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

01 October
- Merkel criticises new Israeli settlements
- Football fan killed by train while urinating on tracks
- Berlin pipe bomber suspect arrested
- Education minister spent €150,000 on flight to Pope
- Springer rattles media landscape with bid for biggest newspaper rival
- Özdemir says Greens must not rule out governing with conservatives
02 October
- Crime claims against Qaddafi son were ignored
- Merkel manager attacked euro fund sceptic
- Computer will soon piece together torn Stasi files
- Bonn focus for Unity Day and NRW celebrations
- Germans want absolute ban on drink-driving
03 October
- Alleged Islamists released, no threat found
- Big win for German race horse in France
- Two divers found dead in Hemmoor lake
- Deutsche Bahn apologizes for forgetting Wolfsburg - again
- Oktoberfest comes to a jolly, boozy end
- Optimism shines in Unity Day celebrations
- Once Oktoberfest ends, the bras' owners must be found
04 October
- Westerwelle praises Danish border re-opening
- Around 500 animals dead in Bavarian farm fire
- Erhard sought to pay billions for East German freedom
- Erdogan claims German charities helping PKK
- Germans like globalisation, but worry about income gap
- Joy as Herero skulls arrive in Namibia
- Deutsche Bank to miss profit target
- Rösler plans for default ahead of Greece visit
- Farm girls calendar shows pick of the crop
- German gets medal for saving dozens during Oslo massacre
- Merkel man's apology fails to quell party unease
05 October
- Polish opposition leader attacks Merkel
- FDP rebels force party member vote on euro rescue plans
- Linke split by rumours of a Lafontaine return
- Germany disappointed as UN fails to censure Syria
- SPD and Greens drop Berlin government talks
- Soggy weather replaces Indian summer
- Former Beluga manager accused of stealing orphan school donations
- Kidnappers used victim as a slave to clean flats
- Investigators chase hundreds of Nazis anew
- German economy heads for 'stagnation'
06 October
- Namibian skulls' return prompt new demands
- Government doubles civil servants' Christmas bonuses
- Consumer group warns of dangerous supplements
- What's on in Germany: October 6 - 12
- Anger at Polish plans for nuke plants near Berlin
- Book publisher challenges Amazon by launching a €40 e-reader
- The Local's guide to German castles
- Germans remember Steve Jobs with flowers at Apple shops
- Özil wants to sit out Turkey football clash
- German taxis rank well for service but poorly on price
- Merkel: banks need cash
07 October
- Outrage after researcher denied entry to Russia
- Violence still simmers months after Berlin squat eviction
- German terrorist 'killed by drone'
- German bank reclaims 50 trains from Bulgaria over payment row
- Honecker's plane gets new lease of life as luxury hotel
- Nearly 50 US paratroopers hurt in Bavarian training exercise
- Dementia shop and advice centre comes to Freiburg
- Merkel praises Nobel Peace Prize choice
- Frugal Germans consider cost first at the supermarket
- Rösler tells Greeks stability crucial to calm debt turbulence
08 October
- Germany down Turkey in Euro qualifier
- Air traffic controller strike looms
- World Bank boss attacks Berlin over euro crisis
- Cold front blankets Brocken in snow
- Ecclestone's F1 banker blackmail claim bolstered
- Man injured in trash truck crush
09 October
- Protestors storm Syrian embassy in Berlin
- NBA's Kaman, Nowitzki targetted by Bayern Munich
- Merkel and Sarkozy agree to bolster Europe's banks
- Support for Pirate Party surges nationwide
- Vettel defends F1 crown
- Hackers crack German government spy software
10 October
- Police nab alleged con-man in Dominican Republic
- Satellite set to crash to earth in coming weeks
- Schröder offers plan to save Europe
- Microsoft's Streetside better accepted than Google's Street View
- Merkel visits Vietnam, Mongolia to talk trade
- Ikea helps Chemnitz renovate iconic Karl Marx statue
- Westerwelle praises Poland's 'vote for Europe'
- Parents believe their ethnically Turkish children disadvantaged
