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A man drives onto the tarmac at Hamburg Airport in Germany and holds his four-year-old daughter hostage underneath an airplane, causing all flights at the airport to be suspended. The man surrenders to police 18 hours later. 2023-11-5
German AfD politician Daniel Halemba is arrested for using the Nazi salute and possessing banned totalitarian symbols. 2023-10-30
The Public Prosecutor General of Germany announces the arrest of two members of the Syrian military intelligence service on charges of crimes against humanity. The arrests happened the day before in the states of Berlin and Rhineland-Palatinate. 2019-02-13
U.S. officials report President Obama will announce plans to send as many as 250 more U.S. troops to Syria to help fight ISIL militants. The troops are likely to include special operations forces and medical or intelligence support personnel, an official added. The decision is scheduled to be announced around noon tomorrow in Hanover, Germany, during the President's farewell tour of Europe. 2016-04-24
China's National Space Administration says it is working on a program to land a rover on Mars by 2020. 2016-04-22
Balkan and European leaders agree to work together implementing a 17-point action plan that includes United Nations-aided accommodation for 100,000 places in reception centers along the route from Greece towards Germany, half in Greece and half in the countries to the north. Some of the other measures: within a week, deploy 400 police officers to Slovenia; step up efforts to return migrants not needing international protection; and, reinforce support of the bloc’s border agency, Frontex', role in securing external borders between Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, and Albania. 2015-10-25
Lightning strikes at the Rock am Ring rock festival held at the Mendig Air Base in Germany, injuring 33 people. 2015-06-6
Germany and the People's Republic of China hold a joint cabinet meeting in Berlin with many lucrative contracts signed. 2011-06-28
Newly released cables from the United States indicate former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd suggested the use of force against China if it could not be "successfully integrated" into the international community. The Australian government refuses to respond to the release. 2010-12-6
China becomes the largest exporting country, pushing Germany from first place. 2010-01-6