Germany sought to calm European anxieties over Trump's presidency after he dismissed Nato as "obsolete" and said he believed the EU would break up.

In a post-Brexit minefield, Bill English managed to avoid inflaming European sensitivities on his first major international visit as a 'junior world leader'.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has given strong backing for the EU free trade deal with New Zealand, saying Germany would apply pressure in Brussels to hasten the talks.

Prime Minister Bill English wound up his trip to Europe after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel early this morning.

The Fuhrer may have used a secret runway to escape his Berlin bunker and flee to South America in a Luftwaffe plane.

Prime Minister Bill English will wind up his trip to Europe after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

A Syrian migrant who posed for a selfie with Angela Merkel is suing Facebook after being falsely linked to terrorism in posts shared on the social media.

A female shepherd is trampled and then butted into the ground after her flock was spooked by a car.

As part of its settlement, VW pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and using false statements to import cars to the U.S.

An insect has put a nasty end to a German tourist's hike in the Whanganui National Park.

The operation followed intense criticism of the police for failing to protect hundreds of women from being sexually molested, mostly by North African men, at the start of last year.

Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf has become a bestseller in Germany again, 92 years after it was first published.

Here are five unlikely black swan events that might catch everyone unawares in the coming year.

Thousands of Italians take to social media to congratulate the two police officers who finally put a stop to Berlin attack suspect Anis Amri's escape through Europe.

Jailed at a migrant reception centre for minors on the isle of Sicily the boy who once drank alcohol - and never went to mosque - suddenly got religion.

A little girl has been reunited with her favourite teddy after she accidentally left him behind in Auckland Airport when her family moved to Germany.

The prime suspect sought in the deadly attack on a Berlin Christmas market was the subject of a terrorism probe in Germany earlier this year.

Policeare desperately hunting a "violent and armed" suspect, as the Berlin attack exposes gaping holes in Germany's security system.

A deadly truck crash in Berlin has sparked warnings that Australia needs to do more to prevent terrorists carrying out copycat acts on home soil.

Berlin police storm disused Tempelhof Airport used as refugee camp in the wake of Christmas market attack, while truck driver identified as young Pakistani.

An Australian woman has told of the terrifying moment she saw a truck plough into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 48 more.

We were warned. A month ago, Islamic State told the world there would be sickening attacks during the holiday season.

Recent events in Berlin and Ankara are "unsettling", Prime Minister Bill English has said.

A Kiwi in Berlin has spoken out on the tragic events at a Christmas market in the city.

A young woman fed up with receiving unsolicited explicit photos from men decided it was time to take sweet revenge. But not everyone agreed with what she did.

The New Zealand Government this morning issued a travel advisory to Kiwis in Berlin in the wake of today's Christmas market attack.

Kaitaia-based Highway Patrol constable Darren Critchley thought his working day was over at four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon but it was only just beginning...

A boy dubbed "The Kindergarten Bomber" is accused of planting a nail bomb near a Christmas market in Germany.

A German cannibal killer stands in his sandals and socks in the basement where he murdered and chopped up a willing victim he had met online.

CCTV footage shows a man kicking a woman in the back, sending her flying eight steps down a flight of stairs.