Germany said Friday it had extradited to Sweden John Ausonius, the convicted killer known as "the laser man" for using a precision-scope rifle to target immigrants and a Holocaust survivor.
UPDATE: A German man in his 20s who was arrested at Gothenburg's Landvetter Airport after a suspicious object was found in his luggage is no longer a suspect.
The German Foreign Ministry has issued a warning over a "fake news" story being shared on social media, claiming they had issued a travel warning for Sweden.
A man who shoved a 20-year-old woman to her death under a Berlin U-Bahn train on Tuesday evening had a history of violence and drug abuse in Hamburg, media reports revealed on Thursday.
Sweden's Migration Minister Morgan Johansson has urged refugees in northern Germany to stay put, after declaring that the Nordic nation is now unable to guarantee beds for all asylum seekers.
Renowned Swedish scientist and environmental campaigner Per Kågeson has spoken about a warning he made almost two decades ago, regarding car makers rigging emissions tests.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday welcomed European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker's plan to relocate refugees from overstretched EU states, but said it was only "a first important step".
World-famous German fine art photographer Wolfgang Tillmans has received the 2015 Hasselblad award – one of the world's most prestigious awards in photography.
Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven in Berlin on Wednesday for talks on the two countries' shared migration and integration concerns. Between them, Germany and Sweden take in more asylum seekers from Syria than the rest of the EU combined.
Swedish police are checking a suspicious package apparently sent from Germany to a local newspaper in Sweden that previously published controversial Muhammad cartoons.
Swedish students have turned a cold shoulder to the offer of apprenticeships in Germany, a scheme widely credited for keeping youth unemployment low in Sweden's neighbour to the south.
Chelsea's Andre Schürrle claimed a second-half hat trick as Germany came from two goals down to seal a 5-3 win away to Sweden in Tuesday's final World Cup qualifier.
German airline Lufthansa has launched a bizarre competition giving one Swede the chance to start a new life in Berlin if they legally change their name to "Klaus-Heidi".
Germany's women's football team roared into the European Championship final for the eighth time on Wednesday night, in a 1:0 victory over host country Sweden.
Germany's women footballers made it through to the European championship semi-finals on Sunday with a return to form which gave them a 1-0 victory over Italy.
Germany's women footballers reached the end of a remarkable run of victories on Wednesday night - their defeat at the hands of Norway was their first loss in 20 years of European Championship games.
Germany's women football team missed out on a victory over the Netherlands in their opening game of the European championship on Thursday night, settling instead for a 0-0 draw.
Germany's women footballers take on the Dutch on Thursday evening to start their European championship campaign. Trainer Silvia Neid is determined to take a bite of the championship cake. This makes her our <b>German of the Week.</b>
As Germany's women footballers kick off their campaign to retain their European championship title in Sweden this week, national broadcaster ZDF has sparked criticism with its advert - featuring a headless woman and a washing machine.
April Fools' Day, falling as it did this year on Easter Monday, led to all sorts of jokes about getting the kids to hunt for eggs that hadn't been hidden - across Europe, The Local network had people scratching their heads with spoof stories.
