Ghanaian king who lives in southern Germany gifts his people a jail
CĂ©phas Bansah rules over 200,000 people in the east of Ghana from a city in southern Germany. On Friday the German Press Agency (DPA) reported on his latest endeavour.
Two dead, search goes on after chemical plant blast
Emergency services were still searching for two people who went missing after a huge explosion at a chemical plant in western Germany on Monday. Two people have been confirmed as victims of the blast.
Ludwigshafen blast: Did a cigarette do this?
Police are investigating reports that workers were smoking at a building site where a gas pipe exploded in Ludwigshafen on Thursday, killing one person and destroying part of the town.
Stay inside after blast, Ludwigshafen told
It will take several days to find out what caused a massive explosion on Thursday which rocked a town on the Rhine, killing a builder and injuring 26 others.
Man admits stabbing former teacher over poor marks
A 23-year-old man admitted before a Rhineland-Palatinate court on Tuesday to stabbing his former teacher to death for giving him bad marks.
Asian business boosts BASF Q1 profit
The world's leading chemical company, BASF, posted Thursday a better than expected first quarter profit on the back of strong demand from Asian economies and inventory build up.
BASF surprises with strong Q4 results
German chemicals giant BASF posted stronger than expected fourth quarter results on Thursday, saying the worst was over after its 2009 net profit was less than half from the previous year.
Weapons stockpile found at school attacker's home
Police issued an arrest warrant on Friday for the 23-year-old man who is suspected of stabbing his former teacher to death at a Ludwigshafen vocational school on Thursday. A search of his apartment revealed a stockpile of weaponry.
School attack leaves teacher dead
A former student is suspected of stabbing a teacher to death at a vocational school in Ludwigshafen on Thursday, but the police said a quick evacuation of the facility likely avoided a wider bloodbath.
Ludwigshafen fire 'unlikely' to be arson
German investigators have determined a tragic fire in February that killed nine Turkish residents in the southwestern city of Ludwigshafen was unlikely to have been arson.
Ludwigshafen tragedy began as a smouldering fire
German tabloid daily <i>Bild</i> has reported that the Ludwigshafen apartment fire that killed nine and injured 60 began as a smouldering fire under the building's floor.
Neo-Nazi graffiti found in Ludwigshafen fire scene
Suspected neo-Nazi graffiti has been found at a building housing a Turkish cultural centre and residential apartments in Ludwigshafen in which nine people died in a fire last night. The graffiti has fuelled speculation that the fire was a result of xenophobic arson. The German word for hate –hass – was written twice on the wall in SS-rune style writing. Police claim that the graffiti must have been put there before the fire.