy in Yemen
- Search for E. coli clues leads to Lübeck eatery
- Austrian police arrest 213 rowdy Germany fans ahead of game
05 June
- Authorities cast doubt on possible E. coli links
- Merkel's nuclear stance ruffles conservative feathers
- Germans work less than southern Europeans, study says
- Mother arrested in connection with daughters' deaths
- Three Afghans killed in Bundeswehr clashes
- Former Germany coach Vogts attacked in Baku
- Bean sprouts now suspects in E. coli crisis
06 June
- Authorities still hunting for E. coli source
- Löw confident of perfect record in Euro qualifiers
- Obama to pressure Merkel on Libya
- Sky angers pubs with undercover TV stings
- Daimler, Rolls-Royce take over Tognum
- Bundeswehr slammed for children's 'Mitrovica' war games camp
- Pranksters slap Windows logo on Apple's Hamburg store
- Germany star Klose leaving Bayern
- Holidaymakers face summer transport chaos
- Merkel’s VIP treatment in DC
- Music site Simfy lodges competition complaint against Apple over iCloud
07 June
- Merkel visit prompts White House pomp
- Sprouts remain E.coli suspects, officials say
- Fierce storms batter northern Germany
- Coalition MPs back Gazprom stake in EON
- Oktoberfest beer prices to crack €9-mark
- Bundestag offers lessons in democracy in Arabic
- E. coli deaths rise as mystery deepens
- Berlin man accused of killing pregnant wife
- Pope visit set to draw huge crowds
- Bumbling E. coli investigation embarrasses German officials
- Industrial orders rebound
08 June
- Big win against Azerbaijan in Euro football qualifying
- Merkel and Obama talk debt crisis, Libya
- Authorities expect more E. coli deaths
- Greens gain support even after Merkel's nuclear exit
- Germany has too many housewives, EU warns
- E. coli panic hits Lübeck hard
- Schäuble pushes for Greek debt restructuring
- Media roundup: Barack gives Angie a push
- Ex-President Köhler settles score over shock resignation
- Eminem sues Audi for plagiarizing song for ad
09 June
- Discovering Germany's oldest hiking trail in Thuringia
- E. coli death toll hits 30
- Months after letter bomb scare, air cargo security still lacking
- What's on in Germany: June 9 - 15
- Microsoft offers opt-out for ‘Streetside’ online map service
- Klose signs with Lazio
- Scandal-hit insurer overcharged retirement savers
- GM reportedly considering selling Opel
- Car salesman accused of killing customer to hide cash theft
- Typist of Schindler's list dies
- Berlin open to Libyan peacekeeping role
- Family accused of enslaving woman
10 June
- Cross-eyed opossum gets new enclosure, prepares for big debut
- Study sees no power price hikes as Merkel touts nuclear phaseout
- Germany slams Danish border control plan
- Deadly E. coli found on bean sprouts
- RWE boss warns of industrial decline from nuclear phaseout
- Bundesbank boosts 2011 growth forecast
- Nowitzki's drive for NBA glory inspires German basketball dreams
- Warming climate causes honeybees to oversleep flower bloom
- Playboy shoot reveals feminine side of German football squad
- Stuttgart 21 rail project construction to restart
11 June
- Berlin to advise against Palestinian state bid
- Greens open to coalition with Merkel's CDU
- Embassy staff suspected of taking bribes
- Small explosion hits IKEA store in Dresden
- Farm behind E. coli not likely to face prosecution
- Employees unsettled by Opel sell-off rumours
- Schumacher hints at prolonging F1 return
12 June
- Bundesbank boss warns Greece to reform
- Shakira gets German support for her charity
- Bach fans and Goths descend on Leipzig
