Germany’s prominent philosopher Juergen Habermas has rejected the high-priced Sheikh Zayed Book Award from the United Arab Emirates over ties to the Persian Gulf state's political system.

Assailants have targeted a mosque in Germany early on New Year’s Day for the second time in two weeks in the southwestern city of Baden-Wurttemberg, inflicting material damage to the place of ...

The German government has agreed on September 26 next year for the general election to choose a successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, a government spokeswoman said.