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 Former German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle, one of the country's most prominent openly gay politicians, died Friday, aged 54, after a long battle with leukaemia, his charity foundation said. https://www.thelocal.de/20160318/guido-westerwelle-foreign-minister-dead Fri, 18 Mar 2016 15:39:17 +0100 guido-westerwelle-foreign-minister-dead Berlin's Egyptian Museum said on Monday it will celebrate the centenary of the discovery of the 3,400-year-old fabled bust of Egypt's Queen Nefertiti amid an ongoing feud with Cairo over its ownership. https://www.thelocal.de/20120828/44609 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:06:00 +0200 44609 Germany said on Monday that the defection of Syrian prime minister Riad Hijab pointed to the rapid "erosion" of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. https://www.thelocal.de/20120806/44191 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:02:00 +0200 44191 A suspected German art smuggler is free on bail after more than four months in a Beijing jail on tax evasion charges, Germany's foreign ministry said Friday in a case that has strained ties. https://www.thelocal.de/20120804/44161 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:31:00 +0200 44161 German Chancellor Angela Merkel this week urged Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to seek a swift revival of peace talks with the Palestinians, citing regional unrest as cause for urgency. https://www.thelocal.de/20110201/32789 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:07:00 +0100 32789 German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday at the start of a two-day visit that will include a joint German-Israeli cabinet meeting. https://www.thelocal.de/20110131/32785 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:04:00 +0100 32785