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 middle class 'shrinking as rapidly as USA’s' The middle classes in Germany and the USA are both in sharp decline, while top earners on both sides of the pond reap the rewards, a study by the German Institute for Economic Research shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20160509/german-middle-class-shrinking-wealth-income-usa Mon, 09 May 2016 13:09:06 +0200 german-middle-class-shrinking-wealth-income-usa Isis claims German behind suicide bombing A German national carried out a suicide bombing against Iraqi security forces near the city of Baiji on Monday, the Islamic State group claimed in a statement posted on jihadist forums. https://www.thelocal.de/20150519/isis-claims-german-was-suicide-bomber Tue, 19 May 2015 10:37:11 +0200 isis-claims-german-was-suicide-bomber Cops fear clashes as anti-Islam demos grow Federal Security Service chief Hans-Georg Maaßen has warned Germany could see confrontations between Salafists and people drawn to right-wing, xenophobic politics. https://www.thelocal.de/20141216/top-cop-fears-far-right-islamist-confrontations-pegida-dresden-salafists-foreign-fighters-returning-syria-iraq-isis Tue, 16 Dec 2014 10:14:00 +0100 top-cop-fears-far-right-islamist-confrontations-pegida-dresden-salafists-foreign-fighters-returning-syria-iraq-isis