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'Sharia police' members to face trial in Düsseldorf

Wed, 04 May 2016 10:04:49 +0200

A group of German radical Islamists will face trial for forming "sharia police" street patrols that told people to stop drinking, gambling and listening to music, a court said Tuesday.

Neo-Nazi cell 'plotted to kill ex-Chancellor'

Wed, 09 Oct 2013 18:57:00 +0200

Germany's NSU Neo-Nazi terror trio may have been plotting the assassination of ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in 2002 when he was in power, it emerged on Wednesday.

Man charged with spying on Moroccan dissidents

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:34:00 +0100

Just days after a man was sentenced for spying for Syria, German federal prosecutors said Friday they had brought charges against a German-Moroccan national on suspicion of observing opposition members.

Elite student group 'could split over extremism'

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:50:00 +0200

A hidden struggle for the soul of Germany’s traditional student fraternities emerged in court this week, exposing a deep conflict over extremism which could split the ancient group. One former member spoke to The Local.

Munich pair exposed to massive fine for public sex

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:27:00 +0200

A couple who were caught in flagrante after leaving a nightclub in the Munich

Deutsche Bahn loses case against rival bus service

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:51:00 +0200

A court has ruled that Deutsche Bahn cannot protect its extensive bus services by stopping a start-up business which offers cheaper long-distance coach trips across Germany.

Budget row could prompt new North Rhine-Westphalia vote

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:28:00 +0100

The highest court in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) ruled on Tuesday that the 2010 supplementary budget put forth by the governing centre-left coalition is unconstitutional. The decision could trigger new elections as early as July.

Liechtenstein bank owes tax dodger damages, court rules

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:16:00 +0100

A German tax dodger has won millions in damages in a suit against his Liechtenstein bank for failing to reveal that his information was stolen along with hundreds of other account holders and sold to Berlin for a criminal investigation.

German tourist caught smuggling lizards in his underwear

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:02:00 +0100

A German tourist has been caught trying to leave New Zealand with 23 geckos and 20 skinks hidden in his underwear, a court heard on Monday.

Sauerland cell Islamists confess to terror plot

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:46:00 +0200

A 29-year-old German convert to Islam confessed in court on Monday to plotting devastating bombings against US soldiers and diplomats stationed in Germany.

WWII ghetto survivors win court pension battle

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:50:00 +0200

Jews who worked for the Nazis in ghettos in Eastern Europe during World War II are now entitled to claim pension payments, following a German court decision on Tuesday.

83-year-old held hostage in cellar over land dispute

Mon, 11 May 2009 10:16:00 +0200

Bavarian police have freed an 83-year-old man from a Starnberg cellar where a couple were holding him hostage in a land dispute.

Doctor charged for reusing dirty needles

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:29:00 +0200

Some 1,800 people in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg have reportedly been told to be tested for HIV after police discovered their doctor had been reusing needles in her practice.