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 MP resigns after getting away with whopper lie for a decade Petra Hinz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2005. It was revealed on Tuesday that she never studied law or even finished school, and had fabricated significant parts of her CV. https://www.thelocal.de/20160720/bluffing-bundestag-veteran-lied-about-finishing-school Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:08:50 +0200 bluffing-bundestag-veteran-lied-about-finishing-school Nearly half of Germans want Westerwelle out A new survey has found that 49 percent of Germans think Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle should resign. Westerwelle has come under increasing pressure from within his own Free Democratic Party (FDP). https://www.thelocal.de/20101225/32033 Sat, 25 Dec 2010 13:54:00 +0100 32033 Pope accepts Mixa's resignation Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of controversial Augsburg Bishop Walter Mixa following Friday's revelations about his alleged sexual abuse of children. https://www.thelocal.de/20100508/27061 Sat, 08 May 2010 14:38:00 +0200 27061