German lawmakers want Snowden to testify on NSA scandal - reportIn the aftermath of revelations of US surveillance carried out against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, lawmakers from Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SDP) have reportedly urged the imperative that fugitive whiste-blower Edward Snowden should come forward with a testimony.11:58 30.10.2013
Kazakh diplomat charged with cigarette smuggling in GermanyProsecutors in Kazakhstan have launched a criminal case against one of the nation's most senior diplomats in Germany, whose arrest there on charges of cigarettes smuggling was branded by the foreign minister as a “shame” to his countryю17:08 16.10.2013
German ex-president's bribery trial postponed for two weeksHannover court postponed the hearings of former German President Christian Wulff's bribery case from November 1 to November 14, the court's spokesperson told RIA Novosti on Friday.15:02 20.09.2013
Germany did not violate Princess Caroline's privacy rights - ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that Germany did not violate the rights of Monaco's Princess Caroline von Hannover to respect for private and family life by refusing to enjoin the further publication of a photograph of the royal couple on vacation.14:42 19.09.2013
Berlin Zoo wins trademark dispute over celebrity polar bear KnutThe General Court of the European Union (EU Court) held in favor of the Berlin Zoo Monday in a trademark case centering on Knut, the celebrity polar bear whose high-profile birth and untimely death stole the hearts of fans around the world.14:36 16.09.2013
Snowden gets whistleblower award in GermanyFugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has become the winner of this year’s Whistleblower Award established by German human rights organizations, the German branch of Transparency International said in a statement.10:27 23.07.2013
Latvian court sides with authorities in 'name battle'An administrative court in Latvia has ruled against parents’ appeal to register their son, born in Germany, under the name Mark in the Latvian Population Registry as it has to be spelled Marks in Latvian.09:58 23.07.2013
Russia seeks to swap spies jailed in Germany - reportMoscow is holding talks with Berlin over the possible exchange of a married couple convicted in Germany earlier this month of being Russian intelligence agents.18:04 15.07.2013
Gazprom to cut gas price for RWE after arbitrationRussian gas monopoly Gazprom will amend its contract with German utility RWE, following a legal ruling that adjusted Gazprom’s gas price formula, Gazprom Deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev said Tuesday.17:57 09.07.2013
Couple accused of spying for Russia sentenced to 6.5 and 5.5 years in German prisonA German court on Tuesday convicted Andreas and Haydrun Anshlag on charges of having spied for the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, and sentenced the pair to 6.5 and 5.5 years in prison respectively.12:15 02.07.2013
Germany set to convict alleged Russian spiesA German court will announce Tuesday the verdict in a trial against a German-based couple accused of spying for Russia for over 20 years. Andreas Anschlag, 54, and his wife Heidrun, 48, were arrested in Germany in October 2011.09:28 02.07.2013
Vienna Commercial Court takes RWE side in price dispute with GazpromThe Vienna Commercial Court has upheld the appeal of German energy utility RWE for a rebate in a gas price dispute with Russia's Gazprom, the Prime business news agency reports, citing an RWE press release.12:52 28.06.2013
Husband and wife charged with espionage do not deny links with Russian intelligenceThe lawyers of Andreas and Heidrun Anschlag, a German couple standing trial as Russian spies, have not denied that their clients were linked with the Russian intelligence services in their final speeches during the trial in the Stuttgart State Court.18:07 25.06.2013
German police break up international art forgery ringThe German police have exposed an international criminal group, whose members forged renowned paintings by Russian avant-garde artists, and arrested the two alleged ring leaders.17:40 13.06.2013
German Constitutional Court gives gay couples equal tax rightsThe German Federal Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that heterosexual and gay couples should have equal rights.14:51 06.06.2013
Former financial director of Porsche fined for credit fraudA criminal court in Stuttgart, Germany, on Tuesday sentenced Holger Haerter, former CFO of German luxury carmaker Porsche Holding, to a EUR 630,000 fine for a loan fraud.13:15 05.06.2013
Neo-Nazi stands trial in Germany for numerous murdersThe Munich District Court is launching one of the biggest trials in Germany since the Second World War over a right-wing extremist ring accused of a series of racially motivated murders.12:00 06.05.2013
German Constitutional Court rules anti-terror database legitimateThe Federal Constitutional Court in Germany has stated that the Antiterrordatei nationwide anti-terror file database is legitimate, but has ordered lawmakers to make changes to the system.16:03 24.04.2013
Germany to extradite Swiss citizen suspected of child abuse to RussiaSwiss citizen Rido Marko, suspected of sexually abusing a child from Volgograd, will be extradited from Germany to Russia, the Volgograd Regional Prosecutor's Office reports.11:23 19.04.2013
Former German president charged with briberyThe Hanover Prosecutor’s Office has charged former German President Christian Wulff with accepting a bribe.18:00 12.04.2013