attack

Update: Cologne couple in court over 'biological bomb plot'

A Tunisian man and his German wife went on trial Friday, charged with planning a foiled biological bomb attack in Germany with the deadly poison ricin.

shooting

Five things to know about guns in Germany

Germany has one of the highest rates of gun ownership worldwide, yet also one of the lowest rates of gun-related deaths. The Local looks at some other facts that might surprise you.

Crime

Man threatens young people with gun over their music

A man riding a train between Düsseldorf and Dortmund was apparently so bothered by some youths' music and singing, that he pulled out a firearm.

Terrorism

Isis uses German arms for terror: report

A new report by Amnesty International blames "decades of poorly regulated arms flows" into Iraq for providing Isis with a huge arsenal of weapons - including some marked "made in Germany".

Family

Mum shoots daughter over Aussie holiday plan

A woman from Düsseldorf who shot her daughter multiple times before ending her own life this week was trying to stop the teen travelling to Australia, it emerged on Wednesday.

WWII

Man brings WWII grenade to police in shopping bag

Elsterwerda police had to secure their station for two hours after an elderly man who found a World War II-era grenade laid it in their yard in an Aldi discount grocery store bag on Monday afternoon.