Tag Archives: Germany

• German warship heads for South China Sea amid tension with Beijing 2 August 2021 | Sabine Siebold This post has no comments yet

  Germany on Monday sent a warship to the South China Sea for the first time in almost two decades, joining other Western nations in expanding its military presence in the region amid growing alarm over China's territorial ambitions. ...

• Europe flood death toll tops 160, costly rebuilding ahead 17 July 2021 | Geir Moulson This post has no comments yet

  Rescue workers laboured to deal with damage laid bare by receding water Saturday as the death toll from disastrous flooding in Western Europe rose above 160 and thoughts turned to the lengthy job of rebuilding communities devastated. ...

• Thousands protest against coronavirus restrictions in Berlin 1 August 2020 This post has no comments yet

  Loudly chanting their opposition to face masks and vaccines, thousands of people gathered in Berlin on Saturday to protest against coronavirus restrictions before being dispersed by police. ...

• Thousands protest peacefully in Hamburg against G20 8 July 2017 This post has no comments yet

  On Saturday tens of thousands took part calmly in the demonstration against the world’s rich countries and the politics of certain leaders. ...

• Germany legalises same-sex marriage 30 June 2017 | Frank Zeller This post has no comments yet

  Germany legalised same-sex marriage Friday, as the nation joined many other western democracies in granting gay and lesbian couples full rights including adoption. ...

• Nazi chief’s drunken expedition to discover Aryan roots in Tibet 4 April 2017 | Allan Hall This post has no comments yet

  Instead of sticking to the brief of finding the 'super-race', the drunken SS soldiers killed thousands of animals on an expedition to Tibet in 1939. ...

• “Fly your flag for Tibet” campaign in Germany faces political backlash 10 March 2017 This post has no comments yet
• Niece of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche meets German human rights commissioner, parliamentary Tibet group 14 February 2017 | TID handout This post has one comment

  Nyima Lhamo urged her listeners to press the Chinese authorities to reveal the circumstances that led to the death of her uncle in prison. ...

• Refugees keep streaming in as Europe acts to stem the tide 24 September 2015 | Yannis Behrakis This post has no comments yet

  A tide of refugees from the Middle East and Asia showed no sign of abating on Thursday, after European Union leaders began the task of trying to prevent it. ...

• Photos of drowned Syrian boy shock world as refugee crisis grows 3 September 2015 | Danny Kemp with Peter Murphy in Budapest This post has no comments yet

  Harrowing pictures of a drowned Syrian toddler washed up on a Turkish beach brought home the horror of the escalating refugee crisis Thursday as Europe was accused of letting the Mediterranean become a "cemetery" for migrants. ...