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Russian mafia 'increasingly active' in Germany

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:10:48 +0200

The Russian mafia is becoming “increasingly active” in Germany, with networks recruiting in German prisons and groups bringing in billions of euros each year, Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has warned.

Two Germans killed in Nigeria: foreign ministry

Thu, 01 Jan 2015 08:55:26 +0100

Two German men have been killed in Nigeria, the foreign ministry in Berlin said Wednesday, as media reported they were engineers shot dead while on a motorcycle trip.

Germany nabs Vatican-bound cocaine condoms

Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:31:00 +0100

German customs officials have intercepted a package addressed to the Vatican containing 14 condoms filled with cocaine, the finance ministry said on Sunday.

Bayern boss Hoeneß prepares for tax trial

Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:33:00 +0100

German football legend Uli Hoeneß, boss of champion club Bayern Munich, will face a high-profile tax evasion trial from Monday, accused of having stashed away millions in Switzerland.

German rich and famous in taxman's crosshairs

Sun, 09 Feb 2014 10:48:00 +0100

Many of Germany's rich, powerful and famous have hit trouble recently, not because of drugs or sexual escapades, but because the taxman has found out about their Swiss bank accounts.

'Canadian Psycho' witnesses to be heard

Sat, 08 Feb 2014 15:35:00 +0100

Witnesses will be heard in France and Germany in the case of a Canadian ex-porn actor accused of premeditated murder in the grisly killing and dismemberment of a Chinese student, officials said on Friday.

Teen robs bank with toy gun, escapes on bicycle

Sun, 26 Jan 2014 09:23:00 +0100

A 16-year-old in Germany made off with hundreds of euros after he held up a bank using a toy gun, but was quickly apprehended when he fled by bicycle, police said on Saturday.

Court jails 'peeping Tom' dentist

Sat, 28 Sep 2013 12:21:00 +0200

A German court on Friday jailed a dentist for two years and four months for secretly filming his female staff while they were changing clothes.

German charged with murder-for-hire plot

Sat, 28 Sep 2013 12:12:00 +0200

Three former US and German soldiers have been charged with plotting to kill an American drug enforcement agent and an informant in a "bone-chilling" murder-for-hire scheme, prosecutors said Friday.

Young violent offenders seldom punished

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:59:00 +0100

Young people who commit violent crimes in Germany often go unpunished, according to a report in the newsmagazine Der Spiegel. Most cases are dropped or offenders given suspended sentences.