Tag: Germany

Germany warns of legal action against EU countries refusing refugees

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier threatened legal action on Saturday against EU countries that refused to accept refugees under the bloc’s quota programme. Steinmeier said...

US asks Germany for more military help in fight against IS

The United States has asked Germany for more military help in the fight against Islamic State, a German magazine reported on Saturday, a week...

Pakistani couple jailed in Germany for ‘honour killing’

A German court Tuesday sentenced a Pakistan-born couple to life in jail for the “honour killing” of their 19-year-old daughter, who had had sex...

Germany offers France recon jets, frigate for fight against IS

Germany on Thursday offered France Tornado reconnaissance jets, a naval frigate, aerial refuelling and satellite images to back the fight against the Islamic State...

Germany pledges to stand with France in fight against IS

Germany pledged Wednesday to stand beside France in its fight against Islamic State militants, as French President Francois Hollande prepared to visit Moscow as...

Germany arrests man suspected of links with Paris attackers

Bavaria’s state premier Horst Seehofer said Saturday that there was “reason to believe” that a man arrested last week with several weapons in southern...

Germany marks 25 years of unity, facing new challenges

Germany marks a quarter-century as a reunited nation on Saturday, with two leaders from the formerly communist east heading a country that increasingly asserts...

Pakistani man strangles daughter to death ‘for honour’ in Germany

Lareeb's parents — who are of Pakistani origin and hold German nationality — opposed her wish to marry her boyfriend

COAS arrives in Germany to attend Security Conference

Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has arrived in Munich on a daylong official visit to Germany.   During his stay in Munich, General Raheel...

Pakistani among 7 people charged with supporting IS group in Germany

Prosecutors in Germany say they have charged six German nationals and one Pakistani with supporting Daesh or the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group and...

Germany cuts rail link carrying migrants from Austria

Germany cut its train link with the Austrian city of Salzburg on Wednesday, shutting down the main route into its territory for tens of...

Britain, France join Germany to pledge help with migrant wave

Britain and France on Monday joined Germany in pledging to accept tens of thousands of refugees as Europe’s record influx of people fleeing war and misery sparked warnings that one Greek migrant chokepoint was “on the verge of explosion”.

Haqqani network almost wiped out, Aziz assures German FM

Foreign Minister of Germany Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier was on Monday given assurances by Prime Minister’s Adviser on National Security Sartaj Aziz that the ongoing...

Obama in Germany ahead of G-7 Summit

US president tours village with German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of meetings US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a beer summit...

Britain, Germany and Turkey ground A400 military planes

Britain, Germany and Turkey said Sunday they were temporarily grounding their Airbus A400M military transport planes after one crashed near Seville airport in southern...

Pakistan to set up museum about Allama Iqbal in Germany

Pakistan will set up a museum about Allama Mohammad Iqbal in Heidelberg, Germany where the poet had lived between 1907 and 08. Iqbal had lived...

UK, Germany ‘concerned’ over restoration of death penalty

Nisar says it is not possible for Pakistan to maintain partial moratorium on capital punishment Two key European countries have expressed concern over the lifting...