Новости за 17.07.2015

On Wednesday morning residents of a sleepy German suburb awoke to the sound of explosions as elite police assaulted one of their neighbours' homes. The attack turned out to be a case of mistaken identity... or was it?

Illegal motor racing has killed three innocent bystanders in Cologne so far this year – and is fast becoming a problem across Germany, reports Die Welt.

In the last decade outsourcing and 'nearshoring' have evolved from being more than just buzzwords. Maciej Jonczyk explains how his company, Apreel, has ridden the wave to success.

On July 17th 1519, two men met in Leipzig's Pleissenburg Castle to battle out their opposing views on Christianity.

Europe's aviation watchdog recommended changes on Friday, including that two people be present in plane cockpits at all times, after a lone rogue pilot reportedly deliberately crashed a Germanwings jet in March, killing all 150 people on board.

Small children in Germany could be taking in dangerous chemicals when they put toys in their mouths, the German Environment and Conservation Association (BUND) warned on Friday.

Undertaking is often seen as a joyless profession. But a new beauty contest in Germany is attempting to breathe fresh air into a 'dying' industry. And the inaugural winner has just been chosen.

Statistics released on Friday show that the police killed seven people in 2014, slightly above the long-term average.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday kicked off a two-day visit to Cuba aimed at relaunching full ties with Havana, against the backdrop of the thaw in US-Cuban relations.

The Bundestag on Friday afternoon approved negotiations on a third bailout for Athens with a clear majority of 439 voting in favour, while 119 MPs voted against the motion.