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The Berlin Wall has now been down for as long as it stood
Berlin was divided for 10,316 days, and 5 February 2018 marks 10,316 days since the wall's construction began, meaning the city has now been united for a longer period.
North Korea's Berlin embassy used to acquire nuclear technology, spy chief says
An investigation by Germany's intelligence agency saw signs North Korea was trying to procure equipment and technology in 2016 and 2017.
Germany defies Turkey to grant asylum to alleged coup plotters
Germany has granted asylum to four Turkish soldiers, one of whom is accused of being a leading figure in the failed July 2016 military coup.
90 migrants feared drowned off Libyan coast
The UN migration agency says that 90 people are feared drowned after a smuggler's boat carrying mostly Pakistani migrants capsized off Libya's coast.
Pensioner's dead body lay in apartment for three years before being found
Body of model tenant discovered only after workmen went to renovate apartment in German residential block.
Sadistic teen who butchered nine-year-old boy and uploaded photos of murder on dark net jailed
Teenager who killed neighbour's son and stabbed to death old school friend while on the run jailed for life.
Man accused of planning terror attack on LGBT event 'developed interest in Nazis after Germany trip'
20-year-old Ethan Stables is accused of plotting a terror attack on an LGBT event. He claims he was just trying to impress far-right friends online.
Police hunt sticky-fingered thieves who stole 44 tons of chocolate
Two lorry trailers loaded with 44 tons of chocolate were stolen in southern Germany, with police still hunting for the sweet- toothed thieves.
Some of the world's biggest DJs will play to clubbers at zero gravity nightclub
German club promoter BigCityBeats has announced plans to host a club night in zero gravity for 25 lucky attendees.
Anti-Semitic verbal abuse 'part of everyday life for Jews in Germany'
Police protection becoming the norm for many Jewish institutions and students, says head of Central Council of Jews.
German wanted man gets 45 days in jail after urinating on police station
A suspect who couldn't wait to spend a penny, ended up in jail after relieving himself next door to a police station.
Berlin Wall stretch forgotten about for decades uncovered by historian
The stretch of wall which is in the northern Pankow district of Berlin was forgotten by both Germans and Soviets.
German anti-Muslim politician resigns after converting to Islam
Arthur Wagner from the AfD resigned from his position in Brandenburg's state legislature after making the decision.
Four dead after mid-air crash between light plane and helicopter in Germany
Four people were killed after a rescue helicopter collided in mid-air with a small plane in Germany.
Niels Hoegel: German nurse who enjoyed 'resuscitating patients' charged with 97 murders
He had already been sentenced to life in 2015 for the deaths of two patients at a German hospital.
At least 11 killed as Storm Friederike slams into the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany
Three people were killed in Belgium and the Netherlands, and at least eight people died in Germany as powerful winds ripped roofs off buildings, toppled trees and blew trucks off the road.
Is there ever a 'Kodak moment' in transportation infrastructure?
Essential assets can eventually become obsolete but many reinvent themselves. Transport adapts to survive.
'Ndrangheta crackdown: Police arrest nearly 170 mobsters in raids across Germany and Italy
Italian and German police swoop on 'Ndrangheta mobsters in biggest crackdown on organised crime in two decades.
Merkel upbeat over fresh coalition talks to end Germany's political crisis
German chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed to fresh talks to form a new government in a bid to end the political crisis in Europe's largest economy.
Boris Becker's son suing MP over racist 'negro' tweet
The son of tennis legend Boris Becker is set to take legal action against an MP accused of making a racial slur against him.
Tourist couple found dead 'after performing satanic suicide ritual on New Year's Eve'
Bulgarian Lilia Botuseva and her unnamed German boyfriend were found dead at a guesthouse in Kefalonia, Greece, after both suffered knife wounds, it has been reported.
Eurozone economy ends 2017 on 'stellar' note
The 19-country eurozone economy closed out last year growing stronger than at any time in nearly seven years.
Woman arrested after police discover dead babies in German freezer
Police in Germany have arrested a woman after they are reported to have discovered two dead babies inside a freezer.
Women can now find out how much their male colleagues are paid in Germany
A new law directing firms to publish what they pay male and female staff comes into force this week in Germany, in a bid to tackle the country's large gender pay gap.
Police can't explain why needles are turning up in this supermarket's food
A supermarket in the German city of Offenburg is increasing its security measures after five people have so far reported finding needles in food bought at the store.
Two men killed as powerful illegal fireworks explode in their faces in New Year tragedy
Two men are dead and at least five more have required amputations after fireworks were mishandled.
'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' Oskar Gröning loses appeal at top German court and is sent to jail
A court in Germany has ruled that Oskar Gröning, a former SS guard at Auschwitz must serve out his four-year prison sentence.
Armed police raid homes in UK and Germany over near-identical Christmas market bomb plots
Police questioning a number of suspects in relation to planning of possible terror attacks in the UK.
German schoolgirl Linda Wenzel who joined Isis faces execution in Baghdad: 'I ruined my life'
Linda Wenzel, who was 15 years old when captured fighting for Isis, is facing the death penalty after being arrested in Mosul in July.
Man stopped for drink driving shocks police by confessing to brutal cold case murder of woman
The 52-year-old killer, named as Olaf S., has been convicted of the murder of Monika F., a housewife in 1991. The 38-year-old woman was stabbed 70 times.