World’s first bicycle ride took place 200 years agoOn June 12th 1817, a German inventor had a spin around Mannheim on his ‘dandyhorse’Sat Jun 10 2017 - 06:00
Austria’s political wunderkind targets the chancellerySebastian Kurz’s stellar rise and distinctive style ensure every debate revolves around himSat Jun 10 2017 - 01:00
Three decades after unification, Berlin Wall death toll is revealed: 139Aged between six month and 81 years, all died while fleeing from East to West GermanyThu Jun 08 2017 - 01:00
Berliners feeling unchristian towards cross on Humboldt ForumRow erupts over suitability of Christian symbol on centre with multicultural missionTue Jun 06 2017 - 20:17
Climate changes between Washington and Berlin as pivot loomsMerkel looks to other partnerships as the US becomes undependable on key issuesMon Jun 05 2017 - 01:00
Paris Agreement: Merkel leads criticism of United States’ withdrawalTop polluter China says it still backs global climate-change accordFri Jun 02 2017 - 21:43
Merkel delivers furious response to Trump over climate decisionGerman chancellor calls on all ‘who care about the future of our planet’ to work togetherFri Jun 02 2017 - 11:13
A bullet that changed Germany: the shooting of Benno OhnesorgThe 26-year-old West German demonstrator was shot dead by a police officer 50 years agoThu Jun 01 2017 - 17:00
Dead girl’s parents blocked from accessing her Facebook accountCouple in Berlin who were seeking clues to 15-year-old daughter’s death lose caseWed May 31 2017 - 12:30
Promises about no hard Border ‘illusory’, says Merkel allyCDU spokesman says UK would have to make major concessionsTue May 30 2017 - 19:44
Child smartphone addiction growing, says German drug agencyStudy of 6,000 children links phone dependency to health and behavioural problemsTue May 30 2017 - 13:00
Merkel’s plea for European unity may be a turning pointChancellor puts EU at the heart of upcoming German election with unusual franknessMon May 29 2017 - 11:27
Jens Weidmann: Bundesbank president is man of principlesMerkel’s former adviser says return to normal monetary policy must not be delayedSat May 20 2017 - 09:46
Austrian snap election likely as coalition teetersConservative wunderkind Sebastian Kurz (30) tipped to be country’s next leaderFri May 12 2017 - 18:20
Angela Merkel hopes for boost in crucial German state election on SundayVote in North Rhine-Westphalia is central to chancellor’s hopes for fourth termFri May 12 2017 - 18:04
North Rhine-Westphalia: the state that takes the pulse of GermanySunday’s election in the country’s most populous state will throw up clues for Merkel’s futureThu May 11 2017 - 14:42
French reform backlog hangs over Merkel and Macron meetingGerman patience is wearing thin after 12 years of talking by French leadersTue May 09 2017 - 17:00
Red-Green euphoria dwindles amid German state election woesMerkel’s CDU in first place, outgoing coalition down over five points, exit polls showSun May 07 2017 - 18:40
Germans need to laugh more, survey suggestsStudy ahead of World Laughter Day shows Germans most amused by others’ bad luckFri May 05 2017 - 15:00
German defence minister vows to root out neo-Nazis in armyBundeswehr closes ranks after Von der Leyen criticises leadership over extremist soldierWed May 03 2017 - 19:08
Merkel presses Putin over persecution of gays in ChechnyaGerman chancellor discusses anti-gay crackdown, Syria and Ukraine during Sochi talksTue May 02 2017 - 19:42
Berlin gets the better of Brussels in Dieselgate rowGerman government accused of protecting car industry over citizens’ healthTue May 02 2017 - 16:12
Derek Scally: Germany and France are drifting apartDifference in economic performance is reflected in a difference in public attitudesTue May 02 2017 - 00:23
Kohl wins record damages against rogue ghostwriterJournalist published recordings containing disparaging comments about Angela MerkelThu Apr 27 2017 - 18:18
Brexit: Merkel acknowledges Irish concerns ahead of summitChancellor warns good results for EU and Ireland hinge on unity of remaining membersThu Apr 27 2017 - 15:52
German police detain fake asylum seeker soldierSuspect claimed to be Syrian refugee and was granted asylum despite speaking no ArabicThu Apr 27 2017 - 15:15
