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 Refugee admits to swastika arson attack A Syrian refugee has confessed to setting light to a hotel in Rhineland-Palatinate where he was staying and spraying swastikas on the walls to make it look like a political crime. https://www.thelocal.de/20160411/refugee-admits-to-swastika-arson-attack Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:36:25 +0200 refugee-admits-to-swastika-arson-attack Commerzbank to pay $1bn on Iran sanctions Commerzbank has reached a preliminary agreement with US authorities to pay more than €800 million for violating sanctions on Iran and Sudan, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141212/commerzbank-to-bay-1b-on-iran-sanctions Fri, 12 Dec 2014 09:14:00 +0100 commerzbank-to-bay-1b-on-iran-sanctions Home championship dream dashed for Nowitzki Germany and three other European countries have pulled their joint application to host the 2015 European basketball championships, citing “irreconcilable differences” with international basketball federation FIBA. https://www.thelocal.de/20111216/39539 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100 39539