Suspects in Islamic State plot `lived in refugee shelters`: German police
Algerians targeted in raids on Thursday over suspected links to the Islamic State group lived in refugee shelters, the German Police said.
Feb 04, 2016, 15:04 PM IST
German police raid properties in search for Islamic State suspects
German police conducted raids in Berlin and other parts of northern Germany on Thursday in a search for four men suspected of having links to Islamic State militants and possibly preparing an attack in Germany, police said.
Feb 04, 2016, 14:52 PM IST
Men over 30 outdoing women with selfies: Study
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Jan 16, 2016, 19:23 PM IST
Syrian husband allows smugglers to rape his wife daily as payment for trafficking kin to Europe
Crisis in Middle East have pushed the migrants to the brink that they are taking extreme measures to find a haven in Europe. In another heart-wrenching tale depicting migrants' plight, a Syrian refugee allowed smugglers to sexually exploit his wife daily as payment for trafficking his family to Europe.
Jan 07, 2016, 21:38 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
Turkey seizes 1,200 unsafe life jackets intended for refugees
Turkish police have seized over 1,200 unsafe life jackets destined for use by migrants trying to reach Greece by sea, in a raid on an underground workshop that used Syrian underage labour, a report said today.
Jan 06, 2016, 19:47 PM IST
EU commissioner warns Poland on new media law: Report
EU Commissioner Gunther Oettinger on Sunday threatened to put Poland on notice for infringing on common European values by passing legislation giving the government control of the state media.
Jan 03, 2016, 12:03 PM 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asylum seekers this year, an all-time record and five times last year's total, a newspaper reported on Wednesday citing unpublished official figures.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
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
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Dec 22, 2015, 18:10 PM IST
German state raids, shuts mosque for 'backing Islamic State'
German authorities today raided, shuttered and banned a Muslim association and mosque they accused of supporting the Islamic State jihadist group in
Dec 17, 2015, 23:23 PM IST
IS a 'state-like entity': German domestic spy chief
Germany's domestic spy chief has warned that the Islamic State group is indeed "a state-like entity" and that its Paris attacks also aimed to raise fears
Dec 16, 2015, 23:26 PM IST
German airforce runs first refuelling mission over Syria
Germany's military staged its first aerial refuelling mission of allied fighter jets targeting Syria's Islamic State jihadist group.
Dec 16, 2015, 16:04 PM IST
Germany carries out raids linked to planned attack in Berlin
Raids linked to the same case carried out in mid-October also produced no arrests, the prosecutor`s office said.
Dec 09, 2015, 00:57 AM IST
Bomb scare forces Egypt-bound plane to land in Budapest
A German Condor Airlines flight from Berlin to Hurghada, Egypt, made an unscheduled landing here on Monday after receiving a bomb threat, the media reported.
Dec 08, 2015, 04:45 AM IST
Passenger jet lands in Budapest due to bomb threat: Police
According to police the threat had been aimed at the airline operator.
Dec 07, 2015, 18:09 PM IST
German parliament approves military action in Syria against IS
Lawmakers on Friday approved plans for Germany to take on a direct role in the battle against the Islamic State group in Syria, answering France's appeal for help after the deadly Paris attacks.
Dec 04, 2015, 18:01 PM IST
Germany planning to deploy 1,200 troops for IS fight: Army chief
Berlin on Thursday offered France Tornado reconnaissance jets, a naval frigate, aerial refuelling and satellite images in the fight against the IS group.
Nov 29, 2015, 18:29 PM IST
2 held in Berlin suspected of devising serious act of violence
Berlin police said they have carried out two raids targeting Islamists and arrested two men suspected of preparing to carry out "a serious act of violence representing a danger for the state."
Nov 27, 2015, 06:54 AM IST
Syrian 'pays back' to Germany by feeding Berlin's homeless
Alex Assali has been serving food to Germany's homeless in an effort to “give something back to German people”.
Nov 26, 2015, 09:48 AM IST
