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 German army recruits more minors than ever before: report More and more underaged females and males in Germany have been joining the country’s armed forces, according to a media report published on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180109/german-army-recruits-more-minors-than-ever-before-report Tue, 09 Jan 2018 11:59:21 +0100 german-army-recruits-more-minors-than-ever-before-report Hundreds of refugees under 14 arrive in Germany married There are now 361 children under the age of 14 living in Germany, interior ministry figures show. Most of these children are from countries in the Middle East and eastern Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20160909/hundreds-of-refugees-under-14-arrive-in-germany-married Fri, 09 Sep 2016 18:03:55 +0200 hundreds-of-refugees-under-14-arrive-in-germany-married Do unaccompanied refugee kids get the care they need? The adolescent who attacked passengers on a Bavarian train with an axe and knife on Monday was a 17-year-old refugee who had arrived as an unaccompanied minor in Germany a year ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20160720/what-happens-to-refugee-children-who-arrive-in-germany Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:12:15 +0200 what-happens-to-refugee-children-who-arrive-in-germany