BERLIN (AP) — An often-awkward conservative ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to step down as Bavarian governor in favor of a younger rival, attempting to end a power struggle that has been an unwelcome distraction as Merkel tries to form a new government.
An Ohio brewery has honored Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI by brewing a special beer in his name, called “Beer-nedict XVI: Pint-ifex Maximus.”
Potential coalition partners in the new German government are expected to extract a high price from the leading Christian Democrats in return for their cooperation, and fears persist that the country may not be able to form a government at all.
Two Afghan asylum seekers were arrested for the brutal rape, and a third for attempted rape, of a 16-year-old girl in the Bavarian town of Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn just south of Munich.
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, who turned 90 years old on Easter Sunday, gave a rare birthday speech inside the Vatican expressing his thanksgiving to God for the gift of life.
Authorities in two German states have expressed concern over official figures showing a huge rise in migrant crime, with the number of violent attacks having almost doubled in 2016.
The Bavarian coalition partner of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party has said they will back her bid for re-election, in return for a sharp shift to the right including “the greatest tax reduction in Germany history”.
The German state of Bavaria is to ban the full face veil in schools, universities, polling stations and government workplaces, the regional government has announced. The move, which is being proposed by region’s governing Christian Social Union (CSU), comes just
A senior coalition partner in Angela Merkel’s government is to present an action plan to solve Germany’s migrant crisis on Tuesday, with local media reporting the document’s title as “So that Germany remains Germany”. The document is understood to be the
After 12 months of migrant attacks which saw mass sex assaults in western city Cologne and the rape-murder of teenager Maria Ladenburger, Bavaria’s finance minister has warned the nation faces a homeland security crisis and is losing control of its streets. Speaking as
The German state of Bavaria has passed a law requiring immigrants to respect the “dominant” local culture. The law provides extra funding for German language classes and for schools to help migrants integrate, however left-wing politicians tried to filibuster it
Primary school pupils in the German ski resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen were made to recite “there is no God but Allah” and memorise an Islamic profession of faith, an outraged father has revealed.
(REUTERS) – Bavaria’s premier, whose state bore the brunt of recent attacks in Germany, took aim at Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door refugee policy on Saturday by rejecting her “we can do this” mantra.
After a week of relentless attacks, the governor of Bavaria has insisted Islamist terror is dealt with as the Vice President of Germany’s AfD party demanded a Donald Trump-style temporary halt on asylum for Muslim migrants.
Merkel returns to Berlin to hold a news conference at 12 p.m. (1100 GMT) after a spate of attacks since July 18 left 15 people dead – including four attackers – and dozens injured.
A regional German court has recognised as valid the marriage of a 14-year-old Syrian girl to her 20-year-old cousin, despite the legal age for marriage in Germany being 16. The case represents a landmark ruling, with the Federal Court set
The Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany (BKA) says about 4,800 unaccompanied child migrants went missing last year, including 431 under the age of 14, with the Bavarian Interior Minister warning they may eventually turn to crime. With child advocates
Germany should completely close its borders to refugees if it is to solve to migrant crisis, a former President of Bavaria has said. Edmund Stoiber — an elder statesmen in the Christian Social Union (CSU), Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian sister
The decision of Chancellor Angela Merkel to invite into Germany thousands of migrants stuck in Hungary has opened splits in her conservative bloc. Bavarian allies have accused her of sending a “totally wrong signal” to the rest of Europe. The divisions erupted after Angela Merkel and
