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Germany on road to political stability as coalition talks between Conservatives, SPD gain momentum

Momentum in Germany is building for a new ‘grand coalition’ between Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD).

Germany bus accident: 18 dead, 30 injured as coach bursts into flames after collision in Bavaria

A bus carrying German senior citizens on vacation crashed into a truck on a highway in Bavaria and burst into flames, killing 18 people and injuring 30 others

Germany bus accident: 18 feared dead, 31 injured as coach bursts into flames after collision in Bavaria

Up to 18 people were feared killed on Monday in one of Germany's worst road accidents after a tour bus carrying pensioners burst into flames in a collision with a trailer truck, police said.

Norway govt proposes ban on 'face-covering Muslim veils' in educational institutions

After France and the Netherlands, Norway aims to ban face-covering Muslim veils in kindergartens, schools and universities, the government said on Monday

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'We need beautiful things': Security concerns fail to quell applause at Wagner fest in Germany

Security concerns, coupled with Islamic elements in a new production of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal, created a nervous opening for the annual fest.

Germany blast: Syrian man who blew himself up had Islamist connection, says Bavarian minister

Bavaria's top security official said Monday that he believes a failed asylum seeker who blew himself up and injured 12 people in the southern German town of Ansbach was driven by religious extremism.

Outlining Munich mall shooting: Lone wolf German-Iranian teenager kills 9, then shoots self

Nine people were killed and 16 wounded in a shooting rampage by a teenage gunman at a Munich shopping centre on Friday.

Afghan teen killed after injuring passengers on German train

A teenage Afghan migrant armed with an axe and a knife attacked passengers aboard a regional train in southern Germany on Monday night, injuring four people before he was shot and killed by police as he fled, authorities said

Germany: Muslim woman wins legal battle to wear headscarf at workplace

A Muslim lawyer in Germany has won the right to wear a headscarf at work after a court ruled that there was no legal basis to prevent her from doing so.