Germany will hold memorial events on Tuesday for five ethnic Turkish victims of a neo-Nazi arson attack 25 years ago, at a time of resurgent xenophobia and simmering bilateral tensions ahead of Turkish
elections.
Police carrying out a raid on a home in Bavaria were shocked to discover an enormous weapons cache, including an assortment of knives and guns as well as more unusual weapons.
The impoverished Gaza Strip is a "powder keg" at risk of exploding, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday during a visit to the war-torn territory.
Comedian, TV mogul and political interviewer, Stefan Raab will be one of four hosts of Sunday's debate between Angela Merkel and her challenger Peer SteinbrĂĽck. The country's most famous former butcher is our <b>German of the week.</b>
Most of the world got on with business on Monday while hundreds of journalists watched the door of a London hospital. Somewhere behind it a royal heir was being born. Our <b>media roundup</b> offers you the best from the German press.
Germany's interior minister called on Friday for a tougher approach towards immigrants who appear to be in Germany just for the social support system. It was time, he said, to throw people out.
Germans can start stocking up on New Year's fireworks as of Friday, but they're being advised to revel with care: The case of a man who bled to death, apparently due to an illegal firecracker, has police warning of the dangers of contraband pyrotechnics.
People working for religious institutions have the right to go on strike - but only under certain conditions, the German federal labour court said on Tuesday, in a ruling that affects nearly 1.3 million people.
Saturday marks the third anniversary of Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke's suicide after battling depression for years and his widow has launched a hotline for athletes suffering from similar problems.
Speculation surfaced on Tuesday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel could be preparing to ditch her struggling coalition partner and go for early elections in order to form a “grand coalition” with the Social Democrats.
Trains are running once again between Berlin and Hamburg after workers cleared the rail lines Saturday evening following a suspected arsonist fire on the tracks.
The pick of the crop of Germany’s young women farmers have stripped down to their underwear for a calendar to show that working the land does not necessarily require – or result in - hairy arms and red necks.
Germany’s affordable universities have long attracted foreign students, but free language and introductory classes could soon be a thing of the past. <b>Erin Huggins</b> explores the trend toward pricey preparatory courses.
German universities have been allowed to charge tuition fees since 2007. But many states have decided to ditch them, soon leaving only Bavaria and Lower Saxony still taking money from their students. <b>Hannah Cleaver</b> reports.
Daniel Domscheit-Berg recently spoke with Exberliner magazine’s Dana Kikic about his intense three years at WikiLeaks, Julian Assange’s power-tripping personality and his new whistleblower platform OpenLeaks.
The number of crimes recorded in Germany in 2010 hit its lowest level since records began being compiled two decades ago for the reunified country, the government said on Friday.
Women have better career chances in smaller German companies than large corporations, with a fifth of mid-sized firms being led by a female CEO, according to a new survey released on Friday.
Dozens of students collapsed during class at a Freital high school outside Dresden on Tuesday. Officials later closed the building on suspicion that a norovirus was spreading among the pupils.
Google presented Germany a foretaste of its controversial Street View navigation programme on Tuesday, featuring six national landmarks, 10 Bundesliga football stadiums and a few streets in the country's southern Allgäu region.
Some 245,000 buildings were registered for Google Street View’s opt-out scheme in Germany, the company revealed on Thursday, saying the figure did not correspond with the widespread controversy over the online navigation service.
Residents of many German cities will see their local taxes and fees rise significantly in 2011 due to a record €14-billion budgetary shortfall, the German Association of Towns and Municipalities (DStGB) said Monday.
The German capital is becoming more attractive to businesses, overtaking Munich in an international ranking for the first time, according to a poll of managers.
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere hit out Wednesday at travel warnings for visitors to Europe issued because of the risk of al-Qaida attacks, saying such tactics helped "terrorists" spread fear.
