US intelligence ‘spied on Julian Assange around the clock’German newspaper claims Spanish security firm hid microphones in London embassyMon Sept 07 2020 - 17:29
Alexei Navalny out of coma as Germany faces pipeline dilemmaPoisoned Kremlin critic off ventilator as Berlin under pressure on Nord Stream 2 projectMon Sept 07 2020 - 16:37
Coronavirus: Germany debates cutting self-isolation period to five daysExpert says proposal for those infected or potentially infected is risky but workableFri Sept 04 2020 - 18:56
German police say mother drugged and suffocated five childrenText message to woman’s mother: ‘Send police to the apartment, the children are dead’Fri Sept 04 2020 - 17:54
German clan chief stands accused of tax fraudCase set to shed light on clan business activity – particularly in Germany’s rap music sceneThu Sept 03 2020 - 19:01
Navalny poisoning challenges German Russia policyAngela Merkel calls time on Germany's middle road approach to Putin's RussiaThu Sept 03 2020 - 18:00
Five children found dead at apartment in GermanyMother (27) suspected of killing children at home in city of Solingen, say authoritiesThu Sept 03 2020 - 16:27
Berlin tech exhibition shows how to stage a trade fair in pandemicIFA, a landmark consumer tech event will go on, just in a different wayWed Sept 02 2020 - 17:58
German lockdown was too harsh says health ministerJens Spahn’s comments trigger demands for an inquiry into early pandemic decisionsWed Sept 02 2020 - 17:35
Leading German unions propose four-day working week to save jobsNew poll finds a reduction in working hours with only limited pay decreases is backed by 60% of GermansWed Sept 02 2020 - 05:00
Al fresco on Friedrichstrasse: How Berlin is reclaiming its streetsClosing off main thoroughfare to traffic on six-month trial basis is a ‘game changer’Tue Sept 01 2020 - 19:00
Germany’s president thanks police officers who faced down Reichstag riotersJust three officers defended Berlin’s parliament building from angry far-right mobMon Aug 31 2020 - 19:37
German politicians condemn attempted Reichstag stormingPolice used pepper spray as demonstrators broke through the protective barriersSun Aug 30 2020 - 15:59
Group tries to storm Berlin parliament after mass Covid-19 protestNephew of John F Kennedy addresses previously banned demonstration against restrictionsSat Aug 29 2020 - 21:16
Berlin court overturns ban on Covid-19 march expected to attract over 20,000Chancellor Angela Merkel describes coronavirus pandemic as ‘challenge to democracy’Fri Aug 28 2020 - 18:26
Covid-19 protest camp grows ahead of banned Berlin marchMarch ban is a necessary public health move, says Berlin’s interior ministerThu Aug 27 2020 - 20:00
Ischgl ski resort families sue Austria over Covid-19 deathsCivil suits run parallel to criminal cases over Europe’s first known superspreader eventWed Aug 26 2020 - 18:34
Germany’s Covid school reopening attracts less than glowing reportsTeacher union says decentralised education structures have led to widespread problemsTue Aug 25 2020 - 20:00
Germany experiences worst economic slump in post-war historyDeficit in first six months at €51bn, compared to surplus of €45bn for same period in 2019Tue Aug 25 2020 - 11:48
Alexei Navalny was poisoned, German doctors confirmRussian opposition activist remains in a serious condition in a Berlin hospitalMon Aug 24 2020 - 17:21
Alexei Navalny in stable condition in Berlin hospitalAnti-corruption activist’s supporters believe he drank tea laced with a poisonSun Aug 23 2020 - 18:25
German war on criminal clans reaches courtA rapper takes on the Abou-Chaker brothers in what could be a tipping point in clan warFri Aug 21 2020 - 14:45
Germany feels quiet pride five years on from refugee crisisBerlin Letter: What is striking about arrival of 1.2m people is not what failed, but how much workedThu Aug 20 2020 - 20:00
Greta Thunberg warns climate change ‘hamster wheel’ hindering progressActivist says ongoing denial about scale of crisis contrasts with urgency of Covid fightThu Aug 20 2020 - 15:17
Berlin motorbike riders ‘hunted’ in incident deemed terror attackSix people injured, three seriously, after man (30) drove into riders, prosecutors sayWed Aug 19 2020 - 17:49
Race to succeed Merkel as chancellor complicated by pandemicThree or four men jostling for CDU top job but crisis is exposing their shortcomingsTue Aug 18 2020 - 20:00
