An 8-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a high speed train when a man of “African descent” pushed him and his mother onto the tracks this morning at Frankfurt’s main station. The mother was able to save her own life by rolling into the gap between the tracks, but lost hold of her son who was killed by the InterCity Express (ICE) train, which can travel at speeds up to 186mph. A 40-year-old... 

A young black man of African origin was filmed violently attacking an elderly woman on the street of the German city of Nurnberg. The suspect was sent for psychiatric examination; his motive remains unclear. The footage shows the man wearing only a pair of shorts walking causally along the street. As an elderly woman passes by he suddenly strikes her such a violent blow that he knocks her to the ground.... 

A police officer has been shot dead and a city employee critically injured following the shooting on the outskirts of Paris, according to local media. The incident follows police raids after the attack on the satirical Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris. One man opened fire at two police officers, seriously injuring one, near La porte de Chatillon, Montrouge commune, south of Paris, police confirmed....