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 In the first three months of 2016 the number of people who applied for so-called small weapons licences in Bavaria was already double the number for the whole of 2015. https://www.thelocal.de/20160517/number-of-small-weapons-licences-in-bavaria-skyrockets Tue, 17 May 2016 17:58:44 +0200 number-of-small-weapons-licences-in-bavaria-skyrockets Frankfurt is Germany's most dangerous city, thanks to its giant airport and volatile red-light district, figures from the federal police revealed over the weekend. Following in second and third place were Düsseldorf and Cologne. https://www.thelocal.de/20130513/49671 Mon, 13 May 2013 09:44:00 +0200 49671 A three-week-old baby who was snatched from her pram as her mother was walking down the road in the Czech Republic last week has been found in Germany. A man and three women have been arrested. https://www.thelocal.de/20120710/43677 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:55:00 +0200 43677 Nearly two thirds of Germans oppose giving more political control to the EU, a poll showed on Thursday. This is contrast to Chancellor Angela Merkel who has consistently said “more Europe” is needed to tackle the debt crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20120629/43451 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:50:00 +0200 43451 German Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger has praised hackers in the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) for bringing to light the scope and capabilities of spyware used by the state to catch criminals. https://www.thelocal.de/20111016/38243 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:12:00 +0200 38243 German prosecutors said Tuesday they had charged a Catholic priest with raping an underage girl after a tip-off from a special body set up to combat abuse scandals that have rocked the Church. https://www.thelocal.de/20100824/29365 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:38:00 +0200 29365 As unrest in China continues after bloody weekend riots in the Xinjiang region, police in Munich are investigating an arson attack on the Chinese consulate in Munich early on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20090707/20447 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:37:00 +0200 20447 Nadja Benaissa, the No Angels singer accused of grievous bodily harm for allegedly having unprotected sex without telling her lover she was HIV positive – and infecting him – may soon be out of custody. https://www.thelocal.de/20090416/18677 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:56:00 +0200 18677 A Catholic priest in the southwestern German city of Freiburg went on trial on Monday charged with a total of 101 crimes including blackmail, fraud, breach of trust, coercion and assault. https://www.thelocal.de/20080929/14603 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:51:00 +0200 14603