The fear of becoming ill from something which emits electromagnetic waves, like a mobile phone or high-voltage power lines, can in itself actually make some people to develop symptoms, German scientists report.
Germans can buy cannabis in the Netherlands again - but only in Maastricht - after a local court there lifted a ban on selling soft drugs to foreigners.
Global attention was trained on a Munich courtroom on Monday as Beate Zschäpe and four neo-Nazis faced charges relating to a series of racially motivated killings. The Local's <b>media round-up</b> presents some of the reaction.
A teenager has become the youngest person to ever win a prize at the Society of German Nature Photographers (GDT) awards - with a picture of a young fox emerging from his urban den.
Spring has touched base in Germany, and while the weekend won't be warm enough for sun-bathing, the north should see a mild but dry few days. Things will get a little wild in the south, national weather service the DWD said on Thursday.
Tough new anti-smoking laws come into force in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) on Wednesday. It is a coup for the state's government which took over last year – but publicans say the rules are too strict.
A low pressure front will dampen many German weekend <i>Grill</i> plans, with heavy rain and storms forecast for many areas until Monday, the DWD national weather service said.
Angela Merkel's junior coalition party suffered an election-year setback when a court ruled on Thursday it would have to pay a fine of at least €2 million over a funding scandal.
Should criminal pensioners be given lighter sentences just because they are old? A German police association wants to introduce a senior version of juvenile law for the elderly, but critics say it would be ageist.
A man in western Germany had a lucky escape after he cleaned the inside of his car with a highly flammable product and then lit a cigarette, causing an explosion.
Customs officials on Wednesday said they had confiscated seven kilos of crystal meth - the largest haul of the drug ever found in Germany. The dangerous stimulant was stashed in a delivery of wooden carvings from Nigeria.
Millions of letters and parcels lay undelivered on Wednesday in Germany as postal workers walked out in a fight for more pay. In bigger cities, demonstrations are planned.
After months of mournful longing, spring has finally sprung in Germany. But before you run gleefully into a beer garden stripping off as you go - temperatures are set to fall again this weekend.
Germany-wide raids on suspected tax evaders began on Tuesday after a western state obtained a CD containing data on thousands of Germans banking in Switzerland.
As 12th grade students approach their <i>Abitur</i> final examinations, schools are taking special precautions to make sure kids don’t cheat - especially since high tech advances have created other ways to do so.
Rain might dampen Germany's Friday night party plans, but by the beginning of next week temperatures of 20C and above will finally mark the beginning of a much-anticipated spring, said the DWD national weather service.
Over 100 German food retailers have been buying horsemeat falsely labelled as beef from a Dutch abattoir before selling it on to the public, Germany's Consumer Ministry confirmed on Thursday.
A new motorway theft phenomena – opening a truck's back doors and stealing its contents while driving at high speeds – has hit Germany and left police baffled. One vehicle drove for hours on the autobahn with open doors after the heist.
General Motors will invest €4 billion in its troubled German subsidiary Opel and its British sister brand Vauxhall by 2016, the US auto giant has announced.
Borussia Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp admitted they had ridden their luck – and the offside flag – as their dramatic 3-2 victory over Malaga put them in the Champions League's last four.
Germany welcomed springtime on Monday, as winter finally gave up its icy grip on the country. The DWD weather service forecast temperatures in the mid-20s by the weekend, but not without rain.
