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Anti-euro breakthrough
AfD politicians Hans-Olaf Henkel MEP and leader Bernd Lucke, celebrate the party's success in Saxony on Sunday. Photo: Daniel Naupold/DPA
Anti-euro AfD nears 10 percent in state election
UPDATED: Germany's anti-euro party, AfD, won its first seats in a state parliament on Sunday after elections in Saxony, according to preliminary results. READ 3 comments
Auschwitz. Photo: DPA
Berlin to open memorial to Nazis' disabled victims
Benjamin Traub, a sad-eyed German boy born in 1914, was considered a bright child by his parents and called gifted by his teachers. His life would end in a Nazi gas chamber. READ 6 comments
AfD leader Bernd Lucke celebrates his party's EU election results. Photo: DPA
Anti-euro party to debut in state parliament
Germany's fledgling anti-euro party looks set to win its first seats in a state parliament on Sunday, gaining a political foothold in opposition to Chancellor Angela Merkel's grip on power. READ
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Stakes rise in Oracle-SAP copyright fight
US appeals court on Friday ruled that Oracle be given a choice between $356.7 million or a new trial for its copyright lawsuit against German rival SAP. READ
Former SPD MP Sebastian Edathy photographed at a press conference in February. Photo: DPA
Court rules against child porn suspect Edathy
The Constitutional Court on Friday rejected an attempt by former Social Democratic (SPD) MP Sebastian Edathy to have evidence against him thrown out in his trial for possession of child pornography. READ 2 comments
17/07 Politician charged over child porn images »
25/02 Edathy: 'Probe against me is wrong' »
17/02 Child porn scandal sparks coalition crisis »
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Student busted in case of misdelivered hash
A Bavarian student expecting a cannabis delivery was collared by "Commissioner Fluke" after acting surprised in front of policemen when he saw his letter box was empty. READ 2 comments
28/08 Greens boss films ice challenge with cannabis »
27/08 Police find €20 million of cannabis in woods »
06/08 Pony-drawn wheelchair ride ends in injury »
German and Israeli fans cheer in the stands during a friendly in Leipzig in 2012. Photo: DPA
Security fears block Germany-Israel match
A friendly soccer match against Israel marking 50 years of diplomatic ties has been called off amid security concerns and the escalation of the Middle East conflict, the German Football Federation (DFB) said on Friday. READ
29/08 UK-Germany rivalries live again in Champs League »
15/08 Police mood darkens over soccer fan duties »
13/08 Wax goalie Neuer joins Madame Tussaud's »
Inside the terminal at the Frankfurt International Airport. Photo: Shutterstock
Germany's brain drain is Europe's gain
Figures from the European Union show that while many German professionals are able to find work abroad with their well-recognised qualifications, Germany doesn't always extend the same courtesy to foreigners. READ 2 comments
28/08 Germany posts weaker job figures »
27/08 Germany to lock out 'cheating' EU migrants »
25/08 Germans could pay for EU unemployed »
Passengers at Berlin's Ostkreuz station yesterday as information screens relay news of the disruption. Photo: DPA
S-Bahn arson in support of refugees, group claims
A radical left-wing group claimed responsibility on Friday for an arson attack that cut power to several S-Bahn lines and caused transport chaos in Berlin, saying it was intended to awaken people to the plight of refugees. READ 14 comments
28/08 Arson attack causes Berlin train chaos »
10/07 Police drag refugees from Berlin TV tower »
01/07 Police prepare to clear Berlin refugee school »
Passengers in Hannover check departure boards showing cancelled Germanwings flights. Photo: DPA
Pilots' strike over, but disruption continues
UPDATE: Germanwings pilots have ended their six-hour strike which grounded 116 flights and up to 15,000 passengers of Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings on Friday. READ
25/08 Lufthansa pilots could ruin your holiday plans »
26/06 'Too short' would-be pilot sues Lufthansa »
06/04 Germany seeks to curb union power over strikes »
Features
The Local List
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Ten of the oddest things found at border control
Some of the strangest items found by German border control might make you think again about whether border checks are over the top. The Local List takes a look. READ
Analysis
How Tegel may look from above and an architect's idea for a temporary façade design until ICC's future is decided. Photo: Gerkan, Marg and Partners/Tegel Projekt GmbH/J. Mayer H. & Partner
How will Berlin look in five years' time?
