Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Train crash kills at least three near German resort

Train crash

A train derailed in a Bavarian Alpine resort in southern Germany on Friday. The train had just left Garmisch-Partenkirchen for Munich. Germany’s deadliest rail accident happened in 1998 and recorded 101 casualties. A train derailed in a Bavarian Alpine resort in southern Germany on Friday, killing at least three people and injuring several others. The … Read more

Somali man on trial in Germany over fatal stabbings

Somali

A Somali man went on trial in Germany on Friday accused of stabbing three humans to death and injuring several others, with prosecutors in search of to have him positioned in psychiatric care. The suspect, an asylum seeker with a record of mental fitness issues, faces prices along with homicide and tried murder before the … Read more

Adidas latest to close Russia stores following invasion

Adidas

FRANKFURT – German sportswear group Adidas is temporarily closing its stores in Russia and shut its online shop, joining a growing list of companies suspending their activities following the invasion of Ukraine. Adidas said in a statement late Monday that it would “suspend the operations of our stores and our e-commerce site in Russia until further … Read more

German state Bavaria cancels all Christmas markets over virus

German state Bavaria cancels all Christmas markets over virus

MUNICH: The German state of Bavaria cancelled all of its popular Christmas markets this year due to a surge in coronavirus infections as part of broader restrictions to fight the pandemic. “The situation is very, very serious and difficult,” state premier Markus Soeder told a news conference at which he also announced a shutdown of … Read more