Nelly Sachs award panel says it's reviewing honor for British writer Kamila Shamsie, who refuses to have her work published in Jewish state

Guesthouse owner obtains injunction forcing German traveler to take down online posts about 'photo of a Nazi grandpa hanging in the hall'

AfD party surges in local elections in Brandenburg, Saxony, but exit polls forecast that it won't overtake larger mainstream parties

'We want to remember and we will remember,' says Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Polish city of Wielun, where first World War II bombs fell 80 years ago

AfD member Andreas Kalbitz acknowledges being at 2007 event but denies attending with extremist delegation that hung up swastika flag

Changes close loopholes that previously shut out some claimants; second, third, fourth and in some cases fifth generation descendants can apply, says interior ministry

Former state witness Miki Ganor reportedly contradicted PM's claim that there was a secret security reason for approving deal at center of graft probe

Guide at former concentration camp warns AfD politicians are 'playing with fire' by challenging country's culture of reckoning with its past

Demonstration takes place in heart of eastern city of Dresden, which has also become cradle of Islamophobic movement Pegida and a stronghold for AfD

Managers of new park redesigning carousel after viral video sparks criticism, claim they hadn't noticed the resemblance