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.

Speeding motorcyclist killed fellow rider when he cut a blind corner, court told.

If you think 2016 is a mess, just wait until you see what's next. A toxic mix of potential disasters could send Europe into a death spiral.

More than half a century after he was sent to a Nazi concentration camp, Bob Narev got a surprise payment from Europe.

A World War Two paratrooper who survived being shot four times in the conflict died on Remembrance Sunday while the Last Post played at 11am.

VW has reached an agreement with US regulators to fix or buy back 80,000 vehicles with tainted diesel engines .

The sunshine and the sea - and the chance to catch up with other "gap year" students from back home in Germany has made Osnabruck's

After nearly 50 years together, a husband is jailed for life for the strangulation of his wife. Greg Bruce discovers how an ordinary relationship went so horribly wrong.

From playing a small role to becoming a major attraction, Hobbit actor John Callen experiences Hobbitcon's buzz.

A little girl has written a note asking the thieves who burgled her home to return the treasured items they stole from her family.

There is a house in western Germany that looks like a typical child's drawing. Unlike a structure born from a child's imagination, though, this was a house of nightmares.

A private Berlin museum has unveiled a replica of part of Hitler's bunker and it hasn't been universally welcomed.

A search for intelligence on Uncle George takes Phil Vine deep inside the headquarters of East Germany's tyrannical Stasi.

Scientists face a tense night as they desperately wait for a response from their probe to Mars.

A Syrian man suspected of planning a bomb attack in Germany on behalf of Isis (Islamic State) was arrested after being captured by fellow Syrians.

One of Germany's most senior political figures conducted a rendition of a folk song at Parliament today during an official welcome.

Professor Norbert Lammert, the Speaker of the German Federal Parliament, will attend events in Auckland and Wellington.

Just days after the unexplained deaths of American sisters Robin and Annie Korkki at their luxury Seychelles resort, two more tourists have died.

Deutsche Bank is battling rumours the German government is readying a rescue plan, but is another German bank also in trouble?

Germany's answer to James Bond faced what may prove to be the greatest challenge of his career yesterday as he went on trial on charges of tax evasion.

A sea lion was pulled over by police after rampaging down a German road, bringing traffic to a standstill in the town.

Polish researchers have just uncovered a time capsule filled with Nazi paraphernalia, dating all the way back to 1934.

The extent of Michael Schumacher's injuries have been revealed, as his family sue a magazine over its claims he could walk again.

The AfD party, led by young chemist Frauke Petry, has been making huge gains in recent months

At this topsy-turvy cafe, the bathroom is a logistical nightmare ...

Brunhilde Pomsel is one of the few surviving people who regularly interacted with the Nazi inner circle during the Second World War.

Chinese fans were irate after a stuff-up at the Rio Olympics left their gold medal winners celebrating under the wrong flag for two days.

A 90-year-old took an instruction on a piece of modern art at face value and started writing on it with a ballpoint pen.

A German doctor has reportedly been shot at a clinic in Berlin.