More than 20,000 Goths from all over the world gathered in Leipzig in eastern Germany over the Whitsun weekend to celebrate all things dark and Gothic. READ () »
Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats have installed a automated teller machine for political donations up to €100 at their HQ. The election campaign gag attracts tourists paying a few euros for the receipt it spits out. READ () »
German authorities have launched an investigation after a prisoner swapped identities with a cell-mate who was due to be released, and simply walked out of jail. READ () »
A German diplomat's small dog has sparked a minor diplomatic kerfuffle after his dachshund bit the elderly wife of the head of one South Korea's biggest companies. READ () »
An allotment club in Hamburg has caused outrage by banning single women from taking over garden plots, on the grounds that they "can't manage the work." READ () »
The pet monkey of Canadian teen heartthrob Justin Bieber will become the official property of Germany by the end of the week if the singer does not claim him. READ () »
Whether a hearty guffaw, a surprised shriek, or a suppressed snort; every time someone laughs around us, our brains must interpret what it means. As German scientists have discovered, it's more complex than one might think. READ () »
Train passengers across Germany are battling with outdated train ticket machines refusing to recognise the new €5 note issued last week. READ () »
Two Munich police officers out on their regular evening jog ended up having to call a spider man - after finding an escaped tarantula and managing to capture it in a beer glass. READ () »
The international “Play Me, I'm Yours” project arrived in Munich at the weekend, putting 14 pianos in public places around the city for passersby to play as their hearts desire. READ () »
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