Edathy: 'Probe against me is wrong'
The politician at the centre of a scandal which has shaken Germany’s coalition government broke his silence on Monday, accusing prosecutors of leaking confidential information about him to the press.
Child porn scandal sparks coalition crisis
The fallout of a child porn scandal which has led to the resignation of one minister and an MP has led to a “crisis” in relations within Germany’s coalition government.
Child porn scandal: Minister quits over leak
UPDATE: The first minister of Germany's new cabinet resigned on Friday. Hans-Peter Friedrich came under fire when it emerged he passed on information to a party chief about an MP suspected of possessing naked photos of children.
Friedrich: I need road data for security
German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich is demanding that security services have access to data from autobahn toll collection services according to a media report on Wednesday.
BND to spend €100 mln on internet spying
Despite the scandal over the US Prism spy programme, the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) is planning to invest €100 million to improve its internet surveillance, <i>Spiegel Online</i> reported on Sunday.
Friedrich calls for tougher travel controls
Germany's interior minister wants to institute a US-style system that will require some foreigners to enter their personal data online before being allowed into the country, <i>Die Welt am Sonntag</i> reported.
Germany 'needs more public security cameras'
Germany needs more cameras in public places and more police patrolling the streets, the interior minister said in an interview on Sunday. Attacks were becoming more brutal, despite a decline in general street crime.
Tracking tags mooted for football hooligans
Germany’s interior minister provoked fury by calling on Wednesday for notorious football hooligans to be forced to wear electronic ankle tags so police can keep track of them and stop them going to matches.
Criticism for border shake-up proposal
German and French plans to reclaim control of their borders have been condemned by German politicians as "right-wing populist rhetoric". The move comes ahead of Sunday's first round vote in the French Presidential elections, in which President Nicolas Sarkozy has been trailing in the polls.