From Tempelhof to Tegel, Berlin's airports cause its politicians headaches. In the first of two articles, The Local looks at plans and problems for development in the city's western half. What's next for the West? READ 17 comments
JobTalk Germany
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Germans fill spare time with work
What do Germans do in their spare time? More and more of them are working a second job, according to one study. Is work no longer paying enough and can your boss stop you taking a second job? READ
Actress Natascha Ochsenknecht gets doused. Photo: DPA
Ice bucket challenge gets dumped on Germany
German football players, German tennis players, German TV characters and Germany's latest Topmodel winner are all taking on the ice bucket challenge, but is it actually making a difference? READ 3 comments
Expat Dispatches
He says "I will!" Photo: DPA
He'll take my name: yes he's really sure!
A quick and uncomplicated conversation between a recently engaged couple concluded that the husband-to-be would take on his fiancee's surname. However, no one was more surprised by people's reactions than Australian expat Liv Hambrett. READ 8 comments
More News
Emergency services use a crane to lift the fallen crane in Cologne. Photo: DPA
Man narrowly escapes unwelcome drop-in
A Cologne resident was pinned to his bed after a 40-metre construction crane toppled onto his home early on Friday. READ
Merkel looking grave at Thursday's West Balkan conference in Berlin. Photo: DPA
'Further sanctions' could hit Russia, says Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that European leaders will discuss the worsening Ukraine crisis and possible further sanctions against Russia at a weekend summit. READ 31 comments
Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm with fellow World Cup champion Bastian Schweinsteiger. Photo: DPA
UK-Germany rivalries live again in Champs League
The 2014-15 Champions League draw yesterday brought déjà-vu for English and German clubs as old opponents found themselves facing off once again. READ 2 comments
German of the Week
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Animal activist fights off murder threats
Friedrich Mülln has been dragged through the courts and threatened with murder during his years of animal rights activism. His latest court case was in Munich this week but he tells The Local he has no plans to give up the fight. READ 9 comments
A Russian tank at a military parade in Moscow in May. Photo: DPA
Has Merkel's Russia policy failed?
A foreign policy expert in Chancellor Angela Merkel's own party said on Thursday Russia was fighting a "war" in Ukraine. Despite dozens of phone calls to President Vladimir Putin, Merkel's policy of restraint seems to have completely failed. READ 62 comments
Passengers look at messages about the damage this morning at Ostkreuz. Photo: DPA
Arson attack causes Berlin train chaos
Travellers in southeast Berlin can expect disruption on the S-Bahn until Sunday morning after an arson attack damaged a cable duct on Thursday morning, affecting services on six lines. READ 3 comments
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Germany posts weaker job figures
Unemployment in Germany remained steady in August, official data showed on Thursday, as clouds continue to build over Europe's biggest economy and the eurozone as a whole. READ 3 comments
The Haus am Bogensee. Photo: DPA
Berlin struggles to sell former Goebbels villa
After two failed attempts, Berlin is trying again to sell the sprawling estate and villa once known as Joseph Goebbels' illicit love nest, but so far, nobody's buying. READ 5 comments
Cem Özdemir empties a bucket of water over his head next to a cannabis plant. Photo: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Greens boss films ice challenge with cannabis
What looked like just another ALS ice bucket challenge video has become a political statement after the leader of Germany's Green Party Cem Özdemir confirmed he filmed his clip next to a cannabis plant.READ
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What's next for East Berlin?
In the second of a two-part series on Berlin’s future, The Local looks at the major developments in former East Berlin. From palaces to bridges, what’s next for the East? READ
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