Dutch

Dutch cops mistake German tourists for fugitive terrorists

Dutch police brought out the big guns to arrest fugitive German terrorists thought to be hiding in their country. Unfortunately the suspects turned out to be a couple of rather shocked holidaymakers.

Paris

Extra copies of Charlie Hebdo to hit Germany

Germany will get more copies of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, a spokeswoman for distribution company Deutsche Pressevertrieb (DPV) said on Tuesday.

ne

Bayern hit back at Ribery needle fear claim

Bayern Munich hit back on Friday at claims made by France's World Cup doctor that Franck Ribery's fear of injections had forced him to pull out of the tournament.

France

Abbas to seek German help for Palestine

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has said he will visit France next week and Germany in May to seek advice on the creation of a Palestinian state.

Football

HSV signs legendary Dutch striker van Nistelrooy

Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has signed an 18-month contract with Bundesliga side Hamburger SV after leaving Spanish giants Real Madrid on a free transfer.

Palestine

Illness delays joint Israeli-German cabinet talks

A joint meeting in Berlin of the German and Israeli cabinets planned for Monday has been postponed because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a viral infection, his office said on Sunday.

Palestine

Israeli ministers due to arrive for historic meeting in Germany

The German and Israeli cabinets will hold their first joint-meeting on German soil in Berlin on Monday, signalling deeper reconciliation between the two countries 65 years after the Holocaust.