Germans famously love to follow ‘ze rules.’ Expats new to Germany and not yet versed in the intricacies of the law might inadvertently land themselves in trouble with the authorities or — at the very least — with onlookers witnessing the cultural crime. But thanks to Germany’s correcting culture, expats swiftly learn the law of this land, as friends deliver lectures in proper conduct and strangers transform into schoolmasters.
Police watched for nearly a year while customers at a German brothel were regularly drugged so their bank accounts could be raided, and photographed naked with prostitutes so they could be blackmailed.
A German diplomat's son who has spent 22 years in a US prison after being convicted of murder has been denied the right to be moved to a German prison. He still protests his innocence.
A German prostitute and drug addict whose marriage to a customer enabled her to kick her habit and become a doctor was jailed for 15 years on Tuesday – for murdering her husband.
Pimp, gangster, docu-soap star and now jailbird. Bert Wollersheim, the Dusseldorf “Red Light King” is in police custody accused of drugging, blackmailing and stealing over €100,000 from punters at his brothels.
A German man who allegedly took part in a shooting and robbery threw away the rare T-shirt he had used to cover his face during the crime – only for police to use it to track him down because only three had ever been sold in his town.
German police arrested a 55-year-old woman on Saturday evening on suspicion of killing her two-year-old granddaughter by cutting her throat, after the girl’s parents left her with her grandparents.
Most neo-Nazis wanted for violent crimes have gone underground in western Germany, debunking popular assumptions that eastern regions are more hospitable to far-right extremists.
A key witness in a war crimes case against a senior Kosovo figure has been found dead in Germany, the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo (EULEX) said Wednesday.
