smoking

Smoking ban drives German barkeeper to suicide

A German barkeeper who hanged himself left behind a suicide note blaming a new public smoking ban for his decision, <i>Bild</i> newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Crime

German police bust biker drug ring

Police have raided a major biker drug ring in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, confiscating several kilos of narcotics and a horde of weapons.

Military

German police arrest US soldier after deadly brawl

German police in Heidelberg have arrested a 22-year-old US Army soldier after a deadly fistfight at a bowling alley, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Police

Birthday cake saves German driver in crash

A German driver walked away from a car wreck unhurt after finding a soft landing in her own homemade birthday cake, police said on Friday.

Travel

Bathing in Baden-Baden

<b>Still wondering where to go over the Easter break? Elise Krentzel tests the waters of Germany’s classy southwestern spa town Baden-Baden.</b>

Education

Court upholds German school ban on Muslim headscarf

Rejecting the complaint of a convert to Islam, a German court on Tuesday announced it has upheld a regional ban on teachers wearing the Muslim headscarf in public schools in Baden-Württemberg.