More than a tenth of all Somali nationals residing in Germany are suspected of committing crimes in the country, according to reports. Data obtained by a parliamentary official indicate a stunning number of citizens of the East African nation have been implicated in criminal activity while living in Europe. Harald Weyel, a member of the Bundestag representing the Alternative für Deutschland party,... 

Mayor of Hockenheim, a city in southwest Germany, was left bloodied and hospitalized after an unknown assailant punched him. One politician has already died, and reports suggest that such attacks are becoming more common. Dieter Gummer, a member of the left-wing Social Democratic Party, answered his door on Monday evening to find an unfamiliar face outside. The visitor punched the 67-year-old politician... 

A 12 year-old boy from Iraq tried to blow up the Christmas Market in Ludwigshafen. The boy tried to ignite the bomb but it didn’t go off. He wanted to travel to Syria and join ISIS. Via Vlad Tepes and Focus: A 12-year-old boy may have been sent by the Islamic State when he planned an attack on the Christmas market in Ludwigshafen. The State Attorney and the State Prosecutor have already begun investigations. A... 

Blackout Britain – it’s only just the beginning. BASF, the world’s largest chemical company, has been headquartered in Germany since before the country formally existed. Founded in 1865 by the industrial pioneer Friedrich Engelhorn, it still occupies the vast site on the banks of the Rhine at Ludwigshafen where its first dye and soda factories were built. A third of its staff are employed...