Mesut Özil: Germany's €50-million footballer
His last-minute deal on transfer deadline day shocked British football and made him Germany’s most expensive footballer. It also made Mesut Özil our <b>German of the Week.</b>
German Amazon workers vote to strike
Workers at Amazon's Leipzig logistics warehouse voted on Friday to go on strike to protest for higher wages. They are fighting to get a minimum wage of €10.66 an hour from the online retail giant.
'There is an urgent desire for social change'
A national debate over sexism in Germany took a twist after women used Twitter to describe the casual discrimination they faced. Anne Wizorek, creator of the <i>#aufschrei</i> hashtag, is The Local's German of the Week.
Sarrazin remains SPD member
Thilo Sarrazin, former Bundesbank board member and author of a book on immigration which caused controversy and outrage, will remain a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) it was decided on Thursday night.
O2 opens networks for VoIP use on mobile phones
O2 Germany announced plans on Monday to be the first major mobile phone provider in the country that would no longer block internet voice (VoIP) applications on devices.
Police probe gunman's internet threat
German police said late on Thursday they were probing whether a supposed internet threat from the teenager who went on a deadly rampage at his old school this week might be fake.
First eastern German mosque opens in Berlin
Members of the Ahmadiya Muslim minority have inaugurated eastern Germany's first mosque after years of controversy over its construction in a Berlin neighbourhood.
Parents lose custody of daughter after attempted honour killing in Trier
A German court in Trier has revoked the custodial rights of the Iraqi parents of a girl whose brother attempted an honour killing this week.