Dubbed "The German Messi," Mario Götze is one of Germany's most promising football talents. He has shocked Borussia Dortmund fans by announcing he would play for rivals Bayern Munich next season, making him The Local's German of the Week.
Poland striker Robert Lewandowski netted four goals in Borussia Dortmund's crushing win over Real Madrid in Wednesday's Champions League semi-final first-leg, hinting at the possibility of an all-German final at Wembley.
Bayern Munich are on the verge of their third Champions League final in four years after routing Barcelona 4-0 in Tuesday's semi-final, first leg at the Allianz Arena.
Champions League semi-finalists Borussia Dortmund confirmed on Tuesday that Germany star Mario Götze will join Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich next season, in a deal reported to be worth €37 million ($48.2 million).
In the latest instalment of <b>My German Career</b>, The Local spoke with US opera singer <b>Edward Mout</b>, who performs with the Staatsoper Hannover.
The German military has said it will apologise to children in Schleswig-Holstein after an administrative error meant 1,000 children were accidentally sent leaflets advertising a career in the Bundeswehr, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Widespread strikes at Germany's airports began on Thursday as Lufthansa employees walked out of the job in a fight for more pay. By 7:30am, 700 flights had been cancelled, with Hamburg and Frankfurt worst affected.
Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the visiting Egyptian president Wednesday to ensure dialogue remains an option as his country grapples with a political crisis that has sparked deadly unrest.
A largely second string Bayern Munich comfortably secured top spot in Group F of the Champions League with a 4-1 victory at home to BATE Borisov in a match which ended with both teams a man down, on Wednesday.
Germany on Monday condemned Israel's plans to build new settlements on occupied Palestinian lands ahead of talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week.
Germany decided to abstain from a vote granting the Palestinians non-member "Observer State" status at the United Nations. The Local's <b>media roundup</b> looks at the potential implications for the Middle East.
Germany's finance minister said on Tuesday that the French economic situation was stable, after international ratings agency Moody's cut the government bond rating by one notch from the highest level.
Germany's first national weapons register should be online at the start of next year to provide information about the six million legally-held guns in the country, authorities said on Tuesday.
The German government has acknowledged the increase in housing prices across the country, saying it is due to significant bottlenecks in construction. A report released on Wednesday suggests prices are rising in both depressed and booming areas.
Low interest rates and the flight to property in a time of economic uncertainty have led to rocketing German property prices, particularly Berlin and Hamburg – but there seems to be little danger of a market bubble.
German cities are being forced to dream up new names for their Facebook pages after the social network decided it would not allow anyone to have control over the name of a place.
As President Christian Wulff remains mired in allegations of impropriety, anti-corruption group Transparency International (TI) has called for politicians to use the case as a chance to open up German politics.
US and German telecommunications giants AT&T and Deutsche Telekom said on Thursday they are preparing for the potential collapse of their $39-billion (€29-billion) deal for T-Mobile USA.
A former executive for the German children’s TV channel <i>Kinderkanal</i> (Kika) was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five years in jail for stealing millions from the public broadcaster.
A rumour published in <i>The New York Times</i> that President Hosni Mubarak could be brought to Germany to facilitate a transition of power in Egypt caused a diplomatic stir at the weekend.
Saarland premier Peter MĂĽller announced plans Saturday to step down as the state's top politician and CDU party leader in 2011. The news comes amid speculation that MĂĽller will seek a spot on Germany's Constitutional Court.
The German children’s TV channel <i>Kinderkanal</i> is at the centre of a fraud scandal with the revelation that a trusted production manager allegedly embezzled up to €7 million from the public station.
