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Germany on verge of running out of beer bottles amid heatwave
The problem is that the hot weather has led to a spike in sales and now a shortage of bottles.
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Man arrested after knife attack on German bus
The police added that a backpack was found in the bus from which smoke was appearing.
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Trump accuses Germany of being ‘captive’ of Russia
President Donald Trump appeared to substantially overstate German reliance on Russian energy and to imply Berlin was funding a pipeline.
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Merkel to fight another day after settling migration row
Under the deal migrants who have already applied for asylum in other European Union countries will be held in transit centres on the border while Germany negotiates bilateral deals for their return.
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Merkel secures asylum seeker return deals with 14 EU countries
In a document sent to leaders of her coalition partners, Chancellor Angela Merkel listed 14 countries which had agreed to take back migrants.
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Germany should raise minimum wage to €9.35 in 2020, commission says
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, which introduced a national minimum wage of €8.50 for more than 3 million workers in 2015, is expected to accept the commission proposal.
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Euphoric Germany to make more changes against South Korea
The Germans scored a stoppage time winner through Toni Kroos to snatch a 2-1 victory over the Swedes and hand themselves a lifeline for a spot in the knockout stage after having suffered a shock opening loss to Mexico.
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Kroos steps forward as Germany's undisputed leader
The charismatic midfielder had long been criticised for not succeeding 2014 World Cup winners Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger as the national team’s talisman.
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Merkel plays down chances of breakthrough in EU migration talks
The German chancellor is under pressure to get EU leaders at the main 28-29 June summit to agree to share out migrants more evenly.
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Merkel to support Italy in tackling migration challenge
Angela Merkel said her talks with Conte and other European leaders in coming weeks would focus on the question of how the European Union could enable a stable government in Libya.
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'Minor setback' can be good for Germany, says former captain Lahm
Sunday’s loss was Germany’s first in a World Cup opener in 36 years and the team has not been eliminated in the group stage since the 1938 tournament.
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In coalition showdown, Merkel allies to decide on migrant plan
A showdown over immigration between Angela Merkel and her conservative CSU allies has escalated in the last week but on Sunday there were signs of a possible compromise.
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Austria calls on Germany to clarify spying allegations
Allegations that Germany’s intelligence services helped the Americans spy on European officials and firms first surfaced in 2014.
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Merkel's government frays as migrant row festers
The disagreement between Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and their Bavarian Christian Social Union sister party threatens the future of her coalition.
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German ministry says 774,000 Mercedes cars contain unauthorised software
Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Vito models with diesel engines and a sports utility variant of the sedan, known as the GLC, were the main cars found to be at fault, the ministry said.
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German police shoot man at Berlin Cathedral
German media said police were called to the Berliner Dom after a dispute between two people there.
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Beer is not beneficial, German court rules
The German Federal Court of Justice upheld a lower court finding that the word could not be used in advertisement for beverages containing more than 1.2% alcohol.
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Germany seeks more details from US on Iran sanctions
The White House has said that President Donald Trump was preparing to impose new sanctions on Tehran, perhaps as early as next week, but gave no details.
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Germany's Neuer ruled out of German Cup final
Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer will not play in the German Cup final, coach Jupp Heynckes said on Wednesday as the Germany goalkeeper races to recover from a long-term foot injury for next month’s World Cup in Russia.
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Ozil out with back injury but expects to be fit for World Cup
Ozil, who played in Arsenal’s 1-0 Europa League semi-final second leg defeat at Atletico Madrid last week, watched from the stands as Arsenal thrashed Burnley 5-0 at the weekend.
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Karl Marx’s German birthplace unveils controversial statue of him
The bronze sculpture, which towers over 5 metres high including the plinth, is a gift from China to mark the 200th birthday of the founder of Communism.
