German, 19, on trial for 'darknet' knife murders
Marcel Hesse, 19, remained silent in court, but his lawyer Michael Emde said he did not deny the charges against him.
Sep 08, 2017, 17:55 PM IST
German killer nurse murdered at least 90 patients: Police
A male nurse jailed for life two years ago for killing two hospital patients with lethal drug overdoses murdered at least 90 patients in total, and possibly twice as many, police said Monday, calling it post-war Germany`s worst killing spree.
Aug 28, 2017, 18:18 PM IST
Angela Merkel's Bavarian ally drops demand for refugee quota
More than one million people have since claimed asylum in the EU's biggest economy, a move that won Merkel much international praise but also sparked a harsh xenophobic backlash.
Aug 20, 2017, 23:16 PM IST
Police separate 500 neo-Nazis, opponents at Berlin protest
Police have told organisers they can march, but they're not allowed to glorify Hess, who died at Spandau prison.
Aug 19, 2017, 20:24 PM IST
One killed in stabbing in western Germany, attacker on the run: Police
The stabbing in Germany also comes a day after 14 people were killed in twin terror attacks in Spain.
Aug 18, 2017, 22:49 PM IST
German police rule out terrorism after fatal disco shooting
On Friday, a failed asylum seeker killed one person and injured six others in the northern city of Hamburg.
Jul 30, 2017, 13:18 PM IST
Four German women who joined Islamic State detained in Iraq: Report
Der Spiegel said one of the Germans had Moroccan roots and another seemed to come from Chechnya but had a German passport.
Jul 22, 2017, 18:11 PM IST
'You belong here, Germany tells Turks as row with Ankara rages
On Friday, Germany`s head of domestic intelligence said Turkish agencies were carrying out influence operations in Germany, including targeting opponents of Erdogan.
Jul 22, 2017, 18:00 PM IST
Half of German companies hit by sabotage, spying in last two years, BSI says
Several high-profile attacks have occurred recently, such as the WannaCry ransomware attacks in May and a virus dubbed "NotPetya" that halted production at some companies for more than a week.
Jul 21, 2017, 20:24 PM IST
Germany reviews arms shipments to Turkey amid row
In the months after the July 2016 coup attempt, Germany already blocked 11 separate arms export shipments to Turkey, including handguns, ammunition or weapons components.
Jul 21, 2017, 18:49 PM IST
Turkish PM Binali Yilidirm dismisses Berlin criticism, says Turkey as safe as Germany
Yildirim's comments to reporters after Friday prayers, came after Berlin warned its citizens that traveling and working in Turkey carried security risks.
Jul 21, 2017, 18:15 PM IST
Germany's Angela Merkel backs Foreign Minister's measures against Turkey
Earlier, Gabriel cast doubt on Turkey's aspirations to join the EU.
Jul 20, 2017, 18:21 PM IST
547 boys were abused at German Catholic choir school: Lawyer
The Regensburger Domspatzen ("Cathedral Sparrows"), a 1,000-year-old cathedral choir in Bavaria, was in 2010 dragged into the massive sexual abuse scandal plaguing the Catholic Church in recent years.
Jul 18, 2017, 19:38 PM IST
Pyongyang dismisses South Korean President's peace proposal
President Moon Jae-in's proposal, made during a speech in Berlin last week, adds obstacles to achieving peace rather than helping to improve inter-Korean relations, Efe news quoted the article as saying.
Jul 15, 2017, 13:39 PM IST
13 injured in yacht explosion in northern Germany
According to a police spokesman, most of the injured are firemen, as they were called to put out a fire on the yacht in the north German port town of Minden, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting German news agency dpa.
Jul 12, 2017, 15:09 PM IST
Melania Trump tried to end 'overtime' meeting between Trump-Putin
Tillerson explained that President Trump and Russian leader Putin had such fine chemistry that they didn't want to stop talking even after their scheduled time over.
Jul 08, 2017, 09:16 AM IST
Vladimir Putin attacks sanctions, protectionism on eve of G20
Sanctions against Russia, imposed because of the Ukraine crisis, "are not just short-sighted but go against the principles of the G20 for cooperation in the interests of all countries", Putin wrote in the business daily Handelsblatt, urging "open trade relations, based on uniform norms and standards".
Jul 06, 2017, 11:51 AM IST
China supports 'united, stable, prosperous, open' European Union: Xi Jinping
The Chinese leader said the more complicated the international situation was, the more significant the stable development of China-EU relations would become, Xinhua news agency reported.
Jul 05, 2017, 10:36 AM IST
Angela Merkel overshadows party ahead of September election
Challenger Martin Schulz of the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) is leading his campaign with "more social justice", promising reforms to tax, unemployment benefits and childcare after having just succeeded with a push to legalise same-sex marriage.
Jul 03, 2017, 11:19 AM IST
German Parliament passes controversial hate speech bill
Under Germany's prevailing legal framework, hate speech includes the incitement to kill or be violent, threatening speech, abusive language, and sedition.
Jul 01, 2017, 08:47 AM IST
