Tag: Berlin

• Tuesday, December 20th 2016 - 08:32 UTC

  12 people killed as lorry crams into Berlin German Christmas market

  

  A Polish-registered lorry crammed into a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday, killing 12 people and injuring nearly 50, it was reported. A suspect believed to be the driver at the time of the impact was arrested, Berlin police said.

• Monday, September 19th 2016 - 07:29 UTC

  Voters angry with refugee policy thrash Merkel; extreme-right now has seats in 10 of Germany's 16 states

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has suffered a historic loss in Berlin state elections, with the right-wing AfD party posting strong gains after riding a wave of anger over her open-door refugee policy. According to projections, the anti-Islam Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) won around 14% in the capital, which has long prided itself on being a diverse and multicultural city.

• Monday, July 21st 2014 - 04:29 UTC

  Germany honors military officers who 70 years ago attempted to kill Hitler

  

  Ceremonies have been held in Germany to mark the 70th anniversary of a failed 20 July 1944 attempt by military officers to kill Adolf Hitler. The conspirators are now regarded as German patriots for their actions.

• Friday, August 12th 2011 - 17:24 UTC

  Berlin Wall’s Lesson for the Barrier-Builders of Today

  

  By Frederick Taylor - It was a chilly night for high summer in Berlin 50 years ago 13 August 1961, and it took East German Communists only about five hours to divide one of Europe’s grandest cities neatly in two.

• Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 00:30 UTC

  German Court Says not Releasing Files on Nazi Criminal Eichmann “Unlawful”

  

  A German court said Friday the government had no legal basis to keep under wraps secret files on Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi architect of the Holocaust, potentially paving the way for their release.