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 The Philippine military said on Sunday it had recovered the body of an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by Islamic militants last week. https://www.thelocal.de/20170305/body-of-beheaded-german-hostage-found-philippines Sun, 05 Mar 2017 11:03:09 +0100 body-of-beheaded-german-hostage-found-philippines Islamic militants who specialize in kidnappings-for-ransom have reported killing a German sailor and abducting her elderly male companion from their yacht in waters off the southern Philippines, the military said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20161107/german-sailors-abducted-killed-in-philippines-military Mon, 07 Nov 2016 10:06:06 +0100 german-sailors-abducted-killed-in-philippines-military A body found in a yacht drifting through the Pacific ocean belonged to a German sailor, Filipino police report. https://www.thelocal.de/20160301/mummified-german-sailor-found-adrift-in-philippines Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:24:00 +0100 mummified-german-sailor-found-adrift-in-philippines Hundreds of movie lovers emerged bleary-eyed but enthusiastic Thursday after the longest competition contender in the 66-year history of the Berlin film festival, shown in an eight-and-a-half hour marathon screening with just one break. https://www.thelocal.de/20160219/exhausted-crowd-cheers-8-hour-epic-at-berlin-film-fest Fri, 19 Feb 2016 09:23:04 +0100 exhausted-crowd-cheers-8-hour-epic-at-berlin-film-fest Two Germans kidnapped by Islamic militants in the Philippines are safely back at their Manila embassy, officials said on Saturday after a harrowing six-month ordeal in which they endured threats of beheading and seemingly routine cruelty. https://www.thelocal.de/20141018/freed-hostages-back-at-german-embassy Sat, 18 Oct 2014 12:12:00 +0200 freed-hostages-back-at-german-embassy The head of the Filipino armed forces confirmed on Friday the release of two German hostages, abducted by Islamic fundamentalists in April. https://www.thelocal.de/20141017/local-media-reports-german-philippines-hostages-free Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:44:00 +0200 local-media-reports-german-philippines-hostages-free Islamist militants in the Philippines have reportedly threatened to kill one of their two German hostages over German support for the US-led campaign against jihadists in Iraq and Syria. https://www.thelocal.de/20140924/islamists-threaten-to-behead-german-hostage Wed, 24 Sep 2014 18:25:00 +0200 islamists-threaten-to-behead-german-hostage A German couple who disappeared while on a sailing trip in the Philippines could have been kidnapped by a Muslim extremist group with ties to Al-Qaeda. https://www.thelocal.de/20140506/german-sailors-missing-in-suspected-kidnapping-philippines Tue, 06 May 2014 18:04:00 +0200 german-sailors-missing-in-suspected-kidnapping-philippines Germany flew out 70 tonnes of aid to the Philippines on Wednesday to help the 11 million people affected by typhoon Haiyan. Transportable water treatment plants were among the equipment destined for the crisis-hit country. https://www.thelocal.de/20131113/germany-sends-water-treatment-plants-to-philippines Wed, 13 Nov 2013 16:26:00 +0100 germany-sends-water-treatment-plants-to-philippines The German government upped its aid to the Philippines on Tuesday to €1 million, after giving an initial €500,000 at the weekend. The money will go to German charities working at the scene of hurricane Haiyan. https://www.thelocal.de/20131112/germany-gives-mil-and-manpower-to-philippines Tue, 12 Nov 2013 14:28:00 +0100 germany-gives-mil-and-manpower-to-philippines Three German tourists and their Filipino tour guide were crushed to death when one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes spewed a giant ash cloud and a hail of rocks on Tuesday, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.de/20130507/49563 Tue, 07 May 2013 10:54:00 +0200 49563 Two German tourists and an Australian have been rescued following two days in the sea in the central Philippines after their boat capsized while they were island hopping, the coast guard said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121221/46905 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:02:00 +0100 46905 Five policemen in the Philippines forced a German tourist to buy them laptop computers by threatening him with false drug and terrorism charges, a police chief said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110208/32949 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:16:00 +0100 32949