- E. coli patients may need kidney transplants
- Porsche will continue to be “Made in Germany”
- Löw to experiment with squad before Euro 2012
13 June
- Forgotten port bets future on wind power
- Nowitzki crowns career with NBA championship
- Pilot killed in airship crash
- Westerwelle makes surprise trip to Libya
- Germans want more direct democracy
- Bavarians mourn mysterious death of their Swan King
14 June
- More self-employed on Hartz IV welfare
- Two-year-old boy dies from E. coli
- Dentist costs could rise 20 percent amid billing system reforms
- Schlecker drugstore to close hundreds of shops, revamp image
- Berlin hopes show will boost contemporary art scene
- Police doctor acquitted over forced vomiting death
- Westerwelle warns of Mideast peace problems
- Stuttgart 21 project resumes despite protests
- Police union says Facebook party posters should have to pay up
- Nuclear fuel transports prompt fury in Rostock
15 June
- Finding quirky camping options for the summer holidays
- Bonn to Berlin move still controversial
- Salad growers to get half their losses in aid
- Astronomy fans await total lunar eclipse
- Beginner drivers to take extra 'feedback' test after passing exam
- High school proms threatened after party firm collapses
- Court cannot ban woman with fake driving license
- Report slams doctors for prescribing habits
- Bust TelDaFax to keep power flowing as customers fret
- Westerwelle attacks plan for Danish border checks
- The unhealthy cult of ageing
- FDP's Koch-Mehrin stripped of her doctorate
16 June
- The best of Berlin in June
- Canadian singer Neema woos German music fans on European tour
- Cyber-defence centre opens amid IT warning
- Economist condemns US credit rating companies
- What's on in Germany: June 16 - June 22
- Afghan intel reportedly failed to warn of attack
- Ballack's national team career finished
- Six French children hospitalized with E. Coli after eating hamburgers
- Lakes and beaches sparkle for summer bathing season
- Lady Gaga computer hackers convicted
- Ban upheld on anti-abortion activists approaching pregnancy centre visitors
- Merkel to meet Sarkozy on Greek crisis
17 June
- Sticky start for women's World Cup album
- The Local's guide to Berlin's Pride Week
- E. Coli outbreak prompts public health reforms
- US allows suit against drug-maker Bayer to go forward
- Trust in politicians plummets to new low
- Greens mull supporting Merkel on nuclear exit
- Berlin and Paris call for urgent Greece bailout
- Police probe Ikea bombing blackmail
- Turning the Baltic Sea into a swimming Poel
- 'Milch-Schnitte' snack gets award for deceptive advertising
- Family man admits five murders in stunning 'cold case' revelation
18 June
- France raises concern over nuke-free Germany
- Deadly E. coli found in Frankfurt stream
- Bonn climate talks end with Kyoto Protocol left hanging
- Facebook-posted party turns into riot
- Opposition ridicules Merkel's bailout deal
- Koch-Mehrin keeps European Parliament seat despite plagiarism
19 June
- Arrested Austrian was planning 9/11-style attack on Reichstag
- European aviation authorities find faults in German planes
- Merkel repeats call for bank aid in debt crisis
- Bundeswehr convoy attacked by Taliban
- Energy firms plan legal attack on nuke phaseout
- Germans want Wulff to show sharper teeth
20 June
- Schäuble warns Greece to reform for bailout
- Ballack blasts coach Löw over dumping
- Berlin rules out intervention in Syria
- Team profiles: The favourites, contenders and the rest
- Tickets and fixtures: Who's playing where and when?
