By VOICE OF EUROPE 3 February 2018 Image: CEN TwitterFacebookPrintMore950 Oberhausen – A bitter experience got entrepreneur Sandra Seilz (42) the idea of a device that might protect women from sexual assault in the future. Whilst out jogging, Sandra was attacked by three drunk men, who tried to tear her pants off. The brave […]
Source: Straits Times BERLIN (REUTERS) – A mosque in northwest Germany may no longer broadcast its Friday midday call to prayer by loudspeaker for now after a local court upheld […]
Reuters International This content was published on February 2, 2018 4:22 PMFeb 2, 2018 – 16:22 BERLIN (Reuters) – A mosque in northwest Germany may no longer broadcast its Friday midday call to prayer by loudspeaker for now after a local court upheld a challenge by […]
Right-wing websites claim that Germany is facing an alleged epidemic of rape cases committed by refugees, fueling panic about the recent influx of foreigners and the safety of women in the country. We investigated one site’s reports and found many problems with them. By DER SPIEGEL Staff Photos Sven […]
Source: Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Roman Catholic bishops in Germany say they’ve debated Pope Francis’ suggestion to tweak the translation of the Lord’s Prayer, but will leave it unchanged. […]
Source: The Local Kim So-Yeon and Gerhard Schröder with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in September. Photo: DPA Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will marry a South Korean translator 26 years his junior after his fourth marriage fell apart, he said on Thursday. The 73-year-old former German leader – whose […]
Source: The Local People demonstrating against anti-Semitism in Berlin in 2014. Photo: DPA The head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany argued in an interview that much more educational work needs to be done in schools to combat anti-Semitism. Dr. Josef Schuster, head of the Central Council of Jews, […]
Source: BBC A member of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, known for its anti-Muslim rhetoric, has surprised observers by converting to Islam. Arthur Wagner sat on the party’s […]
Source: Time By GEIR MOULSON / AP January 22, 2018 (BERLIN) — A German nurse who is already serving a life sentence for two murders has been charged with killing 97 […]
Source: Time By GEIR MOULSON / AP January 22, 2018 (BERLIN) — A German nurse who is already serving a life sentence for two murders has been charged with killing 97 […]
GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA BERLIN Houthi militia in Yemen (Sabah File Photo) Germany has stopped arms exports to countries involved in the Yemen war, a spokesman said on Friday, in one of the first apparent foreign policy changes linked to talks on forming a new government. Government […]
January 17, 2018 06:59 Right-wing websites claim that Germany is facing an alleged epidemic of rape cases committed by refugees, fueling panic about the recent influx of foreigners and the safety of women in the country. We investigated one site’s reports and found many problems with them. By DER SPIEGEL Staff […]
Source: BBC Advocates of a closer European Union shouldn’t uncork the champagne quite yet. The blueprint for a potential new coalition government in Germany may well involve a significant push for more European integration. But at the same time, an upstart wing inside one of the political parties negotiating to […]
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan (RNS) — Germany is rethinking its approach to combating anti-Semitism after a protest against President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital turned the […]
Washington’s move to abandon its global leadership role marks the end of Germany’s foreign policy innocence. Berlin will soon be faced with difficult choices that could dent its moral standing. By Christiane Hoffmann DPA U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel January 05, 2018 10:11 AM It […]
Source: CNN by Ivana Kottasová Germany’s tough new social media law was meant to rid Twitter and Facebook of hateful and illegal content. But critics say that at just 96 […]
Source: BBC News Berlin authorities are the target of ridicule and disbelief after nine prisoners escaped or absconded from one prison in the space of five days. Six remain on […]
Source: Reuters BY Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) – German police have asked prosecutors to investigate a far-right lawmaker for possible incitement to hatred after she criticized a police force for […]
REUTERS LONDON The area between Berlin’s June 17 street and Brandenburg gate is blocked in preparation for New Year Eve’s celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, 29 December 2017. (EPA Photo) Organizers of Germany’s biggest New Year’s Eve party at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate are setting up a […]
Source: Huffington Post By Dervis Hizarci and Leonhard Landes HuffPost Germany FABRIZIO BENSCH / REUTERS The cupola of Berlin’s new synagogue at Oranienburger Street. Dervis Hizarci is a secondary school teacher […]