The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Merkel's father dies, chancellor cancels appearances Horst Kasner, the father of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, died on Friday at the age of 85, a government spokesperson said. The chancellor canceled all appointments scheduled for Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110903/37359 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:53:00 +0200 37359 Berlin to boycott UN anti-racism event German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle announced that Berlin will skip the United Nations' Durban anti-racism conference, with an eye toward anti-Israel remarks by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the 2009 summit. https://www.thelocal.de/20110903/37357 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:06:00 +0200 37357