News: Germany

We have started to collect the most important news related to Germany in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Germany – overview

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• December 29th 2009 – November 17th 2009
• November 17th 2009 – November 5th 2009
• November 4th 2009 – September 28th 2009
• September 28th 2009 – August 30th 2009
• August 28th 2009 – August 3rd 2009
• August 3rd 2009 – July 7th 2009
• July 6th 2009 – May 25th 2009
• May 23rd 2009 – April 23rd 2009
• April 22nd 2009 – March 12th 2009
• March 12th 2009 – February 7th 2009
• February 7th 2009 – December 19th 2008
• December 19th 2008 – November 13th 2008
• November 11th 2008 – October 5th 2008
• October 5th 2008 – August 7th 2008
• August 7th 2008 – June 24th 2008
• June 24th 2008 – May 16th 2008
• May 11th 2008 – February 29th 2008
• February 28th 2008 – December 11th 2007
• December 8th 2007 – October 3rd 2007
• September 30th 2007 – August 21st 2007
• August 20th 2007 – June 27th 2007
• June 21st 2007 – April 14th 2007
• April 2nd 2007 – February 15th 2007
• February 13th 2007 – December 11th 2006
• December 9th 2006 – October 16th 2006
• October 14th 2006 – August 31st 2006
• August 25th 2006 – July 13th 2006
• July 13th 2006 – June 8th 2006
• June 6th 2006 – April 27th 2006
• April 25th 2006 – March 1st 2006
• March 1st 2006 – January 16th 2006
• January 16th 2006 – December 6th 2005
• December 3rd 2005 – November 11th 2005

Germany: news

National pride

Saturday, May 23rd 2009, 20:49

Why it is now okay to wave a German flag
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German president wins re-election

Saturday, May 23rd 2009, 13:29

German President Horst Koehler is re-elected in a symbolic victory for Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of national elections.
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Sharp decline in Eurozone economy

Friday, May 15th 2009, 11:38

The economy of the eurozone declined by 2.5% in the first three months of 2009, the EU's statistics agency says.
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Euros fly off the back seat of a car on German motorway

Friday, May 15th 2009, 10:46

A wad of euro notes flies off the back seat of a convertible car and is scattered along a motorway in Germany.
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Germany agrees 'bad bank' scheme

Wednesday, May 13th 2009, 11:46

The German cabinet agrees a "bad bank" scheme, to enable lenders to remove toxic assets from their balance sheets.
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Demjanjuk 'fit to stay in jail'

Wednesday, May 13th 2009, 10:42

Suspected Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk is fit enough to be held in jail pending a trial, German prison doctors say.
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Demjanjuk facing Germany charges

Wednesday, May 13th 2009, 7:58
related countries: United States

Alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk is taken to a German prison, after being deported from the United States.
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Salute to the skies

Tuesday, May 12th 2009, 18:46
related places: Berlin

Berlin thanks veterans of biggest airlift in history
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Berlin airlift anniversary marked

Tuesday, May 12th 2009, 10:18

Ceremonies mark the 60th anniversary of the ending of the blockade of West Berlin by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
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Demjanjuk facing Germany charges

Tuesday, May 12th 2009, 10:00
related countries: United States

Alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk is to face charges in Germany after being deported from the US, police say.
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Demjanjuk is deported to Germany

Tuesday, May 12th 2009, 7:29
related countries: United States

Alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk has arrived in Germany after being deported from the US, police say.
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Mixed memories

Tuesday, May 12th 2009, 2:14
related countries: United Kingdom

UK veterans recall their part in Berlin Airlift 60 years ago
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Web murderer given life sentence

Monday, May 11th 2009, 13:20
related countries: United Kingdom

An internet stalker from Germany who stabbed a British student after becoming obsessed with his girlfriend is jailed for life.
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Berlin rules out saving Opel jobs

Sunday, May 10th 2009, 11:22

Germany's economy minister says his government couldn't afford to save every threatened job at carmaker Opel.
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Germany moves to outlaw paintball

Saturday, May 9th 2009, 0:12
related places: March

Germany plans to ban combat games like paintball and laser-tag, following a deadly school shooting in March.
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'Nazi guard' ordered to surrender

Friday, May 8th 2009, 21:09
related countries: United States

A man wanted in Germany for Nazi war crimes is ordered by US authorities to surrender to an immigration office for deportation.
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Fears over Opel plant 'very big'

Friday, May 8th 2009, 20:56

The head of the German state that is home to Opel's threatened engine plant says his fears for its future are now "very, very big".
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Factory closure?

Friday, May 8th 2009, 9:28

German Opel workers fear a Fiat takeover
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US court rejects Demjanjuk plea

Thursday, May 7th 2009, 20:37
related countries: United States

The US Supreme Court rejects a plea by Nazi war crimes suspect John Demjanjuk to block his deportation to Germany.
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Carmakers Porsche and VW to merge

Wednesday, May 6th 2009, 22:30

Luxury carmaker Porsche agrees to merge with larger German manufacturer Volkswagen in a new car group.
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German ship hijacked by pirates

Wednesday, May 6th 2009, 9:50

Pirates in the Gulf of Aden seize a German-owned cargo ship with a crew of about 10, officials say.
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German court disappoints newly-weds with triple-barrel name ban

Tuesday, May 5th 2009, 18:02

Germany's highest court upholds a law which makes it illegal for anyone to use more than two hyphenated last names.
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Fiat confirms Opel deal interest

Monday, May 4th 2009, 1:12
related countries: Italy

Italian carmaker Fiat will hold talks with German ministers to discuss a takeover of Opel - the German business of GM.
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Workers march in May Day rallies

Friday, May 1st 2009, 9:00

May Day marchers are protesting over the global economic crisis - violence has already been seen in Germany and Turkey.
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Germany resists CAP transparency

Thursday, April 30th 2009, 12:23

Germany is resisting a European Union move to publish details of who receives the EU's generous farm subsidies.
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France urges Mexican flight ban

Wednesday, April 29th 2009, 16:05
related countries: Mexico

France says it will request an EU-wide ban on all flights to Mexico, source of the swine flu outbreak.
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Mexico to re-test swine flu cases

Wednesday, April 29th 2009, 10:09
related countries: Mexico

Stricter tests for swine flu reduce the number of confirmed deaths in Mexico, but authorities say 159 are likely to have been killed.
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Daimler to give up Chrysler stake

Monday, April 27th 2009, 22:13

German carmaker Daimler has reached a deal to give up its 19.9% stake in Chrysler, the company says.
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'Suicide bid' in abandoned children's case

Sunday, April 26th 2009, 7:13
related countries: Italy

A German man attempts to kill himself after he and his girlfriend abandoned three children at a restaurant in Italy, reports say.
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Pizzeria children 'abandoned over money'

Friday, April 24th 2009, 9:50
related countries: Italy

A German couple who left three children in an Italian pizzeria have told police they fled because they had no money, reports say.
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Italian police find German couple

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 15:51
related countries: Italy

Italian police say they have found a German couple who vanished in northern Italy on Sunday, leaving three children behind.
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German economy 'to shrink by 6%'

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 13:41

The German economy will shrink by 6% this year according to a forecast from the country's leading economic think tanks.
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