It was a striking example of how no risks are taken when it comes to airport security in the 21st century. a mishap involving a cosmetics bag led to 30,000 passengers being stranded in Munich - many of whom have been left out of pocket.
Around 200 flights had to be cancelled and two terminals evacuated at Munich airport on Saturday after an unidentified person entered a secure area, police and the airport said.
Publishing giant Random House has declined to release a new book by controversial German politician-turned-author Thilo
Sarrazin over fears it could whip up anti-Muslim hatred.
Three decades ago, three friends pitched a tent in a field in the hope of offering an alternative music scene in conservative Munich. That dream has now grown into a festival that spreads over 30,000 square metres of park. A visit to the Tollwood festival.
Arta Botha only paid the most fleeting visit to Germany in 2016 when she transited through Munich Airport. But sloppiness and intransigence on the part of border police cost her dearly.
German prosecutors said Thursday they had brought a charge of grievous bodily harm against Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal over a nightclub brawl last year.
On Tuesday, Bavarian politicians are voting on a police law described as the most intrusive in Germany since the Nazi era. The Local took to the streets of Munich to find out why the proposed powers are causing such a fuss.
Munich makes for a very convenient and easy base point for a number of fun day trips. Aside from world-famous locations like Berchtesgaden and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, there are quite a number of lesser-known attractions readily accessible from the Bavarian capital.
Authorities were trying to track down a 30-year-old man from Mönchengladbach on Monday after he allegedly raped a woman in the toilet of a train chartered for football fans.
In light of public service union Ver.di planning to strike at the airports in Frankfurt, Munich, Cologne and Bremen on Tuesday, travellers have been warned of long waiting times and flight cancellations.
The fossilised bones of what's thought to be the largest pterodactyl ever found went on display on Friday in a museum in Bavaria. Nicknamed 'Dracula,' the remains of the monster flying reptile were discovered in Transylvania.
An innovative Munich start-up employs pensioners to bake old-fashioned, traditional cakes. It offers them the opportunity to earn money, feel useful and meet people – and their customers, to enjoy cakes baked with love.
It has been compared to Silicon Valley and could create 5,000 jobs within less than three years - the LabCampus on the grounds of Munich Airport is being billed as a "blueprint for a city of the future."
Two full passenger trains came close to a frontal collision on Thursday at Utting train station after they had been directed towards the same platform.
In an interview published by the Guardian on Monday, Oasis singer Liam Gallagher alleged that Munich police officers knocked him out and pulled out two of his teeth. A spokesperson for the force has called the claim “complete rubbish.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tehran on Sunday over aggressions by Iran and its "proxies" in Syria, saying he would not allow them to "put a noose around our neck".
Moscow on Saturday dismissed as "blabber" and "fantasies" allegations that it interfered in the election that brought President Donald Trump to power, denials that drew immediate scorn from US officials.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday lashed out at "outrageous" remarks by his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki, who said the Holocaust had involved "Jewish perpetrators" as well as Polish.
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday pleaded for an urgent deal with the European Union on post-Brexit security cooperation, warning that citizens' lives were at stake.
Munich police on Thursday released CCTV images of a man they say stole a large amount of cash from an Oktoberfest waiter’s bag as he slept on a train home after a night of partying.
The Bavarian capital is an absorbing city, full of unexpected surprises. So it wasn't easy to compress this article down into just our favourite ten facts.
