They set out to write for Eurovision and soon found themselves at the centre of a spat between two warring nations. German-based songwriting duo Netta Nimrodi and Arie Burshtein, aka Amber Revival, on their whirlwind year writing songs for Russia.
Business is good at Uwe Dziuballa's Jewish restaurant in Chemnitz - but anti-Semitic attacks remain an occupational hazard. The restaurateur is on a mission to put the joy back into German-Jewish life.
The USA’s German-born coach, Jürgen Klinsmann, squares up against his countrymen on Thursday in the football World Cup. The former German coach changed the nation's football forever and is The Local's German of the Week.
Widespread gains in Germany’s neighbouring countries for anti-EU parties in Sunday’s elections have shaken staunchly pro-European Germany, sparking fears in the country of a "dangerous divide" in Europe.
UPDATE: German car manufacturer Audi released a study on Monday detailing its massive exploitation of forced labour under the Nazis while part of the now-extinct Auto Union group. The car maker said the findings came as a huge shock.
An Indian woman who helps integrate foreigners in Berlin faces being thrown out of Germany because immigration authorities believe she is too qualified for her role and doesn't earn enough money in her state-funded job.
American fears that the German government had lost control in 1977 under a wave of far-left terrorist attacks were revealed in US diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks on Thursday.
A Christian Democrat (CDU) town council candidate has apologized and withdrawn campaign bags on which he had printed a new party logo where the Turkish crescent appeared inside the "C" for Christian.
Germany's reliance on Russian gas continues to limit the nation's diplomatic leverage in the Ukraine crisis. But as leaders once again explore fracking as an alternative, critics told The Local the risks were too high.
A landlord has ignited already strained tensions around drug dealing in a Berlin park by telling a newspaper he had banned black people from his pub. But on Tuesday he told The Local he had been misquoted.
The trial of Bayern Munich boss Uli Hoeneß kicks off on Monday in a case which could rewrite legal history. But fans told The Local they would stand by the football legend even if he is sent to jail.
German professor Christoph Höcker left a high-profile teaching post at a top university in Zurich to protest against the Swiss vote restricting immigration. He is The Local's German of the Week.
Being your own boss may be many people's ultimate dream, but freelancing comes with a lot of headaches and responsibilities. This week's JobTalk looks at nine ways to make a success of freelancing in Germany.
An online video showing drunken youths urinating on Berlin's world famous Holocaust Memorial on New Year’s Eve has prompted city police to consider tightening security at the site.
A dog owner who paid €1,400 for a pedigree pug dog is seeking compensation from the breeder after the animal was found to have a serious degenerative illness.
UPDATE: The German government said it was willing to speak with fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden after an MP who met him in secret on Thursday delivered an open letter addressed to German authorities.
