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Migrant with More Than 500 Crimes Can't Be Deported Nor Jailed

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A migrant suspected of committing hundreds of crimes has been let roam free in the German city of Frankfurt because the authorities have been unable to establish his identity and country of origin for decades. Little is known about the man, as no one knows his name, let alone his age or nationality. The only more-or-less verifiable fact known about him is that he arrived in Germany some 20 years ago,... 

Germany Cannot Become an Arab Country, EU Taking Too Many Refugees: Dalai Lama

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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has said Europe is accepting “too many” refugees and they need to go back, echoing the American spiritual leader Donald Trump. From AFP: The Dalai Lama said in an interview published Thursday that Europe has accepted “too many” refugees, and that they should eventually return to help rebuild their home countries. “When we look into the face of every single... 

German Minister Calls for Troops' Deployment in Country Amid Attacks

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The proposal comes two weeks after hundreds of women were attacked by aggressive men of allegedly Arab and North African origin in a number of German cities. After the attacks on women in Cologne and a number of other German cities, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has called to consider the deployment of Bundeswehr forces within the country. “We will have to deal with the question... 

As Illegal Immigrants Enter Europe, Violence Increases

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Sunni Muslims impose Sharia law, attack Christians and Shias. The establishment media is largely ignoring ethnic violence as illegal immigrants stream into Europe. The latest incident occurred in a Danish refugee center near Copenhagen where a “a stateless Palestinian” in a refugee center stabbed a police officer. Groups of migrants are engaging in gang-like violent behavior across Europe and... 

Robot kills a man at Volkswagen plant

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A machine on an assembly line grabbed a worker and thrust him against a metal slab, causing lethal injuries. The tragedy occurred at a plant belonging to German automaker Volkswagen (VW) in Baunatal, on Monday. A 21 year old man, who is not an employee of the plant, was assembling the robot for a new motor production line, according to the Local.de. His Meissen-based company had built the machine... 

Police pepper sprays protest in Germany as activists storm new EU central bank HQ

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German police used pepper spray and clashed with anti-EU protesters, who stormed and vandalized the new European Central Bank building, which is under construction now in central Frankfurt. Calling themselves Blockupy, thousands of activists gathered in the city center on Saturday and marched to the goal of their protest, the new ECB office, which is to be inaugurated next March. The cost of the new... 

​Germany handed law-protected private data to NSA for years

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Intelligence service BND failed to protect the private data of German citizens as it handed over internet data collected at a Frankfurt traffic hub to the US, German media report citing secret documents. The documents cited by VDR and EDR television and the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, which broke the news together, were obtained from the federal government during an ongoing parliamentary investigation... 

Greece to need more bailout loans by start of 2014: Germany's central bank

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A German flag flies in front of the Bundesbank headquarters in Frankfurt. A report has revealed a document showing Germany’s central bank predicts that the recession-hit Greece will need more rescue loans from its international creditors by the start of the next year. According to the report published by prominent German magazine Der Spiegel earlier this week, the document from the Bundesbank... 

Germany to repatriate gold from US and France

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Germany’s central bank is set to reclaim some of its vast gold reserves held in the US and France, a German daily reported. The move follows an audit criticizing Bundesbank for mismanagement, stating the funds had never been “verified physically.” Bundesbank voiced plans to withdraw its entire 450-ton store of gold bullion from the Bank of France in Paris, and a portion of the 1,500 tons currently... 

France, eurozone countries' manufacturing shrinks in December

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The Euro logo outside the headquarters of the European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main Germany. Manufacturing sectors in France and other eurozone countries have entered 2013 in a downward trend as new data shows a decrease in demand of orders. Contractions of manufacturing in the eurozone in December included all top four economies in the bloc, according to Markit’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’... 

German business confidence falls to record low

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The European currency euro logo stands in front of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany. Business confidence has dropped in Germany to its lowest level in more than two years amid pessimism over the eurozone’s deteriorating debt crisis, data show. According to the German research institute, Ifo, the country’s Business Climate Index fell to 102.3 points in August from 103.2 points... 

Euro may vanish after only ten years of existence

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Ten years ago, the world’s youngest and most ambitious currency – the euro – became materialized. Twelve countries of the European Union launched the new monetary unit in circulation. The new currency was born in one of the largest cities of Germany – Frankfurt-am-Main – where the European Central Bank is headquartered. Citizens of Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland,... 

Islamist preacher ordered to leave Germany

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A radical Muslim preacher has been ordered by German authorities to depart the country immediately. The move comes after he attended an Islamist rally in Frankfurt that took place despite the objections of city leaders. Citing security concerns, the authorities said if he doesn’t depart on his own, he could be arrested and forcibly deported. Philips, who was born in Jamaica and raised in Canada,... 

Gunman Shouting 'Allahu Akbar' Kills 2 US Airmen in Germany

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Arid Uka, a Kosovan Muslim, nicknamed Abu Reyann, was be behind the fatal shooting of two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt airport. Obama Says U.S. Will Spare No Efforts in Investigating Killings. 21-year old Arid Uka, a Kosovo Muslim gunman, shouting “Allahu Akbar” opened fire on a bus carrying U.S. airmen in Frankfurt, Germany, killing two and wounding two others before his gun jammed and he... 

Germany: 'Immigrants are making our country dumber'

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Thilo Sarrazin warned 'less educated' immigrants are making Germany 'dumber' A controversial board member of Bundesbank has come under fire for claiming immigrants are making Germany ‘dumber in a simple way’. Thilo Sarrazin told a business group in Frankfurt that people arriving in the country from Turkey, the Middle East and Africa are less educated than those from other nations. The... 
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