Germany launches educational project for Islamic religious leaders
Nov 22, 2019, at 10:27 am
BerlinUNI: In a bid to reduce foreign influence on it's Islamic religious leaders, the German government has launched a pilot project to educate imams on its soil.
Oct 19, 2019, at 05:25 pm
Dhaka, Oct 19 (UNI) Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen met his German counterpart Heiko Maas and urged him to put pressure on Myanmar for creating a conducive environment for the return of the Rohingyas who were forcibly displaced from their homeland.
Suspected Halle synagogue attacker admits shooting had extremist motive - Reports
Oct 11, 2019, at 06:23 pm
Berlin, Oct 11 (Sputnik) Stephan Balliet, a 27-year-old neo-Nazi German citizen, has admitted that he opened fire near a synagogue in the German city of Halle and that the attack was motivated by right-extremist ideology, media reported on Friday.
Nearly thirty injured as huge screen collapses at rap concert in Germany
Sep 01, 2019, at 11:18 am
Berlin, Sept 1 (UNI) At least 28 people were injured after a huge screen collapsed at a rap concert in Western Germany's Essen city.
Merkel vows extra funding for struggling German Military
Jun 15, 2019, at 05:25 pm
Berlin, Jun 15 (Sputnik/UNI) German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday promised more funding for the German armed forces next year after years of underfinancing.
Presidents of Uzbekistan and Germany hold talks, sign agreements
May 30, 2019, at 12:04 pm
Tashkent: President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier have held talks in contracted and extended formats.
Amid spike in anti-Semitic attacks, Jews advised against donning kippah in parts of Germany
May 26, 2019, at 05:41 pm
Berlin, May 26 (UNI): The German government's anti-Semitism commissioner has warned Jewish people not to wear 'kippahs', the traditional Jewish skullcaps, in parts of the country, amid uptick in anti-Semitic attacks, media reports said on Sunday.
Germany : One dead, 13 seriously injured in road accident
May 20, 2019, at 09:45 am
Berlin, May 20 (Xinhua/UNI) A coach overturned early Sunday evening on the highway A9 near German city of Leipzig, killing at least one person and injuring many others, a police spokesman said.
Heads of German, Iraqi Govts want anti-IS fight to continue in light of Baghdadi video
May 01, 2019, at 09:17 am
Berlin, May 1 (Sputnik/UNI) German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi have called for the continuation of the fight against the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) in the wake of the release of a video featuring a man who resembles IS leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi.
UK Prime Minister May to visit Germany's Merkel on Tuesday in Berlin
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:11 pm
Moscow, Apr 8 (Sputnik/UNI) German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive UK Prime Minister Theresa May in Berlin on Tuesday to discuss Brexit and other topics, the German government said Monday.
Administration buildings evacuated in several German cities over bomb threats
Mar 26, 2019, at 06:43 pm
Moscow, Mar 26 (Sputnik/UNI) Administration buildings were evacuated on Tuesday in Augsburg in Bavaria and several other German cities, local media reported.
British Airways flight to Germany lands in Scotland by mistake
Mar 26, 2019, at 06:22 pm
London, Mar 26 (Xinhua/UNI) A British Airways (BA) flight destined for Dusseldorf in Germany has mistakenly landed in Edinburgh, Scotland, after flight plan paperwork was submitted incorrectly.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev- Merkel meeting: Agreements reached on projects worth over 8 billion euros
Jan 23, 2019, at 10:19 am
Tashkent, Jan 23 (IBNS): Before the negotiations between the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, a briefing was held for mass media representatives.
Explosion rocks German building, 25 injured
Jun 24, 2018, at 06:12 pm
Berlin, June 24 (IBNS): At least 25 people were injured as an explosion destroyed a building in Germany's Wuppertal city, media reports said on Sunday.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau to deliver formal apology over the fate of St. Louis and passengers
May 09, 2018, at 07:18 pm
Ottawa, May 9 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will formally apologise in the House of Commons over the tragic fate of St. Louis and its passengers, who were denied an entry to the country in 1939.
