Новости за 19.10.2015

Allegations of cheating and corruption have dented the image of some of Germany’s most respected institutions. But the country’s welcome for refugees is far more important for its image, the world's leading expert on national image tells The Local.

Prosecutors in Hamburg said they have opened an investigation to determine whether to press charges against three Facebook managers over complaints alleging that the site facilitates incitement of hatred.

Firefighters in Düsseldorf proved that every life matters on Sunday – by rescuing 25 fish after an apartment blaze.

German startups are attracting more international workers than ever before as they look forward to a bright future, a recently published industry survey shows.

The German government is bracing on Monday for a mass anniversary rally of the xenophobic Pegida movement, accusing it of spewing "hate and poison".

A group of leading environmental organizations called on Monday for the German government to implement more comprehensive pollution tests for cars in the wake of Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal.

Updated: Chancellor Angela Merkel joined others in condemning the proposal by a police union chief on Sunday that Germany build a fence to block off its border with Austria.

On the eve of the 9th EU Anti-Trafficking Day on Sunday, hundreds of women across Germany took to the streets to demonstrate against human trafficking worldwide. Berlin organizer Linda Guddat told The Local that the fight against trafficking in Germany is far from over.

UPDATED: German prosecutors said on Monday they were looking into, but not yet formally investigating, claims that Germany bribed football officials to win the right to host the 2006 World Cup.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's plan to offer cash and easier travel to Europe to Turkey in exchange for help managing the flow of refugees faced opposition before she had even arrived back in Berlin on Sunday.

A German city official who was stabbed in the neck in an attack apparently over her work with refugees was Sunday elected the first female mayor of the western city of Cologne.