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 'Merkel should be ready to flee to South America': AfD leader An Alternative for Germany (AfD) spokeswoman shocked TV viewers on Sunday night when she suggested that Chancellor Angela Merkel should "go into exile to Chile or South America" for fear of violent reprisals for her refugee policy. https://www.thelocal.de/20160125/merkel-should-be-ready-to-flee-to-south-america Mon, 25 Jan 2016 11:43:42 +0100 merkel-should-be-ready-to-flee-to-south-america Drunk British soldier puts policewoman in hospital A drunken British soldier bashed a German policewoman bloody and senseless in Lower Saxony at the weekend, during a brawl between soldiers and a group of local men, authorities said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20091129/23603 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:50:00 +0100 23603 Bundeswehr ship thwarts Somalian pirates The German naval frigate “Bremen” has captured a pirate boat in the dangerous waters off the coast of Somalia, the Bundeswehr said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090820/21371 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:44:00 +0200 21371 Another German freight ship hijacked by Somalian pirates Pirates have hijacked another German cargo ship off the coast of Somalia, spokesmen for the German Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday, adding that they had appointed a crisis team. https://www.thelocal.de/20090406/18479 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:41:00 +0200 18479