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Hailstone fears for 17,000 new Volkswagens 27 Aug 2013 | 03:48 pm
Volkswagen is having to check around 17,000 new cars at its German headquarters after a severe hailstorm hit, potentially causing millions of euros worth of damage.
Ex-president to face trial over EUR 800 hotel payment 27 Aug 2013 | 01:57 pm
Germany's former president will be put on trial this autumn for allegedly accepting €800 towards a hotel bill at a beer festival, prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
Good news for economy keeps coming 27 Aug 2013 | 01:55 pm
German business confidence rose for a fourth month in a row in August, data showed on Tuesday, exceeding expectations as companies in Europe's top economy continued to be buoyant.
Good news for economy keeps coming 27 Aug 2013 | 01:55 pm
German business confidence rose for a fourth month in a row in August, data showed on Tuesday, exceeding expectations as companies in Europe's top economy continued to be buoyant.
Bank raiders botch tunnel heist 27 Aug 2013 | 12:33 pm
Thieves had their bank raiding plans rumbled in Berlin after they set off an alarm just inches away from breaking into a vault. The attempt is reminiscent of a successful Hollywood-style heist earlier...
German award for Turkey's 'Standing Man' 27 Aug 2013 | 10:38 am
Turkey's "Standing Man", a performance artist who became an icon of anti-government protests this year, will receive a major German human rights award next week.
More Greeks granted German citizenship 27 Aug 2013 | 10:17 am
The number of people from crisis-hit Greece taking German citizenship rose by more than 80 percent last year to more than 4,000, data released on Monday showed.
Double murderer 'lured third victim with texts' 26 Aug 2013 | 07:39 pm
A double murderer appeared in court on Monday, accused of killing a woman he met online. He is suspected of seducing her with flirty texts before murdering her. The body was not found for four years.
Festival-goers: 'We've been permanently dyed' 26 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
Partygoers who attended a festival of colours over the weekend have complained about being permanently dyed and going back to work with their hair and skin still brightly coloured.
Catholics rise up against bishop's leadership 26 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
German Catholics have rebelled against a bishop, attacking his leadership style and reading out a letter in a cathedral calling for change.