Angela Merkel emphasises need for EU unity in Brexit talksBerlin confident co-operation between 27 states will hold in years of discussion aheadThu Apr 27 2017 - 11:04
German growth and employment set to continue upwards trendCountry’s trade surplus also on course to fall as economy ‘remains on growth path’Wed Apr 26 2017 - 17:17
Berliners finally dump the car for love affair with the bicycleBerlin Letter: ‘Cycle Law’ to overhaul bike infrastructure and mark shift in city’s prioritiesWed Apr 26 2017 - 14:00
‘Are you a feminist?’ Ivanka Trump says yes, Merkel fudgesMerkel and Trump meeting at G20 ‘women’s summit’ seen as soft diplomacy coupTue Apr 25 2017 - 17:00
Merkel experiments on Ivanka to get to DonaldGerman chancellor invites US ‘first daughter’ to Berlin for Women20 summitMon Apr 24 2017 - 15:45
German right-wing party appoints ‘liberal’ to front electionAfD selects leaders from western and eastern wings to head general election challengeSun Apr 23 2017 - 21:42
Dortmund attack motivated by stock market speculation, police sayGerman-Russian man arrested over bomb attack on Borussia Dortmund team busFri Apr 21 2017 - 20:11
Germany’s AfD in meltdown as leader exits election campaignFrauke Petry shocks right-wing party by saying she does not wish to lead election battleFri Apr 21 2017 - 14:48
Dortmund blast ‘stock market motive’ rocks German footballPolice believe three-fold explosion targeting bus not prompted by God, but mammonFri Apr 21 2017 - 13:46
Detroit house of Rosa Parks relocates to BerlinArtist Ryan Mendoza moved US civil rights heroine’s home to restore its dignityThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
Germans split over their own Good Friday ban – on dancingA survey shows a slim majority in favour of retaining ban – but is the dam breaking?Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
German Turkish community nervous before referendum‘No’ voters afraid to express views on Erdogan as 1.4m voters in Germany eligible to voteThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:39
German bosses say Brexit may have silver lining for IrelandUK exit may boost attractiveness of Ireland as English-language base for German firmsThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Magazine alleges Cristiano Ronaldo made $375k settlement over rape claimsDer Spiegel report on an alleged encounter between footballer and woman in Las Vegas hotel in 2009Fri Apr 14 2017 - 17:30
Dortmund attack: No links found between suspect and bombingMan held over links to Isis but search continues for suspects in attack on team busThu Apr 13 2017 - 11:02
Dortmund bus attack: man in custody as terror link ‘likely’Police study letters found at scene of Borussia Dortmund team bus explosionsWed Apr 12 2017 - 19:41
Danish farmers take the piss by turning urine into beer60,000 bottles of ‘Pisner’ beer made using urine collected from Roskilde festival-goersWed Apr 12 2017 - 13:41
Martin Schulz prioritises social spending over defenceSPD leader says party can win over younger voters shaken by Trump’s election and BrexitMon Apr 10 2017 - 18:49
We’ll fight them on the internet: Germany’s first cyber generalGermany has appointed its first cyber general to combat the threat of global online attackSat Apr 08 2017 - 06:00
Merkel ‘most encouraging and supportive’ of Ireland’s Brexit concernsKenny says Merkel aware of Ireland’s wish to balance EU membership with close UK tiesFri Apr 07 2017 - 16:08
Merkel vows to support Ireland in EU talks on BrexitChancellor says Germany will help Ireland meet its specific concerns in upcoming talksThu Apr 06 2017 - 18:54
Merkel allies say Berlin shares Irish Brexit concerns ‘100%’Ireland’s issues will play prominent role in EU talks with UK, say German politiciansThu Apr 06 2017 - 01:00
Activists warn Hanover zoo elephants ‘living in fear’German TV footage claims to show animals being abused in the course of trainingWed Apr 05 2017 - 18:23
German book warns of sermons inside mosquesAuthor says most sermons were against the integration of Muslims into the communityWed Apr 05 2017 - 01:00
