Germany

The fake revenge stunt that fooled nearly everyone (video)

What seems to be an extreme act of revenge by a husband against a cheating spouse turned out to be a marketing campaign by a German legal information company.
30 June 2015

Ronaldo, Lewandowski hit hat-tricks

Cristiano Ronaldo scores his third hat-trick in his last three games for club and country as Portugal held on with ten men for a crucial win in Group I.
14 June 2015

Time running out for Greece: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that time is running out for a deal to keep Greece in the eurozone.
9 June 2015

Shayera’s Obituary: Brilliant, but all too brief

The Daily Star pays a final tribute to Shayera Moula, a vibrant and intelligent young journalist who had been with the newspaper since the age of 15, passing away on May 29 at the age of 29. Rest in peace, Shayera.
31 May 2015

Rafael Nadal wins but Caroline Wozniacki loses

Rafael Nadal remains on course for a 10th French Open title with a straight-sets victory over fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in the second round.
28 May 2015

German woman Annegret Raunigk, 65, has quadruplets - media

65-year-old German woman gives birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure, Germany's RTL television reports.
23 May 2015

German spy agency 'helped US find bin Laden': report

Germany's foreign intelligence agency helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden in Pakistan where US special forces killed the al-Qaeda leader, according to a German news report.
17 May 2015

1 killed in Germany tornado

Violent storms sweeps the north of Germany, causing widespread damage and leaving at least one person dead.
6 May 2015

Germanwings plane evacuated after bomb scare

A Germanwings flight bound for Italy from Germany is evacuated late on Sunday due to a bomb threat, the airline said.
13 April 2015

Germany to bring back 100 tanks

Germany plans to bring 100 mothballed tanks back into service in what is widely seen as a response to rising tensions with Russia over Ukraine.
11 April 2015

Germanwings crash: 78 DNA strands isolated

Five days after Germanwings flight 4U 9525 crashed in the French Alps killing all 150 on board, investigators say they have isolated 78 DNA strands.
29 March 2015

Iran, powers close in on nuclear deal: officials

Iran and major powers are close to agreement on a 2- or 3-page accord with specific numbers that would form the basis of a long-term settlement aimed at ending a 12-year standoff over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, officials said
28 March 2015

Germanwings co-pilot knew French Alps

The co-pilot suspected of crashing a German airliner into the French Alps, killing himself and 149 others, knew the region from gliding holidays
28 March 2015

Germanwings crash: Co-pilot Lubitz 'hid illness'

Alps crash co-pilot Andreas Lubitz hides the details of an existing illness from his employers, German prosecutors say
27 March 2015

Co-pilot ‘wanted to destroy the plane’

The co-pilot of the Germanwings plane that crashed into the French Alps on Tuesday appears to want to "destroy the plane"
26 March 2015

Germanwings plane crash: Victims' families to visit site

Relatives and friends of the 150 passengers and crew on Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 are due to go to the crash site high in the French Alps.
26 March 2015

Damaged black box, 2 minutes key clues in Alpine jet crash

A cockpit voice recorder badly damaged when a German jetliner smashed into an Alpine mountainside and a crucial two-minute span when the pilot lost contact are vital clues into what caused the plane to go down, killing all 150 people on board
25 March 2015

148 feared dead as Germanwings airliner crashes in French Alps

Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashes in a remote area of the French Alps. All 148 passengers and crew members are feared dead.
24 March 2015

Germany court orders measles sceptic to pay 100,000 euros

A German biologist who offered €100,000 (£71,350; $106,300) to anyone who could prove that measles is a virus has been ordered by a court to pay up.
13 March 2015

Beautiful Bangladesh wins award in Berlin

The television commercial titled "Beautiful Bangladesh - Land of Stories" has won diamond award under best film making category during one of the world's largest tourism fair styled ITB-Berlin 2015.
8 March 2015