Grenade disguised as toy left on supermarket shelf

A hand grenade disguised as a toy and placed at child’s eye level on the shelf of a supermarket could have killed someone, say German prosecutors investigating it as an attempted murder. READ (3 COMMENTS) »

Liberal party support 'too small for statistics'

Angela Merkel’s junior coalition party, the Free Democratic Party, is doing so badly in opinion polls that some questions cannot be answered with any statistical validity. READ »

President 'can be called liar', loses public support

President Christian Wulff can be called a liar, a state prosecutor has ruled, dismissing complaints about a Green politician doing so. Wulff’s backing among the public is dwindling despite support from Chancellor Angela Merkel. READ »

'Muslim taxi' offers gender-segregated rides

A German man has created a new website to arrange shared car trips with a twist – it’s targeted toward Muslims, and drivers can only offer transport to members of the same sex. READ (26 COMMENTS) »

Schäuble slams Cameron for blocking EU deal

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble took a jab at Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday, blaming him for Europe's failure to agree a common debt-reduction treaty. READ (9 COMMENTS) »

No recompense in case of world's dearest rug

A Bavarian auctioneer who priced the world’s most expensive rug at €900 has escaped paying damages to its former owner. The woman sued the Augsburg auction house after her rug reached €7.2 million at a Christie’s auction in 2011. READ (3 COMMENTS) »

German engineer kidnapped in Nigeria

Gunmen on Thursday abducted a German engineer working with a construction company on the outskirts of the violence-hit Nigerian city of Kano, police said. READ (1 COMMENT) »

Germans confront latent anti-Semitism

As Germany commemorates the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz on Friday, Miriam Widman explores just how widespread anti-Semitism continues to be nearly 70 years after the Holocaust. READ (43 COMMENTS) »

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• 26/01 Publisher backs down on Mein Kampf plans »
• 17/01 Germans 'stole' Auschwitz personnel files »

Deutsche Bank boss sees Greece debt deal

The head of Germany's top bank, Deutsche Bank, said Friday he was confident a solution could be found to Greece's woes amid reports of progress in talks between Athens and banks on a debt writedown. READ (2 COMMENTS) »

Germany rakes in record tax income

December saw the biggest tax haul in German history, it was reported Friday – but the recent revenue boom is slowing down. READ (1 COMMENT) »

Print Mein Kampf to fight neo-Nazi extremism

The proposed publication of Hitler's Mein Kampf in Germany has sparked outrage and worries it would give voice to neo-Nazis. But The Local’s Moises Mendoza argues it is time for the country to fight extremism by supporting free speech. READ (21 COMMENTS) »

• 26/01 Publisher backs down on Mein Kampf plans »
• 15/01 Mein Kampf headed for German newsstands »

Would you pay more for green grub?

The food industry gathering in Berlin for the annual Green Week convention says conditions for farm animals can be improved – but the products would be more expensive. Would you pay more for humanely produced food? Have your say. READ (18 COMMENTS) »

'We need a real leader - like Willy Brandt'

As politicians pile pressure on embattled President Wulff, The Local hit the streets to see what normal Berliners have to say about their head of state, for the latest edition in the Zeitgeist series. READ (5 COMMENTS) »

• 11/01 Pressure on Wulff now from own party »

What's on in Germany: January 26 – February 1

This Week's Highlights: Hitchcock in Frankfurt, indie rock in Munich, and an homage to an electronic music pioneer in Berlin. READ »

The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

Ruhr ruins invite tourists for highwire hijinks

The Ruhr Valley's Landschaftspark, once Germany's decrepit industrial armpit, has become a spectacular adventure park. David Sharp makes a hair-raising climb onto a disused furnace. READ (3 COMMENTS) »