Germany promises migrant crime crackdown after Cologne assaults
Some 121 women are reported to have been robbed, threatened or sexually molested there by gangs of mostly drunk men.
Jan 08, 2016, 15:12 PM IST
Merkel under fire on migrants after New Year's Eve assaults
German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under mounting pressure today over her welcoming stance toward migrants, which opponents have linked to a shocking rash of apparently coordinated sex attacks in Cologne on New Year's Eve.
Jan 06, 2016, 21:58 PM IST
Germany: Nearly 1.1 million migrants arrived last year
Nearly 1.1 million people were registered as asylum-seekers in Germany last year, more than 400,000 of them from Syria, the government said on Wednesday.
Jan 06, 2016, 21:54 PM IST
Angela Merkel's office sealed off due to security scare
The office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been sealed off due to a suspicious package, a report said on Wednesday.
Jan 06, 2016, 13:41 PM IST
German minister lashes out at police over New Year sex assaults
The German Police is under fire for failing to stop sexual assaults against women committed in the city of Cologne on New Year`s Eve.
Jan 06, 2016, 12:43 PM IST
Germany's influx of refugees is an opportunity: Angela Merkel
German society and the economy stand to benefit from the influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, repeating her optimistic mantra "we can do this".
Dec 31, 2015, 09:34 AM IST
Merkel tells Germans refugee influx `an opportunity`
Chancellor Angela Merkel in her New Year`s address Thursday asked Germans to see a record refugee influx as "an opportunity for tomorrow" and urged doubters not to follow racist hate-mongers.
Dec 31, 2015, 05:47 AM IST
Obama to meet Merkel, attend Hannover trade show in April
President Barack Obama will travel to Germany in late April to attend the trade show known as the Hannover Messe and to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel, a top ally, the White House said on Wednesday.
Dec 31, 2015, 01:14 AM IST
Germany took in 1.1 mn asylum seekers in 2015: Report
Germany took in almost 1.1 million asylum seekers this year, an all-time record and five times last year's total, a newspaper reported on Wednesday citing unpublished official figures.
Dec 31, 2015, 00:00 AM IST
Top 10 popular leaders in world: Barack Obama 1st, Narendra Modi 7th
Narendra Modi was beaten by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who was named the sixth most popular leader.
Dec 24, 2015, 16:00 PM IST
Refugee girl who cried after Merkel comments granted stay in Germany
A 14-year-old Palestinian girl who burst into tears when Chancellor Angela Merkel told her she might be deported has been granted a residency permit to stay in Germany until October 2017, mass-selling daily Bild reported on Thursday.
Dec 24, 2015, 15:41 PM IST
Barack Obama most popular leader in world, Modi 7th: Survey
Narendra Modi has been voted as the seventh most popular leader in the world.
Dec 24, 2015, 00:19 AM IST
Germany encouraged illegal immigration: Czech PM
Germany encouraged illegal immigration to Europe with its humanitarian response to the refugee crisis, the Czech Prime Minister was cited as saying by a German newspaper on Wednesday.
Dec 23, 2015, 16:11 PM IST
German secret service in talks with Syrian spies: Report
Germany`s foreign intelligence service BND has resumed cooperation with the Syrian secret service in the fight against Islamist extremists, according to a newspaper report on Friday.
Dec 18, 2015, 18:15 PM IST
Remember Aylan Kurdi? Now, Iraqi migrants, aged 6 and 2, found dead off Turkey
Two Iraqi children, aged six and two, have been found dead in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish resort of Cesme while trying to reach EU member Greece, the Dogan news agency reported on Wednesday.
Dec 16, 2015, 18:24 PM IST
Time 'Person of the Year': Islamic State's Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi could have been the winner?
Did you know Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi could have become Time 'Person of the Year'?
Dec 10, 2015, 12:15 PM IST
German cabinet approves identity card for refugees
Around one million refugees are expected to arrive in Germany this year and local authorities have struggled to cope with scale and pace of the influx.
Dec 09, 2015, 19:40 PM IST
Time names Angela Merkel as 'Person of the Year 2015'
Time hailed Merkel's leadership during Europe`s debt, refugee and migrant crises, as well as Russia`s intervention in Ukraine.
Dec 09, 2015, 18:53 PM IST
Germany refugee influx sparks surge in racist hate crimes
There has been a rise in anti-foreigner sentiment that has buoyed the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Dec 07, 2015, 12:14 PM IST
World's 10 Most Powerful People 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked as the world's ninth most powerful person by Forbes magazine in a 2015 list which is topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Dec 03, 2015, 15:21 PM IST
