Brandenburg parliament rocked by Stasi scandal
The vice president of the German state of Brandenburg's parliament and another regional official resigned on Monday following revelations of their past links to the East German secret police.
Students stage education protests nationwide
Tens of thousands of German students took to the streets on Tuesday to demonstrate against contentious reforms to the country's educational system and lacking funds for universities and schools.
Merkel ahead in polls as election battle heats up
With 25 days until Germany’s federal elections, Chancellor Angela Merkel looks set to win a second term in power with her preferred centre-right coalition, according to two opinion polls published on Wednesday.
Ex-RAF's Becker arrested for murder
Former Red Army Faction terrorist Verena Becker was arrested on Friday for her suspected role in the leftist assassination of West Germany’s Chief Federal Prosecutor Siegfried Buback more than 30 years ago.
Brandenburg cops might get spy-style gyrocopter
The city of Potsdam in Brandenburg has recommended the purchase of three mini "gyrocopters" for police surveillance use, according to documents obtained by daily <i>Der Tagesspiegel</i> on Tuesday.
Condé Nast shuts down Vanity Fair Germany
This week’s edition of the German Vanity Fair will be the last, publisher Condé Nast said on Wednesday in Munich.
Union calls for strikes as state wage talks fail
Frank Bsirske, head of public workers' trade union Verdi, has called for more strikes after a third round of wage negotiations with German states failed on Saturday.