Germany

Former Nazi camp guard, 101, gets five-year jail sentence

  by David COURBET Agence France Presse A German court on Tuesday handed a five-year jail sentence to a 101-year-old…

Germany raises gas alert level after Russia dwindles supply

  FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Germany said Thursday it would raise the alert level under its emergency gas plan to…

Russian gas threat revives German nuclear power debate

  FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Germany should extend the lifetime of its nuclear plants to avoid an "extreme scenario" in…

Philippine military detains two militants accused of killing foreigners

Two Islamic militants accused of kidnapping and killing four foreigners in the restive southern Philippines were detained Friday after surrendering…

More than 600 abuse victims in German diocese: report

At least 600 young people were documented as having been abused by Catholic priests in the German diocese of Muenster,…

Car ploughs into school trip teenagers killing teacher in Berlin

  by David COURBET A German-Armenian man drove into a crowd in a busy shopping district in Berlin on Wednesday,…

100 school children rescued while hiking in Austrian Alps

More than 100 German school children and teachers had to be rescued, most of them airlifted to safety, after getting…

One dead, eight injured as car ploughs into crowd in Berlin

One person was killed and eight injured when a car drove into a group of people in central Berlin on…

Merkel defends Russia legacy, says ‘nothing to apologize for’

by Michelle Fitzpatrick  Agence France-Presse FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday defended her years-long policy…

Germany school shooting injures one, suspect arrested

  by Michelle FITZPATRICK A 21-year-old gunman opened fire at a secondary school in northern Germany on Thursday, badly injuring…

Germany seizes world’s largest yacht owned by Russian oligarch

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany has officially confiscated the world's largest superyacht owned by Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, as part…

Scholz ‘irritated’ by Kyiv’s snub to German president

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday he was "irritated" by Kyiv's rejection of a proposed visit by…

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