Femen activists to wait at least six weeks for trial - Hanover prosecutorsThe activists of the German branch of Femen, who staged a topless protest during President Vladimir Putin's visit to a trade fair in Hanover, will have to wait at least six weeks to be tried.13:50 10.04.2013
Criminal case opened into Femen's German protestA criminal case was launched into a topless protest by the Femen group in the German city of Hanover, targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.09:55 09.04.2013
German authorities take son away from Russian academicsRussian-born Dr. Valery and Dr. Julia Gritsak-Groener are trying to reclaim their son William-Valery from the German authorities, who took the boy into custody last October after learning that the Gritsak-Groeners plan to return to Russia.11:40 01.03.2013
Porsche executives suspected of refinancing fraudThe Stuttgart prosecutor's office is investigating charges of a Volkswagen refinancing fraud against members of the Porsche supervisory board.12:47 12.02.2013
German education minister to appeal decision to revoke her Ph.D.German Minister of Education and Research Annette Schavan will file a lawsuit to contest the University of Dusseldorf's decision to revoke her Ph.D. based on allegations of having plagiarized her doctoral thesis, according to her attorney.13:26 06.02.2013
Former chief of Iran's Central Bank detained with $70 million check in GermanyThe Iranian man who was detained with a $70 million check on his arrival at Dusseldorf airport from Turkey last week turned out to be former Chief of Iran's Central Bank Tahmasb Mazaheri.10:03 04.02.2013
Heads of German states ban extreme right-wing German partyAt their meeting in Berlin, the heads of the 16 German states unanimously decided to request the Bundesrat of Germany to submit a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court on banning the extreme right-wing National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD), the German media reported.11:54 07.12.2012
Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper initiates bankruptcy procedureDruck und Verlagshaus Frankfurt am Main GmbH, the publisher of German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau, has submitted a statement on the newspaper's bankruptcy to the court of first instance.12:51 14.11.2012
German court prohibits police from racial profilingThe Supreme Administrative Court of Rheinland Pfalz has prohibited police officers from checking the documents of passers-by based on their skin color.18:56 30.10.2012
Group of disabled passengers to sue AirBerlin for denying them passageA group of disabled individuals who were denied passage on a Moscow-Dusseldorf flight in Domodedovo airport on Monday will be suing the air carrier.13:23 08.10.2012
German couple busted on charges of spying for RussiaThe German authorities have charged Andreas and Heidrun Anschlag with spying for Russia's foreign intelligence service, AFP reported Friday.17:02 28.09.2012
HP employees accused of 7.5 mln Euro bribeGermany's Saxony Chief Prosecutor's Office has charged three former Hewlett-Packard (HP) employees of corruption: a Finn, an American, and a German. They allegedly offered a 7.5 million Euro bribe nine years ago while entering into a contract with the Prosecutor General's Office in Russia.16:52 14.09.2012