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 tourists on holiday in Thailand were among thousands evacuated from the beaches and taken to high ground after an enormous undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean prompted a tsunami alarm. https://www.thelocal.de/20120411/41881 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:10:00 +0200 41881 Hundreds of Tamil activists protested the Sri Lankan government’s new choice for deputy ambassador to Germany in Frankfurt on Monday, alleging that Major General Jagath Dias is a war criminal. https://www.thelocal.de/20090714/20589 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:25:00 +0200 20589 Berlin has made it clear that it is unimpressed by "threats" from Sri Lanka's top defence official to expel Germany's ambassador and other foreigners seen as supportive of Tamil rebels. https://www.thelocal.de/20090202/17143 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:00:00 +0100 17143 Sri Lankan police on Sunday detained a German man on suspicion that he used false documents to secure a job as a top pilot for Sri Lanka's national carrier, a spokesman said. https://www.thelocal.de/20080727/13317 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:30:00 +0200 13317