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3 killed in explosion in home in northern Germany

Investigators were still trying to determine the cause of the explosion, which destroyed most of the home.

 

Jun 28, 2018, 13:19 PM IST

Threat of collapse looms over German coalition after crisis talks fail to resolve migrant row

The main options then look like a Merkel-led minority government or a new election. Merkel, who has been chancellor for nearly 13 years, may also lose support in her own CDU

Jun 27, 2018, 16:03 PM IST

Schalke suspend midfielder Max Meyer

Schalke have suspended departing midfielder Max Meyer after the German criticised the football club's management.

May 01, 2018, 13:41 PM IST

Football: VAR awards penalty after players leave the pitch at half-time in Bundesliga

The players of Mainz 05 and Freiburg were ordered back onto the pitch having gone to the changing room at half-time because the video assistant referee (VAR) awarded a penalty for a handball in an eventful Bundesliga game on Monday.

Apr 17, 2018, 09:17 AM IST

Football Friendly: Gabriel Jesus winner takes Brazil past old adversaries Germany 1-0

Jesus's first-half goal at Berlin`s Olympic Stadium, packed with a 72,717-strong crowd, saw Brazil end Germany`s unbeaten run of 22 games dating back to their Euro 2016 semi-final defeat.

Mar 28, 2018, 08:41 AM IST

Angela Merkel's fate in SPD hands as members vote on power pact

Germany's Social Democrats start campaigning Saturday ahead of a party referendum that spells the last threat to Chancellor Angela Merkel's hopes of forming a new government, five months after inconclusive elections.

Feb 17, 2018, 09:34 AM IST

Angela Merkel refuses to comment into Poland's internal affairs

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel declined to comment on Saturday on a Polish law that imposes jail terms for suggesting the country was complicit in the Holocaust, saying she did not want to wade into Poland`s internal affairs.

Feb 11, 2018, 09:27 AM IST

Merkel under fire from own ranks over German coalition deal

Chancellor Angela Merkel faced criticism from within the ranks of her own conservatives on Thursday for making concessions to her centre-left Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners to seal a governing alliance a day earlier.

Feb 08, 2018, 13:43 PM IST

48 injured in German school bus crash, 10 critical: Police

The accident, whose cause was not immediately clear, occurred en route to a school in the southwestern town of Eberbach.

Jan 16, 2018, 15:29 PM IST

Bundesliga: Kingsley Coman steers Bayern Munich past Hannover 96, Borussia Dortmund held

Bayern, beaten by Borussia Moenchengladbach last week for their first loss under coach Jupp Heynckes, moved on to 32 points, with RB Leipzig stuck on 26 after crashing to a 4-0 loss at Hoffenheim.

Dec 02, 2017, 22:37 PM IST

German national thrashed in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra after he ignores man's greetings

The German national reportedly ignored the accused's greetings following which he was pushed to the ground and thrashed.

Nov 05, 2017, 08:26 AM IST

Bayern Munich win German Cup beating RB Leipzig on penalties

Bayern Munich squeezed past 10-man RB Leipzig in Wednesday’s dramatic German Cup second-round clash with a 5-4 win in a penalty shoot-out after Timo Werner missed the final crucial kick.

Oct 26, 2017, 10:22 AM IST

Germany expels 14 Afghans amid protests

Germany expelled 14 rejected Afghan asylum seekers, the interior ministry said Wednesday, amid angry protests that the war-ravaged country is unsafe for returnees.

Oct 25, 2017, 16:34 PM IST

Man with knife attacks 4 people in Munich; arrest made

A man with a knife attacked four people in Munich on Saturday and then fled, police said.

Oct 21, 2017, 18:16 PM IST

German storm kills six, stops trains in Berlin, north

Strong winds swept across Germany on Thursday, killing six people and forcing the cancellation of trains in Berlin and the north.

Oct 06, 2017, 00:15 AM IST

Angela Merkel welcomes Macron's 'European passion', mum on proposals

Macron appeared to respond to Lindner directly on Tuesday, saying: "I don`t have red lines, I only have horizons."

Sep 27, 2017, 19:51 PM IST

Angela Merkel wins fourth term as far-right enters German Parliament

After the AfD hurt her conservatives in regional elections last year, Merkel, a pastor`s daughter who grew up in Communist East Germany, wondered if she should run for re-election.

Sep 25, 2017, 05:44 AM IST

Angela Merkel, Martin Schulz urge undecided Germans to vote with far right gaining

A new INSA poll published by Bild newspaper showed declining support for both Merkel`s conservatives, who dropped two percentage points to 34 per cent, and the SPD, down one point to 21 per cent. 

Sep 23, 2017, 17:47 PM IST

Qatar ready to talk to end Gulf crisis: Sheikh Tamim

Qatar is ready to sit at the negotiating table to try to end a dispute with its Gulf Arab neighbours, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said on Friday in Berlin.

Sep 15, 2017, 16:19 PM IST

Berlin in political dog fight over airport chaos

Berlin`s scandal-plagued BER airport project, now delayed five years with no opening date in sight, has become the laughing stock of Germany, but things are about to get more complicated.

Sep 13, 2017, 09:41 AM IST