German epidemiologists back full audiences at opera and classical concertsStudy claims that ‘well-educated, disciplined’ crowd would stick to Covid-19 rulesTue Aug 18 2020 - 17:59
Berliners move to save life of wild boar in nudist laptop chaseSilent protest and petition undertaken after city authorities threaten to shoot the animalMon Aug 17 2020 - 18:55
High-profile trial involving rapper and crime boss begins in BerlinKey witness wears bullet-proof vest as case involving kidnap, blackmail and fraud beginsMon Aug 17 2020 - 16:40
High-profile grandson of Nazi commander convicted of fraudRainer Höss promoted Holocaust education – then fraudulently cashed in on his family’s pastFri Aug 14 2020 - 19:00
Germany offers €220m in supports to print media but some are scepticalGrant aimed at helping with digital transitionFri Aug 14 2020 - 18:13
Ban on beer kiosks draws ire as Berlin dances on edge of volcanoCapital divided into three camps with parties recalling post-wall days despite Covid-19 riseThu Aug 13 2020 - 20:00
Bavarian test lapse in 900 positive Covid-19 casesMore than 900 Germans who tested positive after holiday abroad have yet to be informed of their infection two weeks onThu Aug 13 2020 - 17:04
Coronavirus: How Germany dealt with a meat plant outbreakGerman research says meat plant conditions make them ideal ground for super-spreader eventsThu Aug 13 2020 - 02:13
German SPD nominates Scholz as chancellor hopeful in bid to arrest slideParty in throes of an identity crisis looks beyond its leader for first time since 1949Mon Aug 10 2020 - 18:00
Covid-19: Germany faces its greatest health experiment as millions return to schoolsStaggered German back-to-school push is welcomed by some and criticised by othersSun Aug 09 2020 - 18:55
Germany begins testing holidaymakers returning from high-risk regionsCovid-19 clusters in German states push daily new infection rate over 1,000 for first time since early MayFri Aug 07 2020 - 17:01
‘Other Voices’ team hosting virtual German-Irish concertFriday’s event will see renewed collaboration between Lisa Hannigan and European instrumental collective stargazeFri Aug 07 2020 - 13:27
Neo-Nazi admits fatal shooting of German regional politician‘It was cowardly, wrong and terrible,’ Stephan Ernst said in his second confessionWed Aug 05 2020 - 17:40
Nearly half of Germans back US troop withdrawal, poll showsFive of the six parliamentary parties in the Bundestag oppose the reduction of 11,900 US troopsTue Aug 04 2020 - 17:43
Citizens in Brexit Britain clamour for German passports, study showsOutward migration also rises significantly, with emigrants prepared to take more risksTue Aug 04 2020 - 16:21
AfD senior figure warns of looming party splitHeated dispute erupts over Andreas Kalbitz expulsion for membership non-disclosureMon Aug 03 2020 - 19:19
Phased reopening in German schools as classes judged unlikely Covid-19 hotspotsIf a pupil tests positive, only their age cohort will be quarantined – not the entire schoolMon Aug 03 2020 - 18:16
Anti-Covid protest draws ragbag of conspiracy theorists to Berlin‘We are the second wave,’ proclaimed one sign at the march. It was hard to disagreeSun Aug 02 2020 - 17:03
New cultural officer seeks to boost Ireland’s image in GermanyBerlin-based Candice Gordon is the first of seven cultural representatives to be appointed globallySat Aug 01 2020 - 12:35
Berlin’s S&M workers win stinging court victory over city officialsHealth risk from reopening BDSM studios ‘no different’ to tattoo parlours or hairdressersFri Jul 31 2020 - 17:55
Covid criticism builds as centennial Salzburg Festival opensOrganisers decide to press ahead with curtailed festival amid stringent health measuresFri Jul 31 2020 - 16:15
German studies indicate long-term Covid-19 health issuesPatients tested around 10 weeks after recovery had lingering heart problemsThu Jul 30 2020 - 18:43
Madeleine McCann case: German police to continue Hanover site searchProsecutor’s office confirms investigators began excavating garden allotment on MondayTue Jul 28 2020 - 18:05
Coronavirus: Germany’s leading disease official ‘very worried’ as cases riseRobert Koch Institute president says lack of vigilance by public could cause second waveTue Jul 28 2020 - 13:40
