Germans are known for their penchant for getting naked in the park and on the beach, but some Munich residents are now championing cycling in the nude, according to the <i>Süddeutsche Zeitung</i>.
Just hours before the German national team takes on Turkey in the Euro 2008 semifinal on Wednesday evening, football fans from the North Sea to the Alps were gearing up for massive public sporting spectacle.
Two young men who beat an elderly man in a Munich subway last year went on trial at the Munich district court on Monday for attempted murder and theft. The crime ignited a storm of debate over immigrant and youth crime in Germany.
Rescue workers in the Bavarian Alps have saved an American hiker who had been missing for 70 hours in a dramatic helicopter operation after she sent a signal with her sports bra.
<b>While on a princely trip to Bavaria, David Wroe decides to go postal in Regensburg by delving into the mediaeval history of the House of Thurn and Taxis.</b>
Police in Munich have arrested a German pensioner for shoving a young girl against an incoming train at an underground station this week in an incident captured by surveillance cameras.
In a galling mix-up for the proud residents of the German capital, Berliners will have to use a phone book for the next year that appears to belong the city's southern rival Munich.
Tears flowed on the football pitch this weekend as Bundesliga team Bayern Munich celebrated winning the league title as both coach Ottmar Hitzfeld and keeper Oliver Kahn left the team.
FC Bayern's domination of the Bundesliga this season may have gone down well in Munich, but their fourth domestic double in six years is causing alarm bells to ring in Germany, write AFP's Ryland James.
The price of an iconic one-litre <i>maß</i> of beer at Munich's Oktoberfest will climb over €8 ($12.37) for the first time this autumn, the city announced on Friday.
A 67-year-old German pensioner could face charges of attempted manslaughter after smashing an Italian tourist in the head with his beer mug at Munich’s famed Hofbräuhaus.
The beer flowed as Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga title on Sunday after a lacklustre 0-0 draw at VfL Wolfsburg gave them the precious point to be crowned German champions for the 21st time.
After disappointingly being tossed out the UEFA Cup on Thursday, FC Bayern Munich could find some consolation this weekend by being crowned Bundesliga champions.
Bayern Munich defender Lucio headed into his own net to give Zenit St Petersburg a crucial away goal and leaving Thursday night's first-leg UEFA Cup semifinal a 1-1 draw.
Bayern Munich's high-profile keeper Oliver Kahn warned of over-confidence ahead of Saturday's German Cup final against Borussia Dortmund, the first trophy towards a possible treble this season.
FC Bayern Munich was spared an embarrassing end to their UEFA Cup campaign on Thursday, as Luca Toni’s pair of last minute goals allowed the Bavarian side to squeak past Spain’s FC Getafe and into the semifinals.
FC Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld warned that his side will be fired up and "angry" for Thursday night's UEFA Cup quarterfinal match at Getafe in south Madrid.
Germany's second-biggest regional state bank reported on Thursday a massive hit from the global credit crunch and said it was putting together a €6-billion ($9.4-billion) rescue package.
The planned construction of the high-tech Transrapid maglev train in Bavaria has been cancelled due to massive cost increases, Germany's transportation minister announced on Thursday.
