Germany and its European allies must not give up on the values that have brought the continent unparalleled peace and prosperity, US President Barack Obama said on Monday.
German investigators said Thursday they were examining whether a 15-year-old girl who stabbed a policeman in the neck was motivated by Islamic extremism.
The opposition accused Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière of playing with the public's fears on Wednesday after he refused to provide details about an alleged terror plot in Hanover. Read back on all the day's security developments here.
Germans proved that the Teutonic sense of humour is alive and well on Wednesday, as people mercilessly mocked Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière's reason for protecting his intelligence sources.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened this year's Hannover Messe (Hanover Trade Fair) on Monday, the world's biggest industry expo, which this year has a distinctly sub-continental flavour.
Ground crew at Düsseldorf and Hannover airports launched a 'warning strike' on Wednesday morning, which is expected to last until 2:30 pm. Flights were departing on schedule from Düsseldorf as of 8:30 am.
A German rally by far-right hooligans against "Islamist extremism" passed off without incident Saturday, amid fears of clashes after violent scenes during a similar rally last month.
A court in Hannover jailed a man for life on Wednesday for torturing his girlfriend to death over six hours. He filmed the abuse on his mobile phone in what the judge called the worst case he had ever seen.
Hannover Zoo is celebrating a new addition to its elephant enclosure - the four-day-old baby elephant is the fifth to be born there over the past 15 months.
Bundesliga side Hannover 96 successfully took two of its supporters to court on Friday to reclaim €8,500 of UEFA fines handed to the club due to the fans' misbehaviour.
Authorities in the central German city of Hannover reminded canteen staff this week not to use the term "Gypsy schnitzel" on their menus in support of Roma and Sinti groups who are pushing for the word to be banned on food labels.
Two women in central Germany ended a lifelong friendship over a broken toilet. One tried to sue the other when she ripped the toilet from a wall by sitting on it and refused to pay half of the repair costs.
A horse which did not wish to be mounted bolted from its rider and charged into a crowd at Hannover’s famous marksmen’s festival on Sunday, injuring five people and damaging a car, bicycle and pram.
Flooding in Germany has left one cyclist dead, cellars full of water and transport links disrupted. Rain should continue through Friday but, thankfully, begin to ease over the weekend.
Topless protesters disrupted Russian President Vladimir Putin's tour of an industrial fair in Germany Monday as he and Chancellor Angela Merkel clashed over Moscow's recent NGO crackdown.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to "give a chance" to non-governmental organizations which she described as a "motor of innovation".
