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 Berlin will on Wednesday hand back human remains seized from Namibia a century ago after the slaughter of indigenous people under German colonial rule, but descendants are still waiting for an apology. https://www.thelocal.de/20180829/germany-to-return-human-remains-from-namibian-genocide Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:33:30 +0200 germany-to-return-human-remains-from-namibian-genocide A US judge on Tuesday heard arguments from lawyers representing the German government and indigenous groups from Namibia but deferred a decision on whether to hear a lawsuit demanding reparations for colonial genocide. https://www.thelocal.de/20180801/us-judge-defers-ruling-on-whether-to-hear-namibia-genocide-case Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:40:23 +0200 us-judge-defers-ruling-on-whether-to-hear-namibia-genocide-case The German government said Friday it had asked a US court to throw out a lawsuit brought by indigenous groups from Namibia seeking reparations for the genocide of their peoples under German colonial rule. https://www.thelocal.de/20180126/germany-asks-us-court-to-drop-namibian-genocide-suit Fri, 26 Jan 2018 15:21:47 +0100 germany-asks-us-court-to-drop-namibian-genocide-suit On a thin strip of land at the bay of Lüderitz in southern Namibia are dozens of gravestones bearing the names of each German soldier killed during a largely forgotten colonial war. https://www.thelocal.de/20170721/nambian-tribe-compensation-genocide-herero Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:34:09 +0200 nambian-tribe-compensation-genocide-herero Germany has proposed a German-Namibian future foundation and structural fund as part of its atonement for the injustices of the German colonization of southwest Africa. https://www.thelocal.de/20170323/germany-announces-atonement-for-genocide-and-colonisation-in-namibia Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:00:33 +0100 germany-announces-atonement-for-genocide-and-colonisation-in-namibia Indigenous Namibians lashed out Friday at Germany for refusing to pay reparations for the genocide of their people a century ago, calling it a "phenomenal" insult to victims' descendants. https://www.thelocal.de/20161014/indigenous-namibians-furious-over-german-reparations-insult Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:21:38 +0200 indigenous-namibians-furious-over-german-reparations-insult Berlin said Thursday that Ankara will allow German lawmakers to visit a NATO airbase near Syria after refusing access amid a months-long row over Germany recognising the World War I-era massacre of Armenians as "genocide". https://www.thelocal.de/20160908/turkey-allows-german-mps-to-visit-base-after-row-minister Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:52:13 +0200 turkey-allows-german-mps-to-visit-base-after-row-minister Turkey's foreign minister suggested Wednesday Ankara was ready to calm a row over a German parliamentary resolution labelling the Ottoman massacre of Armenians a genocide but warned against treating Turkey as a "second-class country". https://www.thelocal.de/20160907/turkey-ready-to-calm-armenia-row-with-berlin-minister Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:36:47 +0200 turkey-ready-to-calm-armenia-row-with-berlin-minister Germany on Friday reiterated that a parliamentary resolution on Turkey's World War I-era massacre of Armenians was non-binding but denied it was distancing itself from the vote to appease Ankara. https://www.thelocal.de/20160902/berlin-to-distance-itself-from-armenia-resolution-report Fri, 02 Sep 2016 11:54:41 +0200 berlin-to-distance-itself-from-armenia-resolution-report German authorities have identified eight suspects - four men and four women - who they allege were responsible for war crimes during the Nazi era. https://www.thelocal.de/20160809/investigators-identify-8-further-nazi-war-crimes-suspects Tue, 09 Aug 2016 19:37:20 +0200 investigators-identify-8-further-nazi-war-crimes-suspects The Turkish government has been giving German ambassador Martin Erdmann the cold shoulder for weeks, after German parliamentarians passed a bill recognizing the Armenian genocide. https://www.thelocal.de/20160728/german-ambassador-in-turkey-left-out-in-cold Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:48:50 +0200 german-ambassador-in-turkey-left-out-in-cold Germany plans to formally apologise to Windhoek for the genocide of indigenous Namibians a century ago, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said Wednesday, but added the move would not carry any obligation of reparations. https://www.thelocal.de/20160713/germany-to-apologize-for-namibian-genocide Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:45:56 +0200 germany-to-apologize-for-namibian-genocide German lawmakers of Turkish descent have been placed under police protection after receiving death threats over parliament's decision to recognise the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces as a "genocide," an MP told AFP Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160612/police-protection-for-german-mps-over-armenian-genocide-row Sun, 12 Jun 2016 16:51:44 +0200 police-protection-for-german-mps-over-armenian-genocide-row Angered by a resolution passed on the Armenian genocide in the German parliament last week, Turkey has let it be known it is planning its response. https://www.thelocal.de/20160609/turkey-hammering-out-action-plan-against-germany Thu, 09 Jun 2016 10:28:31 +0200 turkey-hammering-out-action-plan-against-germany Chancellor Angela Merkel's office hit back Monday at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a blistering row over a German parliamentary vote declaring the Ottoman Empire committed genocide against Armenians. https://www.thelocal.de/20160606/merkel-hits-back-at-erdogan-turkey-ankara-armenia Mon, 06 Jun 2016 17:47:26 +0200 merkel-hits-back-at-erdogan-turkey-ankara-armenia German MPs of Turkish origin faced death threats from people loyal to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the weekend after voting to declare Ottoman masacres of Armenians a genocide. https://www.thelocal.de/20160606/erdogans-rage-brings-death-threats-to-german-mps Mon, 06 Jun 2016 10:46:14 +0200 erdogans-rage-brings-death-threats-to-german-mps The German parliament resolution recognising as genocide the massacres of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire has "no value" and won't change Turkey's position on the matter, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160604/german-genocide-vote-has-no-value-erdogan Sat, 04 Jun 2016 15:22:20 +0200 german-genocide-vote-has-no-value-erdogan An enormous 79 percent majority of Germans say that Britain should remain a member of the European Union in a survey published on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160603/huge-majority-of-germans-want-britain-to-stay-in-eu Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:15:01 +0200 huge-majority-of-germans-want-britain-to-stay-in-eu UPDATE: Ankara called back its ambassador to Berlin in protest after German MPs voted through a resolution to call the killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire a genocide on Thursday, local media report. https://www.thelocal.de/20160602/german-mps-pass-armenia-genocide-vote-despite-turkish-protest Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:40:29 +0200 german-mps-pass-armenia-genocide-vote-despite-turkish-protest German lawmakers' planned vote on a resolution that recognises the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide, will test the "friendship" between Berlin and Ankara, Turkey said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160602/turkey-german-vote-on-armenia-genocide-a-test-of-friendship Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:36:41 +0200 turkey-german-vote-on-armenia-genocide-a-test-of-friendship