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German allies fall apart as Bavarians threaten legal steps if Merkel fails to solve refugee problem quick

The alliance between Germany’s Christian Social Union (CSU) and partner Christian Democrats (CDU) ...

Jan 27, 2016 08:09 PM EST

Germany's capacity to take in refugees is limited, Schaeuble says

Germany needs to send a message to the world that it's reaching the limit of its capacity to help Eu...

Nov 08, 2015 08:19 PM EST

Germany needs to limit refugee influx, close borders: Merkel allies

Germany needs to limit the number of refugees it takes in or even close its borders, conservative al...

Oct 04, 2015 06:51 PM EDT

Facebook must obey German law even if free speech curtailed: minister

Facebook will have to abide by German laws banning racist sentiment even if it might be allowed in t...

Aug 28, 2015 06:39 PM EDT

Merkel, heckled on visit to refugees, says no to xenophobia

Dozens of protesters shouted at Chancellor Angela Merkel and waved placards with the slogan "traitor...

Aug 26, 2015 09:14 PM EDT

Top German spy says no evidence of industrial espionage by the U.S.

Germany's domestic intelligence agency (BfV) has no evidence that the United States carried out indu...

May 13, 2015 11:30 AM EDT

Merkel's party suffers another state loss as Euroskeptics scrape in

The Euroskeptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was set to win seats in a fifth straight regiona...

May 11, 2015 07:08 AM EDT

Merkel's approval ratings drop steeply in wake of spying scandal

Chancellor Angela Merkel's popularity has dropped abruptly in the wake of an unfolding spying scanda...

May 09, 2015 08:35 AM EDT

Thousands in Germany protest against Europe-U.S. trade deal

Thousands of people marched in Berlin, Munich and other German cities on Saturday in protest against...

Apr 18, 2015 08:13 PM EDT

German anti-euro party eyes first seats in western state

Germany's euroskeptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party may win seats in its first western state o...

Feb 15, 2015 05:39 AM EST

Merkel hits diplomatic dead-end with Putin

After nine months of non-stop German diplomacy to defuse the crisis in Ukraine, Chancellor Angela Me...

Nov 25, 2014 10:04 PM EST

Merkel ally warns SPD against own diplomacy towards Russia

A senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned the foreign minister and his fellow Soci...

Nov 22, 2014 09:47 PM EST