US President Donald Trump pulls out of Iran nuclear deal
May 09, 2018, at 02:51 pm
Washington, May 9 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced his government's decision to quit the Iran nuclear deal.
Germany: World War 2 bomb triggers mass evacuation in Berlin
Apr 20, 2018, at 04:23 pm
Berlin, Apr 20 (IBNS): Germany's capital city Berlin is set to undergo a large scale evacuation as a World War 2 bomb was discovered in the area, reports said.
Germany: Three die as Van drives into crowd in Munster City
Apr 08, 2018, at 04:38 am
Munster, Apr 7 (IBNS): Three people have died as a van drove into a crowd in Munster City of Germany on Saturday, media reports said.
Germany: Car drives into crowd in Munster city, several killed
Apr 08, 2018, at 02:25 am
Munster, Apr 7 (IBNS): A car drove into a crowd in the Munster city of Germany, killing several people, media reports said.
Germany: FDP pulls out of coalition leaving Merkel red-faced
Nov 20, 2017, at 07:51 pm
Berlin, Nov 20 (IBNS): Germany's powerful Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing her biggest challenge in 12 years as dialogue with free-market liberal FDP has collapsed, thus nullifying the possibility of forming a coalition government in Deutschland.
Germany:Two Chinese tourists arrested in Berlin for giving Nazi Salute
Aug 07, 2017, at 04:45 pm
Berlin, Aug 7 (IBNS): Two Chinese tourists were arrested by Berlin police from the city's Reichstag building on Saturday for giving the Nazi Salute, reports said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping reaches Moscow
Jul 04, 2017, at 02:24 am
Moscow, July 3 (IBNS): Chinese President Xi Jinping reached in Moscow on Monday, reports said.
NATO Secretary General to visit Germany
May 10, 2017, at 09:41 pm
London, May 10 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to Berlin on Wednesday.
Toronto man killed in British town
Jan 30, 2017, at 12:17 am
Toronto, Jan 29 (IBNS): Police Officers responded to a call shortly after 4 a.m. local time on Jan. 21 and discovered the dead body of Suren Sivananthan in the parking lot of a supermarket in Milton Keynes, about 85 kilometres northwest of London, England, according to a news release, media reports said.
Islamist terror greatest threat to Germany, says Merkel
Dec 31, 2016, at 05:33 pm
Berlin, Dec 31 (IBNS): German Chancellor Angela Merkel has referred to Islamist terror as the greatest threat to her country, media reports said.
UN campaign previews hub in Germany to drive action on Sustainable Development Agenda
Dec 16, 2016, at 03:12 pm
New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News): Together with the Government of Germany, the United Nations SDG Action Campaign offered a behind-the-scenes tour of the Global Campaign Center in Bonn, a new hub that will deliver on the Campaign’s mandate to inspire action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Police nabs IS suspect in Germany
Oct 10, 2016, at 11:56 pm
Leipzig, Oct 10 (IBNS): A Syrian man arrested by German police following a two-day manhunt, had a probable IS link, BBC reported.
Explosion occurs near Germany's migration office: Reports
Jul 28, 2016, at 05:18 am
Berlin, July 27 (IBNS): An explosion took off near an office for migration in the town of Zirndorf close to Nuremberg in Germany on Wednesday, media reports said.
Doctor killed by patient in Germany hospital
Jul 27, 2016, at 02:36 am
Berlin, July 26 (IBNS): A patient allegedly killed his doctor at the Benjamin Franklin hospital in Germany's Berlin city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Ansbach attack was carried out by 'IS fighter'
Jul 26, 2016, at 06:19 am
Ansbach, July 26 (IBNS): Militant group Islamic State on Monday claimed that a Syrian migrant, who had set off a bomb near an open-air music festival in the German city of Ansbach on Sunday, was their fighter.