'Keep your hands off' bamboo coffee cups, German consumer group warns

German consumer foundation Stiftung Warentest tested 12 brands of bamboo-based cups and found it was best to avoid them.

Eritrean survives suspected racist shooting in Germany

A 26-year-old Eritrean was apparently shot from a car by a man who was later found dead in German town of Wächterbach.

German cities struggle to curb housing shortage

A new study says Germany's pricey housing market isn't going to get cheaper any time soon, but there is a silver lining.

German Left party's Berlin HQ evacuated over bomb threat

The left-wing "Die Linke" political party posted images of police securing its HQ, saying this followed a bomb threat.

CDU's AKK aims to boost Bundeswehr budget to NATO target

Germany's defense minister plans to increase military spending to the NATO target of 2% of gross domestic product.