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As Merkel readies to bow out, ‘Angela I’ hits the stage
The veteran leader affectionately known as ‘Mutti’ (mummy) plans to close the curtain on her marathon reign by 2021.
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Germany claims the crown for record gathering of smurfs
Fans of the blue elf-like creatures created in a Belgian comic strip in 1950s, managed to gather 2,762 people dressed and painted blue in the regulation smurf attire -- curly hats and all.
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UK and Russia hold first talks in over a year
Britain's Minister for Europe Alan Duncan held talks with Russia's First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov on the margins of the Munich Security Conference, according to the foreign office in London.
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Germany seeks ban on gay conversion therapies
Conversion therapies have spread in the United States and have been used by parents of homosexual or transgender adolescents against their will.
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German competition watchdog to rule on Facebook
Officials have been looking into Facebook since mid-2016, charging that the Silicon Valley giant uses other networks to collect masses of information about users without their knowledge.
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ANC accuses 5 Western countries of pushing for regime change in SA
The party was reacting to a 'Sunday Times' report that the five countries wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa warning him that failure to act against those implicated in corruption placed foreign investment at risk.
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'Farewell to Facebook', bids Germany's retiring Merkel
Angela Merkel decided last year after a series of election setbacks to relinquish leadership of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and not run for another term.
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German police give all-clear after evacuating train due to bomb threat
Police stopped the high-speed train, travelling from Zurich to the northern German city of Kiel, after receiving a bomb threat via telephone, a spokesman said.
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Merkel calls for global cooperation to reach 'win-win outcomes'
In an address to global political and business leaders in Davos, the German chancellor urged Western powers to think beyond their narrow national interests.
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Asylum applications in Germany fall for second year in a row
The latest figures show that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has met its target to limit the number of asylum seekers.
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Merkel eyes closer cooperation in EU defence systems
In a bid to counter growing eurosceptic nationalism before elections to the European Parliament in May, Merkel has stressed the importance of close cooperation within the bloc.
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'I select on penis length,' says female coach of German men's team
Former Germany women's Under-20 midfielder Imke Wuebbenhorst was last month appointed head coach of the men's team at BV Cloppenburg, who currently sit bottom of the Lower Saxony Oberliga in the fifth tier of German football.
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Germany sees no reason to delay Brexit
The centre-left Social Democratic Party politician added that he hoped a no-confidence vote on Wednesday fails to topple PM Theresa May’s government.
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Hundreds of flights axed as fresh strike hits German airports
At least 220,000 travellers will be hit by cancellations and delays, the ADV airport association said, in a calculation that includes knock-on effects at other airports.
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Greece says it has grounds for war reparation claim against Germany
Germany has dismissed Athens’ demands in the past, but the Greek president raised the issue anew with Merkel, who is on a two-day visit.
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Merkel visits Athens to promote post-austerity ties
Nearly 2,000 police have been deployed to supervise Angela Merkel's visit and authorities have banned demonstrations around the home of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, where the two leaders are set to meet.
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German (20) confesses to massive data hack spurred by 'annoyance'
The young German, who lives with his parents, was taken into custody after police searched the family home in the western state of Hesse on Sunday.
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Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? German govt in talks on shooting wolves
Wolves disappeared from Germany a century ago after many were killed, in part because they are symbols of cunning and wickedness in German folklore but also because they attack farm animals and even humans.
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Driver injures 4 in anti-migrant attack: German police
Four people were injured, some of them seriously, said police, adding that they were of Afghan and Syrian origin.
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Apple risks iPhone ban in Germany after court case loss
The ruling marks a second major win for Qualcomm in a month after a court in China ordered a prohibition on iPhone sales over a separate patent dispute there.
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Airbus staff error led to fatal Mali copter crash - German official
An armed forces investigation of the crash found that neither a technical defect nor material fatigue were to blame, according to the official who has seen the report.
