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 A freight train in Hanover hit and killed three people late on Monday. The circumstances are still unclear. https://www.thelocal.de/20161011/three-run-over-and-killed-by-train-in-hannover Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:16:37 +0200 three-run-over-and-killed-by-train-in-hannover A baby has been found alive, along with the skeleton of another infant inside of a suitcase in Hanover, police reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160930/living-baby-and-skeleton-found-in-suitcase-in-hannover Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:23:37 +0200 living-baby-and-skeleton-found-in-suitcase-in-hannover Germany and its European allies must not give up on the values that have brought the continent unparalleled peace and prosperity, US President Barack Obama said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160425/germany-at-heart-of-united-europe-obama Mon, 25 Apr 2016 15:22:51 +0200 germany-at-heart-of-united-europe-obama Locals in Hanover have been given a very specific command for when the US President comes to visit - better neither heard nor seen. https://www.thelocal.de/20160404/locals-told-stay-away-from-windows-for-obama-germany-visit Mon, 04 Apr 2016 20:01:51 +0200 locals-told-stay-away-from-windows-for-obama-germany-visit German investigators said Thursday they were examining whether a 15-year-old girl who stabbed a policeman in the neck was motivated by Islamic extremism. https://www.thelocal.de/20160304/teen-who-stabbed-cop-may-have-links-to-isis Fri, 04 Mar 2016 09:18:38 +0100 teen-who-stabbed-cop-may-have-links-to-isis The opposition accused Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière of playing with the public's fears on Wednesday after he refused to provide details about an alleged terror plot in Hanover. Read back on all the day's security developments here. https://www.thelocal.de/20151118/hanover-police-still-on-trail-of-suspects Wed, 18 Nov 2015 09:47:11 +0100 hanover-police-still-on-trail-of-suspects Germans proved that the Teutonic sense of humour is alive and well on Wednesday, as people mercilessly mocked Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière's reason for protecting his intelligence sources. https://www.thelocal.de/20151118/internet-guffaws-at-ministers-terrorism-comments Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:18:41 +0100 internet-guffaws-at-ministers-terrorism-comments A pensioner from Norway has finally found his car after he parked it in Hanover three weeks ago and then forgot what street it was on. https://www.thelocal.de/20150825/pensioner-finds-lost-car-after-three-week-search Tue, 25 Aug 2015 18:22:37 +0200 pensioner-finds-lost-car-after-three-week-search A 15-year-old boy from Hanover is suing his classmate after he pulled a chair from underneath him as he was about to sit down. https://www.thelocal.de/20150629/schoolboy-sues-classmate-over-chair-pulling-prank Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:12:41 +0200 schoolboy-sues-classmate-over-chair-pulling-prank A man in Hannover shot a teenager dead on Monday night after the 18-year-old allegedly broke into his house. https://www.thelocal.de/20150609/homeowner-shoots-18-year-old-burglar-dead Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:03:42 +0200 homeowner-shoots-18-year-old-burglar-dead Chancellor Angela Merkel and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened this year's Hannover Messe (Hanover Trade Fair) on Monday, the world's biggest industry expo, which this year has a distinctly sub-continental flavour. https://www.thelocal.de/20150413/hannover-messe-modi-vaunts-india-at-worlds-biggest-trade-fair Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:39:02 +0200 hannover-messe-modi-vaunts-india-at-worlds-biggest-trade-fair Ground crew at Düsseldorf and Hannover airports launched a 'warning strike' on Wednesday morning, which is expected to last until 2:30 pm. Flights were departing on schedule from Düsseldorf as of 8:30 am. https://www.thelocal.de/20150311/ground-crew-strike-in-dsseldorf-and-hannover Wed, 11 Mar 2015 09:30:45 +0100 ground-crew-strike-in-dsseldorf-and-hannover A German rally by far-right hooligans against "Islamist extremism" passed off without incident Saturday, amid fears of clashes after violent scenes during a similar rally last month. https://www.thelocal.de/20141116/german-rally-against-muslim-extremists-avoids-feared-riot Sun, 16 Nov 2014 19:46:00 +0100 german-rally-against-muslim-extremists-avoids-feared-riot Around 160 car owners are stuck after a gas station's storage tanks were filled with the wrong fuel, causing an estimated €100,000 in damage. https://www.thelocal.de/20141021/german-tanker-fills-gas-station-with-wrong-fuel Tue, 21 Oct 2014 12:04:00 +0200 german-tanker-fills-gas-station-with-wrong-fuel A court in Hannover jailed a man for life on Wednesday for torturing his girlfriend to death over six hours. He filmed the abuse on his mobile phone in what the judge called the worst case he had ever seen. https://www.thelocal.de/20140402/jail-for-man-who-tortured-girlfriend-to-death-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:57:00 +0200 jail-for-man-who-tortured-girlfriend-to-death-2 Hannover Zoo is celebrating a new addition to its elephant enclosure - the four-day-old baby elephant is the fifth to be born there over the past 15 months. https://www.thelocal.de/20140321/zoo-newborn-makes-us-biggest-baby-elephant-nursery Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:04:00 +0100 zoo-newborn-makes-us-biggest-baby-elephant-nursery Bundesliga side Hannover 96 successfully took two of its supporters to court on Friday to reclaim €8,500 of UEFA fines handed to the club due to the fans' misbehaviour. https://www.thelocal.de/20140125/hanover-96-force-fans-to-pay-for-uefa-fines Sat, 25 Jan 2014 10:06:00 +0100 hanover-96-force-fans-to-pay-for-uefa-fines A German taxi driver avoided prison on Monday despite being convicted of sexually assaulting a blind pensioner who he had known for two years. https://www.thelocal.de/20140114/taxi-driver-sexually-assaulted-blind-pensioner-hannover Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:47:00 +0100 taxi-driver-sexually-assaulted-blind-pensioner-hannover German football clubs were slammed on Monday by the national police union for not doing enough to stamp out hooliganism in the game. https://www.thelocal.de/20131119/police-clubs-must-do-more-in-hooliganism-fight-football-germany Tue, 19 Nov 2013 08:30:00 +0100 police-clubs-must-do-more-in-hooliganism-fight-football-germany Authorities in the central German city of Hannover reminded canteen staff this week not to use the term "Gypsy schnitzel" on their menus in support of Roma and Sinti groups who are pushing for the word to be banned on food labels. https://www.thelocal.de/20131008/52293 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:50:00 +0200 52293