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German Chancellor Angela Merkel will miss the opening of the G20 summit in Argentina. (Photo: File | AP)

Angela Merkel to miss G20 opening after emergency landing

Merkel will leave for Madrid on Friday and head on a commercial flight for Buenos Aires with a slimmed down delegation.

30 Nov 2018 9:52 AM

German former nurse Niels Hoegel (L) is accused of killing more than 100 patients in his care. (Photo: AFP)

German nurse serial killer on trial over 100 deaths

Hoegel, who is already serving a life term, has confessed to dozens of killings.

30 Oct 2018 2:38 PM

Often hailed as the world's most powerful woman and Europe's de facto leader, a weakened Merkel has faced growing calls to spell out her succession plans after 13 years in power. (Photo: AFP)

Angela Merkel will step down as chancellor at end of term in 2021

Merkel said she wanted to complete her fourth stint as chancellor but stressed that it would be 'her last term'.

29 Oct 2018 6:19 PM

Maas told the Funke Mediengruppe newspaper chain that Germany would fight with 'all diplomatic means' to keep alive the 1987 pact, which rid Europe of land-based nuclear missiles, noting it touched on existential European interests. (Photo: AP)

'Don't throw baby out with bath water': Germany to US on INF treaty

Trump said on Saturday that Washington would withdraw from INF Treaty because Russia was violating it, an accusation Moscow denies.

23 Oct 2018 10:46 AM

The survey of 25 nations by the Pew Research Centre also showed that respondents from across the globe have less confidence in Trump’s ability to lead than they do in Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping. (Photo: File)

America’s image has worsened under Trump, shows survey

The survey was conducted between May and August, and based on interviews with over 900 people in each of the surveyed countries.

03 Oct 2018 10:01 AM

According to the study, 1,670 clergymen in Germany committed some form of sexual attack against 3,677 minors, mostly boys, between 1946 and 2014. (Representational Image)

Germany's Catholic Church to own up to decades of child sexual abuse

In Germany alone, almost 3,700 minors were abused between 1946 and 2014, according to the report prepared by the German Bishops' Conference.

25 Sep 2018 2:20 PM

Passengers walk through the empty departure hall of the Schoenefeld airport near Berlin on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Ryanair pilots strike in several European countries, 400 flights cancelled

Strikes were called in Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands.

10 Aug 2018 5:23 PM

Around 70 firefighters were able to put out the blaze that followed the explosion. (Photo: AP)

3 killed in explosion in Nothern Germany row house

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

28 Jun 2018 1:38 PM

A building is destroyed after an explosion in Wuppertal, Germany. (Photo: AP)

Building blast leaves 25 injured, 4 serious in Germany's Wuppertal

Fire broke out in several different parts of the house and firefighters had trouble because parts of the building kept collapsing.

24 Jun 2018 4:04 PM

Emergency services attend the scene after a cargo train and a passenger train collided in Aichach, 50km west of Munich, southern Germany, Monday, May 7, 2018. (Photo:AP)

Trains collide in Germany, killing 2 and injuring 14

Police said those killed were the driver of the passenger train and a female passenger.

08 May 2018 3:48 PM

Ursula Haverbeck, dubbed 'Nazi-Oma' (Nazi grandma) by German media, was convicted in October on eight counts of incitement and sentenced to two years in prison. (Photo: AFP)

German police hunting for 'Nazi grandma' as she skips jail

German police are hunting an 89-year-old grandmother convicted on several occasions for Holocaust denial.

08 May 2018 11:13 AM

Volkswagen AG’s Czech division Skoda said it will shift some production of sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) to Germany to meet growing demand for its models.

Volkswagen’s Skoda shifts some SUV production to Germany

Skoda said it will assign some production of its latest Karoq SUV to a Volkswagen plant in Germany.

02 May 2018 12:49 PM

The perpetrator who recklessly sped into a crowd of people after 3:00 pm is, according to the current stage of the investigation, a German citizen. (Photo: AP)

No Islamist indication in German van rampage, says interior min

A van drove into a group of people in the western Germany, killing 2 bystanders before the driver shot himself.

08 Apr 2018 9:39 AM

The coalition of Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Union, its Bavaria-only sister party, the Christian Social Union and the center-left Social Democrats has 399 seats. (Photo: File)

Angela Merkel elected as German Chancellor for fourth time

Lawmakers voted 364-315 on Wednesday to re-elect Merkel, who ran unopposed. There were nine abstentions.

14 Mar 2018 2:52 PM

In this Feb 26, 2015 file photo, former nurse Niels Hoegel, accused of multiple murder and attempted murder of patients, covers his face with a file at the district court in Oldenburg, Germany. (Photo: AP)

German nurse charged with 97 more murders at 2 hospitals

The new indictment against Niels Hoegel was expected after officials said in Nov that he may have killed more than 100 patients in total.

22 Jan 2018 6:29 PM

Although Merkel stunned many observers abroad by winning re-election despite her controversial open-border stance, her struggle to form a viable coalition has revived speculation. (Photo: AFP)

Angela Merkel risks leading weak coalition of ‘losers’ for Germany: analysts

Merkel, often called world's most powerful woman, will embark on 4th term with diminished influence and little vision for Europe's future.

13 Jan 2018 4:15 PM

Angela said, 'There are still big obstacles on the path that need to be cleared.' (Photo: AP)

‘Big obstacles’ still in way of Germany coalition deal: Merkel

September's inconclusive elections left Merkel without a majority for a fourth term and struggling to find partners to govern with.

11 Jan 2018 6:01 PM

The man ‘had a large number of boys and young teenagers, some of which lived nearby, who worked for him on whom he performed sexual acts and filmed them.’ (Photo: File/Representational)

German paedophile on trial: Accused of raping 6 Indian children, filming it

He is accused of raping six children between 5 and 11 years old in 2015-2016 while working in India.

04 Jan 2018 11:55 AM

Karl-Heinz N is accused of raping six children between five and 11 years old in 2015-2016 while working in India. (Photo: Representational | File)

59-yr-old paedophile on trial for raping 6 children in India

The 59-year-old man, named as Karl-Heinz N, was convicted in 1996 by a court in Thailand for sexual offences against minors.

04 Jan 2018 7:43 AM

Anis Amri, a 24-year-old Tunisian who had failed to obtain asylum, rammed a stolen truck into crowds at the market on the Breitscheidplatz, a popular destination for Berliners and tourists alike.(Photo: AFP)

Angela Merkel to meet relatives of victims, one year after Christmas terror attack

An Islamic jihadist ploughed a truck into a Christmas market crowd killing 12 in 2016.

18 Dec 2017 6:13 PM

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