German prosecutors said Wednesday they had opened a new investigation into Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Müller and others over market manipulation in the wake of the carmaker's 'dieselgate' scandal.
Embattled German carmaker Volkswagen vowed Thursday to overcome its current crisis triggered by the engine-rigging scandal, insisting it would not allow itself to be slowed down by the affair and would return to profit this year.
Public debate is raging in Germany this week over whether top executives at Volkswagen should be paid generous bonuses as the carmaker struggles to stem further fallout from its massive engine-rigging scandal.
Thomas Müller says the Germany squad remains unfazed by the threat of terrorism ahead of Saturday's high-profile friendly against England in Berlin in the wake of the Brussels attacks.
The 31 refugees sent to Chancellor Angela Merkel's office in Berlin by a Bavarian mayor as a protest are to be sent back down south on Friday – prompting harsh criticism of the use of human beings as political tokens.
With three weeks to go before the end of the year, Germany has officially seen one million people arrive in the country as asylum seekers in the course of 2015.
German auto giant Volkswagen, mired in a massive emissions cheating scandal, said Monday that it has found technical solutions for more than 90 percent of the vehicles affected in Europe.
German dairy company Müller has caused a storm on social media by selling its flavoured milk bottles with pictures of semi-naked women on them. Critics claim the artwork contains a double whammy of racism and sexism.
An internal investigation at Volkswagen (VW) has revealed that at least 30 managers were involved in the company's cheating on emissions testing for its diesel vehicles, Der Spiegel reported on Wednesday.
Germany qualified for the Euro 2016 finals as Group D winners after substitute Max Kruse's winner sealed a nervous 2-1 victory over Georgia on Sunday for the world champions.
The new chief of scandal-hit Volkswagen braced his workforce for tough times ahead on Tuesday, admitting that billions laid aside for fines and damages arising from a massive pollution cheating scam will not be enough.
Volkswagen named a new chairman, Hans Dieter Pötsch, on Thursday, who with CEO Matthias Müller will have the tough job of leading the company through the months of recovery from its emissions cheating scandal.
Volkswagen on Tuesday revealed more details about the vehicles fitted with pollution-cheating software as the German auto giant's new chief promised a grand plan of action to resolve the "severest test in (the company's) history".
The first of an all-new model of Berlin U-Bahn trains was christened on Wednesday evening by city mayor Michael Müller in a typically Berlin ceremony.
Germany's World Cup-winning footballers have condemned xenophobic attacks on the thousands of foreigners pouring into their country and led calls to help the refugees amidst the ongoing crisis.
Germany will contribute €107 million in aid to the enormous number of Syrian refugees currently in various parts of the Middle East, development minister Gerd Müller announced today.
A chapter in Berlin's political history has closed as long-time mayor Klaus Wowereit has stepped down and the city senate has elected Michael Müller to be the capital's new helmsman on Thursday.
Berlin’s development senator, who led the controversial project to develop Tempelhof Airport, will be the capital’s next mayor. Michael Müller won almost 60 percent of the vote among members of the ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Saturday.
They may have fallen to Germany on the football field on Sunday night, but the Scots could comfort themselves with a draw when two players started playing rock, paper, scissors on the pitch.
UPDATE: Star forward Marco Reus will be out of action for four weeks after sustaining an injury to the same leg that prevented him from representing Germany in the World Cup in Brazil.
Goal-scoring machine Gerd Müller was unkindly nicknamed 'short, fat Müller' during his career, now Germany's latest hot-shot star, Thomas Müller, has been dubbed 'El Flaco' - the Skinny One - by Argentina legend Maradona.
