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Top lawyers probing 200 German Syria fighters

Wed, 09 Dec 2015 10:03:02 +0100

Germany's chief prosecutor is investigating around 200 people who have travelled to Syria to fight in the civil war there, the Justice Minister confirmed on Wednesday.

Majority of public back Autobahn speed limit

Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:40:54 +0200

A new survey published on Thursday shows that a majority of Germans are in favour of speed limits on the Autobahn – the country's highways which until now have been famously limit-free.

Not forever young, but a champion at 85

Wed, 06 May 2015 13:59:32 +0200

Long-distance runner Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel has broken so many world records she's stopped counting. And at the age of 85 she's not lowering her sights.

Interior minister's car stolen in Dresden

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:23:00 +0200

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière’s private car has been stolen in the eastern city of Dresden, police confirmed on Thursday.

Homemade bomb found in teen school attacker’s room

Tue, 12 May 2009 18:27:00 +0200

Investigators have found a homemade bomb in the room of a 16-year-old girl who planned to torch her school and attacked another student with a knife near Bonn, the website of magazine Focus reported on Tuesday.

Putin returns to old KGB stomping ground

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:18:00 +0100

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in Germany Friday to a mixed bag: frosty talks in Berlin over the gas crisis and a medal in Dresden where he served as a KGB officer in the 1980s.