- Public viewing: Where to watch the matches
- Top 500 firms book stellar sales amid boom
- Hessian official wants alcohol ban during football matches
- Aquarium seeks heir to Paul the psychic octopus
- The Local's guide to the Women's World Cup
- Summer forecast: Warm, tornadoes possible
- Dog bites sausage-seller after vegan assault
- Terror suspect extradited from Austria
21 June
- Mercedes to build greener Popemobile
- Pipe bombs hidden in kids' playground
- Nine police injured in Stuttgart 21 clash
- Salafist threat growing, interior ministers say
- Germany prepares to open doors to foreign professionals
- Nazi photo album sparks search for mysterious photographer
- Study finds alarming rise in sea levels
- Big business makes plea to 'save the euro'
- Banks demand incentives to back Greek bailout
- Last Red Army Faction prisoner freed
22 June
- US files charges in airport shooting
- Wandering around Saxony's answer to Switzerland
- Women playing bigger role among far-right extremists
- Merkel reportedly promises FDP tax cuts
- After violence, fearful Wuppertal tries to ban Facebook shindig
- Foreign professionals the economy needs 'not attracted' to Germany
- Going buggy for insect delicacies
- German cities among Europe's greenest
- Storm front expected to sweep across the nation
- Merkel disappoints elites, but not average Germans
23 June
- Insurance may have to pay if accident driver is drunk enough
- Ai Weiwei's release must be first step says Merkel
- Two killed as storm front batters Germany
- What's on in Germany: June 23 – June 29
- Study: Germany's E. coli was a deadly genetic mix
- Site exposing Guttenberg plagiarism wins award
- Koch-Mehrin gets European research post after losing doctorate
- Army admits shooting, driving problems
- Watching women’s football – it’s just no fun
- Industry frets about nuclear energy phaseout
- Hamburg metro braces for boozy Facebook party
24 June
- Greens still split on nuke exit plan ahead of vote
- Muslims say fight against terror must not lead to general suspicion
- Becker's holiday home confiscated by court over gardening bill
- Cologne council members consider opening Rhine to swimmers
- Housing charity accused of exploiting Roma
- Greek immigrants remain stoic in face of German taunts
- Tentacled tipsters and prophetic pachyderm predict Women's World Cup
- Business confidence posts surprise rise
- Ethnic Chinese fraternity man sparks racial row
- Women's football confronts gay taboos
- Police give all clear at Aachen clinic after hostage and bomb threat
25 June
- Germany, US and Brazil favourites at Women's World Cup
- Conservatives divided over tax cuts
- UNESCO puts five German beech forests on world heritage list
- Politicians plan boycott of pope's Bundestag speech
- Greens unite behind government nuke plan
- Drugs plot raid reveals old woman feeding rabbits with cannabis
26 June
- Germany kick off bid for third women's World Cup title
- North Sea islanders vote on 'reunification'
- Seven-year-old found in forest was murdered
- Finance Minister: Eurozone could survive Greek default
- Germany to press China on human rights and artist Ai Weiwei
- Duisburg dedicates Love Parade memorial
27 June
- Nervous Germany beats Canada in opener
- Tax cuts only to help FDP, Steinmeier says
- China a challenge to German economy, Rösler says
- Bodenfelde child-killer gets life sentence
- Family firms blast Merkel over debt crisis
- Lawmakers push to boost rate of organ donation
- Company fights espionage by putting cell phones in biscuit tins
- Hot, humid weather to give way to mid-week rain
- Dresden police chief steps down over phone sweep scandal
- Brussels forces VW to delay MAN plans
28 June
- Strikes loom at EasyJet
- Germany to supply bombs for Libya mission
- Chance of tax cuts dims as squabble goes on
- Berlin treads China human rights tightrope
- Haye throws verbal jabs ahead of Hamburg bout with Klitschko
- Sadness and anger where little Mary-Jane lived and was killed
- Nowitzki cheered by thousands upon return home
- BayernLB sues ex-execs over Austrian debacle
- Berlin inks deals, differs with Beijing on rights
- Kohl blasts portrayals of his private life
- Revenge attacks spark fear of extremist violence
- Killer bacteria helps contain inflation
29 June
- Chinese cyber attacks target German ministers
- North Korean players struck by lightning, coach claims
- Former Merkel advisor's tax plan unfair, CSU says
- Animal park welcomes 'terror bird' cousin hatchling
- Lisicki hailed as new Steffi Graf
- Media roundup: Berlin's dance with the dragon
- Greens' campaign manager fired after drink-driving arrest
- Merkel tells bankers to help bailout Greece
- Policewoman jailed for killing her baby
- Anti-terror laws extended for four years
30 June
- E. coli may have had Egyptian origins
- Website ranks the sexiest Bundestag MPs
- Cannabis plants found in Greens party flower boxes
- Steel cartel accused of massively defrauding Deutsche Bahn
- What's on in Germany: June 30 - July 6
- Germany blasts proposed EU budget
- Parliament backs nuclear energy phaseout
- Heavy rain hits Bavaria and Lower Saxony
- German banks agree to help bail out Greece
- Barenboim stays on as Berlin State Opera music director
- Unemployment rate dips below seven percent
- Libyan rebels respect German military inaction