Germany

Officials say they were tipped off about an imminent attack as Europe prepared to ring in the New Year

Memories of the Holocaust run deep and the book remains taboo in the country

Germany is the favoured destination for hundreds of refugees fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East

The vote by editorial staff put Putin as number two on a list of people who most influenced world affairs

The UN refugee agency says more than one million migrants and refugees reached Europe this year, most of them by sea

Slovakia said last month it would complain against EU quota plan to distribute 160,000 migrants across the bloc

German foreign intelligence BND agents had been traveling regularly to Damascus for some time

Cash-for-votes scandal, Paris terror attacks leave behind bitter memories

Pressure has grown on US companies in Germany to take action after the number of xenophobic and racist comments online

Lau is accused of supporting and recruiting fighters for the Syria-based Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (JMA)

Germany's defence minister said the alliance would be of help if it joined other countries fighting Islamic State

Figures were based on estimates from people working on the ground

Second place went to 'Je Suis Charlie'

The men had demanded nightclub revellers to stop drinking alcohol and listening to music

German defence minister says her government is looking into closer military cooperation with Pakistan

Visiting delegate will hold key meetings during her two-day stay in Pakistan

German carrier insists the safety of the plane had not been threatened

Merkel's deputy accuses the preaching associated with Wahhabi thought of inspiring extremists

The green light for the mission comes three weeks after militants killed 130 people in a series of attacks in Paris

Kamran Ali bicycled from Germany to Pakistan in 176 days

'Where refugees come hoping for a better life..that is no reason to get asylum or residency status here' Angela Merkel

Muslim parents killed their daughter, Lareeb Khan for being in a pre-marital sexual relationship

The unemployment rate declined to 6.3 percent in November from 6.4 percent in October

More than 690 arson and other attacks have been carried out on refugee centres so far this year

Germany has not taken part in air strikes against IS, which have been mainly flown by US and French aircraft

The operation targeted an Islamic cultural centre, but search did not turn up any arms or explosives

The Protestant church, is the first in Germany to have been set aside for refugees

Merkel says that Germany will 'stand in solidarity at France's side'

The Ifo institute's closely-watched business climate index rose to 109 points in November from 108.2 points in October

Sooner or later we won't have a choice but to set an upper limit, says Josef Schuster

Calling the end of the Merkel era, as some in the German and international media have done, looks premature

The authorities now know of about 750 people from Germany who had travelled to Syria and Iraq

The Taliban's seizure of Kunduz after 14 years has prompted the US-led military coalition to revise its strategy

Says about 10 individual migrants were under investigation as possible terrorists or war criminals

'This is not about deterrence but about getting people to think it through,' said a foreign ministry spokesman

The woman's partner has been cleared and set free

'The Holocaust is the biggest and most sustainable lie in history' said 87-year-old Ursula Haverbeck

Babies were discovered during a visit by emergency services, police said

After scandals over US surveillance programmes, Deutsche Telekom will serve as "custodian" for Microsoft in Germany

Earlier it was revealed that the BND had spied in cooperation with the NSA on the French presidency

While all Hitler's policies and the results were catastrophic, he acted smartly in specific situations

BND has already been accused of eavesdropping at French presidency and European Commission on behalf of the NSA of US

The refugee crisis in Europe has boosted the popularity of German anti-Islam organisation, PEGIDA

Departing flights and five arrivals were axed from the schedule, 34 other flights had to be brought forward or delayed

The district government informed Sumte’s mayor by email that his village of 102 would take in 1,000 asylum seekers

Suspected killer confesses overnight to murdering another child

German football team captain is taking legal action against Hong Kong-based newspaper

Israel's prime minister sparked controversy by saying 'Muslim elder had convinced Adolf Hitler to exterminate Jews'

Angela Merkel's government has repeatedly said it wants to speed up the processing of asylum and deportations

Sceptical voices are being raised about the potential costs of the huge influx to Europe's biggest economy