Current Issues

On Wednesday night, the DFS intends to "try to" install a new software program at its headquarters in Offenbach. The organization was "hoping to" resolve the issue that way, a statement read. A quick solution to the problem does not seem to be guaranteed, judging from the wording of the DFS's statements.

The worst of all German cities is located in the country's north-eastern part. It's a place none of us has heard of before. That city's name is B......

In cases like these, the administrative district office coordinate the deployment of fire brigades, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief and volunteers. The…

In some Bavarian regions schools remained closed today, on the first official school day after the Christmas vacation. In Miesbach they will not reopen until next week.

German police have started systematic checks on the country's roads and streets. Today, a total of 11,000 officers will be stopping drivers who use their smart…

A large-scale police operation against an Arab clan in Berlin has led to four arrests this morning. According to the police and local media, several houses…

Bridges are not supposed to collapse just because of a fierce thunderstorm. Actually, they are not supposed to collapse at all. Yet part of the Morandi Bridge did. The bridge was built in the 1960-s and is 1.18 kilometers (0.73 miles) long. When part of it suddenly collapsed over a length of 200 meters (656 feet), dozens of people were killed…