emergency

Accident

German tourists among 13 dead in Italy cable car accident

Thirteen people, including German tourists, have been killed after a cable car disconnected and fell near the summit of the Mottarone mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.

Health

How Germany plans to revamp emergency care to beat hospital overcrowding

Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn wants to overhaul medical care to take the pressure off hospitals and reduce emergency room waiting times. Here's how the proposals are shaping up.

flight

German plane makes emergency landing following bomb threat

A German passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing on Thursday following a bomb threat which a passenger reportedly found written on a receipt.

Accident

US army veteran killed by his model helicopter

A retired US serviceman died in eastern Germany on Sunday afternoon after the rotor blades of his remote control helicopter hit him in the head.

storm

Man regrets naming storm 'Xynthia'

The man who named the weekend's deadly Atlantic storm "Xynthia" after winning a competition said on Monday he was sorry the name would now always be linked to death and destruction.

Health

Germans waiting longer for emergency doctors

Patients in Germany are having to wait longer for treatment during medical emergencies, the head of the country's emergency physicians association said on Tuesday.