A Brit's life as a German crime scene cleaner
Rob Joseph was stationed in Germany for years as a soldier in the British army. When he went home, he found himself feeling out of place – so he ended up taking an unlikely turn in his career.
Sect doctor could face jail for Chile abuse
A German doctor whose citizenship has kept him out of jail could face prison after all for his role in a sect responsible for rampant child abuse in Chile.
Bank gave rate-fixer €80 million bonus in crisis
Deutsche Bank gave a former investment banker employee a record €80 million bonus at the same time as the financial crisis hit and managers were having to refuse extra money, it emerged on Wednesday.
German 'sect leader' held in Caribbean shoot-out
A German man said to be the leader of a UFO-conspiracy theory sect was arrested after a gun battle on a Caribbean island in which another German man was killed, a German woman arrested and at least three police officers wounded.
Hackers could hijack mobile phones
A tech expert has figured out a way that hackers could take control of mobile phones and make calls or send out unlimited numbers of text messages.
Inmates start hunger strike for internet, pay TV and conjugal visits
Five prisoners in Lower Saxony deemed too dangerous to release even though they have served their sentences are on a hunger strike for better conditions including internet access, pay TV and conjugal visits.
Police narrowly miss Aachen fugitive
Police said on Monday they narrowly missed nabbing escaped convict Peter Paul Michalski in Mülheim an der Ruhr early, but called on the dangerous criminal to give himself up before someone is harmed.
Police snare Aachen prison fugitive
Police have caught one of the men who broke out of Aachen prison in a daring escape, authorities in Cologne announced Sunday afternoon.
Virtual world crime increasing
Crime in online virtual worlds is on the rise, according to the Baden-Württemberg state office of criminal investigation (LKA) on Friday.