- Leftist extremists claim rail arson attacks
- Aldi dynasty continue to lead German rich list
- Unreliable weather rains on Intersport results
11 October
- Germany aim to set records against Belgium
- Berlin considers banning Hells Angels
- Coalition squabbles over government spyware
- Making a castle your home
- German bank group rejects higher Greek debt write-down
- Air Berlin under fire for lawmaker perks
- Sliding towards terrorism
- Economy seen heading for slowdown
- New incendiary device found on train tracks
- 10-year-old severely beaten by teenagers
- Brain scans used to detect paedophilia
12 October
- Frankfurt Book Fair to debate impact of multimedia on publishing
- Germany complete perfect campaign
- CDU wants stop to EU talks with Ukraine
- Politicians condemn police spyware
- Two Pirates exposed as former NPD members
- German military unveils super drone
- Fishing enthusiast makes monster catch
- More incendiary devices found in Berlin
- Virulent 'crocodile' drug hits the streets
- Top one percent earners pay 25 percent of income tax
- Merkel predicts bailout ratification
13 October
- Ringing for Rock 'n' Roll room service
- Experts crack widely used smartcard
- Germany ready to impose financial transaction tax
- Rain gives way to cool but sunny weekend
- What's on in Germany: October 13 - 19
- Crisis to slow economy sharply next year
- Recapitalisation 'counterproductive' says Deutsche Bank
- Dresden's Military History Museum gets Libeskind revamp
- Officials urge calm as more firebombs found
- Merkel signs export deal with Mongolia
- East Germany's iconic traffic man turns 50
14 October
- Stolen data to be used to prosecute tax dodgers
- German cooking leaves more than 200 soldiers sick in Afghanistan
- Deutsche Bank lined up for credit downgrade
- BND claims role in Shalit release deal
- Dortmund look to kickstart title defence bid
- Berliner Philharmonic premiers 'golden rule' concert
- Suzuki accuses Volkswagen of breaching agreement
- Businessman on hunger strike outside Foreign Ministry
- Welfare couple fight to keep €83,000 in dole benefits
- Jedi the hippo fails to use the force - and returns to the circus
15 October
- Ten-man Dortmund outplay Bremen
- Germany launches Khodorkovsky probe
- Schröder prepares gender quota
- Bundestag disinvites 100 wheelchair users
- Occupy Wall Street comes to Germany
- Greens plan to raise taxes for top earners
16 October
- Bayern Munich juggernaut rolls on
- Wulff makes surprise trip to Afghanistan
- German man possibly eaten by cannibal on South Sea island
- Neo-Nazi boss to appeal to top court for hotel ban
- Justice minister praises Chaos Computer Club
- VW to increase workforce to half a million
- Anti-capitalist demos continue overnight
17 October
- SPD calls for bank split
- TV dancers performed for Chechen leader
- Deutsche Bank considers cutting Greek debt in half
- Injured Libyans flown to Hamburg for treatment
- Stuck raccoon causes train delays
- Mental illness forcing more to retire early
- VW and Telekom workers accused of corruption
- Rain, sleet and snow set to replace sunny days
- Festival of Lights transforms Berlin
- Anti-capitalist protesters set up tent cities
- Top firms unveil plan to increase female execs
18 October
- Jazzed up in Stuttgart
- Duisburg mayor faces recall election
- Deutsche Bank betting $4.9 billion in Las Vegas
- US medic training on live pigs faces opposition
- Giant python fossil found in Bavaria
- Right wing group tricks state into selling manor
- Run on Steve Jobs' German designer jumper
- Investor confidence slides as debt crisis bites
- Broken tsunami warning system wastes millions
- Details emerge of BND spy who aided Shalit deal
- Prosecutor downplays cannibalism in German's Polynesia death
19 October
- Childhood sex abuse decreasing, study says
- Finding the fairytale wedding setting
- Soldiers' remains found in World War I tunnel
- Bad bank pushed into red by Greek debt cut
- Amnesty reports arms deals with dictators
- Last East German head of state dies at 83
- 'Determined, yes. Successful, no.'
