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Cologne-style attacks in other cities

The German police has found that the wave of sexual assaults and robberies on New Year’s eve did not only happen in Cologne but that similar incidents also took place in 12 of Germany’s regional stat-

25 Jan 2016 5:31 AM

Hamburgers for dinner

Bayern Munich’s Thomas Mueller (left) and Javi Martinez celebrate a goal in their Bundesliga match against hosts Hamburg on Friday. Bayern won 2-1. — AP

24 Jan 2016 6:33 AM

44 drown in boat sinking as Angela Merkel seeks Turkey aid

Forty-four people drowned after three refugee boats sank Friday off Greece, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to press Turkey to play a bigger part in resolving Europe’s escalating migrant cri

23 Jan 2016 12:53 AM

Under pressure, Merkel looks to Turkey for help in migrant crisis

Merkel herself has said she will use the occasion to raise thorny topics such as media freedom and the situation of the Kurds.

22 Jan 2016 10:05 AM

Denmark bill seeks to curb migrants’ rights

Danish legislators on Thursday gave a final nod to drastic reforms curbing the rights of asylum seekers as legal and human rights experts castigated Copenhagen for turning its back on its internationa

22 Jan 2016 12:02 AM

Germany: Teen rape claims bolster far-right

The Berlin police Tuesday rejected a German-Russian teenager’s claim she was kidnapped and raped by foreigners and urged calm in a social media storm involving far-right activists and Russian media.

20 Jan 2016 12:22 AM

Germany's Tornado jets 'can't fly at night': report

Germany's military has faced criticism in recent months over the state of its weaponry.

19 Jan 2016 3:43 PM

Facebook has started a Europe-wide campaign against extremist posts on social media. (Photo: Pixabay)

Facebook begins Europe-wide campaign against extremist posts

The US-based group launched its "Initiative for Civil Courage Online" in Berlin.

19 Jan 2016 12:02 PM

‘US sailors held captive by Iran at gunpoint’

All 4 prisoners fly out of Iran

19 Jan 2016 5:47 AM

Yogendran G. (right) attends his trial in Hamburg, Germany, on Monday. — AFP

Man tried in Germany for backing Tamil Tigers

A Sri Lankan-born man went on trial in Germany on Monday charged with membership of the rebel group the Tamil Tigers which Ge-rmany considers a terrorist organisation.

19 Jan 2016 5:41 AM

40 arrested in raids linked to migrant crime

The German police said they have arrested 40 men in raids in Duesseldorf linked to a long-running investigation of suspected organised theft involving people of North African origin.

18 Jan 2016 6:00 AM

After Angela Merkel snub, refugee bus sent home

A bus that carried 31 Syrian refugees to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office in protest returned on Friday to the small town that organised the road trip widely condemned as a political stunt.

16 Jan 2016 5:52 AM

German police patrol in front of the central railway station in Cologne, Germany. (Photo: AP)

German police watch more than 400 potential Islamist militants

Germany and Turkey are both part of a US-led military coalition that is carrying out air strikes against ISIS.

15 Jan 2016 3:36 PM

‘Mein Kampf 1st reprint has huge demand’

The first reprint of Hitler’s Mein Kampf in Germany since World War II has proved more popular than expected, its publisher said Thursday, with pre-orders almost four times above its first print-run.

15 Jan 2016 6:08 AM