Baden-Württemberg

5 reasons to drop everything and go to Stuttgart right now

If you were to look at recent headlines about Stuttgart you might be forgiven for not wanting to visit.

Internet

Gaming party in Bundestag rankles MPs

Three young German parliamentarians have organized a network video game party in the Bundestag for Wednesday evening. Their aim is to familiarize fellow politicians with the world of gaming, but not everyone wants to play along.

Schleswig-Holstein

Frisians ward off evil spirits with bonfire festival

North Frisians lit their traditional <i>Biikebrennen</i> bonfires on Monday night, celebrating the new year and warding off evil winter spirits in one of northern Germany’s most important folk festivals.

Energy

Vattenfall to build €1-billion wind farm in Germany

Swedish energy group Vattenfall said on Tuesday it would invest about €1 billion along with Germany's Stadtwerke München (SWM) in a 80-turbine offshore wind farm in the North Sea.

afghanistan

Doubts emerge about army chief's sackings

New revelations suggest that the German Defence Ministry forced the resignations of the Bundeswehr's chief of staff and another senior official under false pretence following a deadly air strike in Afghanistan.