- Deutsche Bank London headquarters raided
- Ramsauer: helmet law for cyclists could be inevitable
- Opposition vents fury over new EFSF extension
20 October
- Prosecutors investigate elite sports school sex assault claims
- Big Champions League win for Bayer Leverkusen
- Leaders meet ahead of euro summit
- What's on in Germany: October 20 - 26
- Arrests made in Media Markt corruption probe
- Shoddy spyware spurs web security reform call
- Eurozone crisis to hit 2012 growth hard
- Berlin and Paris make new euro rescue bid
- Greenpeace's new Rainbow Warrior premiers in Hamburg
- Most young criminals re-offend after jail
- More cool sunshine ahead for weekend
- Coalition agrees to tax cuts in 2013
21 October
- Obama in eurozone crisis talks with Merkel, others
- Berlin welcomes departure of Qaddafi
- States aim to crack down on gambling halls
- Bike revolution sparks clash with motorists
- Insurer covered terrorist wanted internationally
- Facebook to give German state privacy exemption
- Business confidence drops again amid crisis
- Munich bans Rammstein on Christian holy day
- Merkel sees bigger Greek debt write down
- Frankfurt Airport expands with new runway
- Anti-gentrification protesters disrupt Berlin luxury property tour
22 October
- Suspected Russian spy pair arrested
- DNA testing confirms German's death on Polynesian island
- Over 600 German WWII soldiers buried in Poland
- Left party wants to legalise 'all drugs'
- German cities see second, smaller round of 'Occupy' protests
- Jewelry thief arrested after leaving name, address behind
23 October
- Kidnapped doctor convicted in Paris court
- BND reportedly knew Qaddafi's hiding place
- German satellite falling toward Earth
- Merkel reins in EU weekend summit hopes
- Berlin police arrest serial arson suspect
- Nowitzki sparks speculation of European return
24 October
- Phelps shines in Berlin swim meet
- Germany offers help to Turkish quake victims
- At least 7,500 protest night flights at expanded Berlin airport
- Bayern's league march halted by 2-1 defeat to Hannover
- Eurozone rescue plan to lean on banks
- CIA spied on allied BND
- Website revolutionizes wheelchair accessibility
- BaFin orders insurers to disclose bank holdings
- Barbed wire attacks leave bikers scared of decapitation
- Bird doused with beer and stuffed in ticket vending machine
25 October
- Casino to return famed painting stolen by Nazis
- Corruption probe into Rolls Royce and Daimler's newest subsidiary
- US airman: I saw hate in Frankfurt shooter's eyes
- Calls grow for national design museum
- Smart posters offer speedy shopping while waiting for a train
- Deutsche Bank sees drop in profit, not confidence
- Football referees protest surging violence
- Stone Age leftovers show a gradual move from fish to milk diets
- Russian spies suspected of stealing car secrets
- Court tells Google how to avoid liability for blog posts
- Merkel: EU must not dictate ECB action
26 October
- 'There's no real mood for celebration'
- Germany looks back at 50 years of Turkish immigration
- Greens call for plastic bag levy to reduce use
- Police arrest 13 in strike against international phishing gang
- Bundestag backs Merkel ahead of euro summit
- Bonn café stands up to Apple over trademark
- Germany marks first phone call anniversary - 15 years before Bell
- Big cuts in store for Bundeswehr
- Putin tried to stop Neuer's move to Bayern
- A dual citizenship double standard in Germany
- DAX boards took major pay increases last year
- Soldier gets probation for deadly gun accident
27 October
- Cunning linguists crack 300-year-old occult code
- Merkel pleased by euro debt solution
- Missing link in Roman conquest of Germany a 'sensational find'
- Turkish, German or both? 'Guest worker' families have everything
- What's on in Germany: October 27 - November 2
- Government reconsiders Israel sub sale
- Third Lufthansa plane forced to land in a week
- Police investigating more miniature railway child abuse claims
- Schlecker man insults customers' intelligence
- Daimler, VW stay revved up despite slowdown
- Merkel: No apology to Berlusconi for smirk
- Art swindler quartet jailed for forgery scam
- Nervy Checkpoint Charlie stand-off remembered
28 October
- 'Turks are a part of German culture'
- Wolves likely to spread across Germany
- T-Rex descendant found in Ruhr Valley
- Nine hurt in Bremen carnival ride accident
- Augsburg cop killers possibly drug dealers
- Court stops fast-track bailout fund committee
- Sunshine to burn off morning fog
- Rubbish law aims to boost recycling
- Hungry Germans happily adopt Turkish döner
- German population to shrink by a fifth by 2060
29 October
- Becker disputes wedding minister bill, says charge is over the line
- Bad bank finds €56 bln after checking sums
- Photo exhibition shows tasty fashion
- Winter-time arrives on Sunday morning as clocks go back an hour
- 'Occupy Frankfurt' protestors highlight inequality
- Ballack breaks nose after scoring for Leverkusen against Freiburg
30 October
- Five killed in road accidents over the weekend
- Trichet: Hard work on debt crisis starts now
- Gorleben protests reawake as nuclear lobby work revealed
- Alice poster girl could be sacked for Qaddafi comments
- Germans with Turkish heritage will replace Turks - a success story
- Merkel to push for minimum wage
31 October
- Schäuble calls for financial transaction tax
- Pakistan spied on Germans in Afghanistan
- Corruption probe takes in ThyssenKrupp subsidiary
- Three honoured with top environmental prize
- Artist Anselm Kiefer to buy defunct power plant
- ‘If the CDU loses in 2013, it will lose its identity’
- Busted by police, drunken 'Yoda' is
- Masked men threaten footballer at home
- Munich named Germany's fastest city
- Alice model sacked for Qaddafi praise
- Germany tries to block Palestine UNESCO bid