<b>This autumn, around 100 of Germany’s top university graduates will begin teaching under-privileged school children in a new scheme emulating the Teach for America programme. The Local’s Kristen Allen talks with the founder of the ambitious project.</b>
A drunk British soldier stole two small tanks from his northern German base for a joyride towards the town of Bergen at 4 am on Friday morning, a British Army spokesperson told The Local.
The city-state of Bremen plans to be the first place in Germany to use synthetic DNA on valuables to trace thieves, daily <i>Berliner Morgenpost</i> reported this week.
German automaker BMW said on Monday that it would shed 850 workers in England who help to make the Mini as the economic crisis hits demand for the iconic car, celebrating its 50th birthday in 2009.
Germany on Monday followed the lead of the US and Britain in announcing the appointment of a special envoy for two countries increasingly seen as part of the same problem: Afghanistan and Pakistan.
A German student accused of hurling a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at an elite English university pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a public order offence.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has asked authorities to show mercy on the German student who attacked him with a shoe during a speech last week at Cambridge University.
Hillary Clinton was to discuss Afghanistan and Iran when she meets with her British and German counterparts on Tuesday in her first high-level meetings since becoming secretary of state two weeks ago.
German prosecutors said on Friday they had launched a probe against a controversial British bishop on suspicion of inciting racial hatred for comments he made about the Holocaust on Swedish television.
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will join the board of British-Russian oil firm TNK-BP, British energy giant BP said on Thursday, following a peace deal between its feuding shareholders.
Just one day ahead of a summit with Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said Moscow was in danger of losing its credibility due to its gas dispute with Ukraine.
German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück has launched a highly unusual attack on Britain's economic stimulus package, saying it will not fend off recession but will leave the next generation saddled with debt.
Several UK internet providers have blocked access to a Wikipedia page about German heavy metal band Scorpions due to an album cover that features a nude prepubescent girl, news agency AP reported on Monday.
Berlin denied on Friday that Chancellor Angela Merkel was peeved at not being invited to talks between her French and British counterparts and the president of the European Commission in London on Monday.
England captain John Terry's header six minutes from time sealed a 2-1 win over Germany in Wednesday's friendly at Berlin's Olympic Stadium as Fabio Capello's weakened team beat the Euro 2008 runners-up.
Thousands of football fans are expected in Berlin on Wednesday to watch Germany take on England in a friendly. But with some 700 hooligans expected in the German capital, police will be out in full force to insure the match stays peaceful.
Germany coach Joachim Löw will on Monday lay down the law to his players after last month's public spat with captain Michael Ballack, as his side prepares for its Berlin friendly against England.
A German woman who made history after becoming the first to give birth following a whole ovary transplant said on Saturday that she felt a “sense of completeness.”
Rebel midfielder Torsten Frings has not been recalled for next week's friendly against England after Germany coach Joachim Löw announced his squad on Thursday.
Poor ticket sales have forced British superstar-chef Jamie Oliver to postpone the forthcoming German premiere of his cooking stage show in Hamburg, daily <i>Bild</i> reported on Tuesday.
Chancellor Angela Merkel called Thursday for urgent coordinated action to ease the impact of the financial crisis on the mainstream economy, but said new jobless data gave a glimmer of hope.
German airline Lufthansa said Wednesday it would boost its stake in British carrier BMI to 80 percent, giving it control of the company and a large foothold in Europe's biggest airport.
Legendary German goalkeeper and World War II veteran Bert Trautmann, who celebrated his 85th birthday this week, will be a special guest of honour at next month's friendly against England in Berlin.
The bell has yet to toll for English cricket as a whole - but a village side were left-red faced after their church eleven lost to German rivals, prompting an apology to locals in the parish magazine.
