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A poisonous cloud containing a potentially cancer-causing chemical was accidentally released over Frankfurt on Tuesday, with residents of two...

The German economy, Europe's biggest, clocked up anaemic growth at the start of 2013 as the freezing winter weather put the brakes on activity,...

Germany has cancelled a planned 'Euro Hawk' drone programme fearing European authorities will not certify them, a Defence Ministry source said...

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A German food industry watchdog singled out drinks-maker Capri-Sun for its annual advertising "award" on Thursday, for what the group described as...

Revelations that Western drug companies colluded with East Germany's communist regime to use more than 50,000 people as "human guinea pigs" in 1980s...

Harmless pink fun or a bad influence on young girls? A life-size Barbie dream house attraction opened in Berlin on Thursday to protests including a...

Germany will not publicly criticize France over economic policy, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble insisted on Thursday, amid differences...

Germany said Friday that French President Francois Hollande's proposal for a eurozone economic government was "interesting" but reacted coolly to his...

Foreign families will soon be able to officially engage au pairs from outside the European Union, as long as they speak German at home, as the...

After a freighter went up in flames at the start of the month while carrying radioactive material into Hamburg's harbour, it has emerged that the...

Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats have installed a automated teller machine for political donations up to €100 at their HQ. The election...

Rain in the west, sunshine in the east - Germany's weather was divided on Monday, as the German Weather Service (DWD) warned of an unsettled week...

European Union proposals to eliminate one and two cent euro coins is annoying some Germans, including a few at the Bundesbank, while others think an...

Visitors to Berlin's iconic Reichstag parliament building will continue to face long queues before they can enter through a temporary container,...

More than 20,000 Goths from all over the world gathered in Leipzig in eastern Germany over the Whitsun weekend to celebrate all things dark and...

German state interior ministers are hashing out a plan to lower the amount of alcohol cyclists can legally consume before getting on their bikes. The...

Ray Manzarek, co-founder of legendary 1960s rock band The Doors and creator of their signature organ sound, died on Monday in Germany after a long...

A wild bison has been born in Germany for the first time in centuries. The lead female of a herd released from captivity in April gave birth to the...

The Germans have a particular phobia - they live in constant fear of being blamed for something. A commentary by Der Tagesspiegel's Malte Lehming. ...