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Sweden's right-wing extremist 'laser man' killer on trial for murder of Auschwitz survivor
Dubbed the 'laser man' the imprisoned John Ausonius is standing trial for the 1992 murder of an Auschwitz survivor in Frankfurt, Germany.
Teen girl finds grandfather's gravestone used as prop in theme park haunted house
A 13-year-old girl was left shocked when she discovered that the gravestone of a beloved family member was being used as a prop at a theme park in Germany.
Entire Communist-era German retirement village going for a bargain price
Got some spare cash lying around? The German village of Alwine (population: 20) is up for sale and going cheap at just €125,000.
Leading German politician calls for a United States of Europe by 2025
Martin Schulz, the man who could become one of the most senior members in Germany's government, has called for Europe to be bound by a united constitution by 2025.
German police under investigation over 'Heil Hitler calls' during public brawl
Witness reports seeing police trainees in Berlin brawling in public as one of them shouted Heil Hitler.
Gay Holocaust survivor 'doesn't deserve compensation' for being imprisoned
99-year-old Holocaust survivor Wolfgang Lauinger, who was imprisoned for being gay after returning home to Germany, has been denied compensation for his ordeal.
Pilots across Germany are blocking the deportation of asylum seekers
Lufthansa and Eurowings pilots in Germany are preventing planned deportations of asylum seekers and refugees.
German police looking for Potsdam 'bomb scare' perpetrator
Authorities have stepped up surveillance and counter terrorism security measures at Christmas markets throughout the country.
German mayor 'attacked with knife in kebab shop in botched assassination attempt'
Mayor of Altena Andreas Hollstein was allegedly targeted by a man wielding a 15-inch knife possibly because of his 'very liberal views on refugees', said German media.
Amazon workers in Germany, Italy stage Black Friday strike
Workers walk out demanding better wages from the American online retail giant.
Crisis for Angela Merkel: Germany plunged into political chaos as snap elections expected
After weeks of coalition talks, the three parties were unable to come to an agreement, putting Merkel's leadership under the spotlight.
Pound spikes versus euro on German constitutional crisis and resumption of Brexit talks
Collapse of coalition talks in Eurozone's biggest economy weighs on the euro ahead of next round of Brexit talks.
German finds his parked car after 20 years - but he won't be able to drive it again
The German driver, now 76, lost his vehicle when he left it in the car park of an industrial building two decades ago.
Tammy Abraham, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Jordan Pickford to make England debuts against Germany
Gareth Southgate will name the most inexperienced England for 41 years against Germany after being deprived of 15 first-team players for the friendly.
Amazon Alexa AI goes rogue, wakes up neighbourhood with 2am rave and police raid
Unprompted, Alexa blasted music so loud that it woke the neighbours at 2am. The owner posted a lengthy tongue-in-cheek complaint to Amazon Germany.
Nazi holiday camp built by Hitler finally reopens as upmarket flats
A sprawling Nazi holiday camp built by Hitler has been turned into a luxury resort - boasting apartments worth more than £500,000.
German 'Angel of death' nurse may have killed more than 100 patients, prosecutors say
Nurse Niels Hoegel, who is already serving a life sentence for two murders, may have killed more than 100 patients over several years at two hospitals in Germany, prosecutors said.
England vs Germany friendly descends into further farce as seventh player withdraws
Jerome Boateng is the latest addition to the treatment table ahead of England and Germany's international friendly, with Toni Kroos set to join the seven players to have withdrawn.
Migrant who raped and killed EU official's daughter said he was unaccompanied minor but is probably 25
Afghan refugee Hussein Khavari raped and drowned Maria Ladenburger, 19, in Freiberg in October 2016. Police found a tooth in his home which showed that Khavari is 25.
Gunman opens fire outside supermarket in Germany
Police said circumstances of the incident are not clear, but there is no immediate danger to the public
Did Hitler survive Second World War and flee to Colombia? CIA documents contain shock claim
Informant told the CIA in 1955 that Adolf Hitler escaped the Second World War and fled to South America, where he lived with others Nazis in Tunja.
Spanish employee takes Lidl to court after being fired for 'working too many hours'
A Spanish worker at a branch of German retailer Lidl has brought them to court after they sacked him for working too many hours.
German couple finally give up trying to name their baby 'Lucifer'
A couple from Hesse in Germany have been convinced to change their baby's name from Lucifer to Lucian.
Brave Arab doctor who hid Jews in Hitler's Berlin posthumously honoured by Yad Vashem
The award will be handed to Helmy's great-nephew at the German foreign ministry by Israel's ambassador to Germany.
Drunk German man gives Nazi salute then repeatedly kicks 15-year-old Afghan refugee in the head
German man accused of racially-motivated assault after he gave a Nazi salute and attacked a teenage refugee from Afghanistan on a train in Saxony, Germany.
German Neo-Nazi spits at Holocaust survivor while another makes obscene gesture at memorial to synagogue
Two German men were filmed by a TV crew interviewing Rolf Issacsohn, 84, outside the Leipzig Synagogue Memorial, which was razed on the Night of the Broken Glass.
Berlin Zoo hopes more sex will cure female panda's unusual 'reverse walking' habit
Berlin Zoo is introducing a male to help beat depression in Meng Meng, its popular giant panda.
'Highly dangerous' asylum seeker raped woman in front of her boyfriend during camping trip
Eric X, 31, from Ghana, threatened woman, 23, and boyfriend, 26, with a machete in the Siegaue Nature Reserve campsite, near Bonn, Germany, in April.
Will 10-million year-old teeth crown Europe as the 'cradle of humanity'?
If mysterious set of ape teeth discovered in Germany are confirmed as belonging to an early human ancestor, they would be the oldest hominin fossils ever discovered.
German police stage mass raids on biker gangs amid drugs and sex trade turf wars
Several people have died in recent years due to the conflict between rival gangs in the state of of North Rhine-Westphalia.