Two neighboring houses in Wallerstein caught fire on Wednesday evening, with the blaze injuring 12 people. Police arrested a 22-year-old man who was present at the location when fire broke out. The suspect has denied all accusations of arson. Residents called rescue services after fire broke out in the cellars of the two buildings. According to the police, one of the cellars was strewn with litter and was completely destroyed in the fire. The cellar of the second house burst into flames around Read more [...]

Image copyrightGetty Images Image caption More than one million migrants and refugees have arrived in Germany this year Twelve people were hurt, including seven teenagers, when fires broke out at two neighbouring refugee hostels in the south German region of Bavaria. A man was arrested after the fires at Wasserstein and police suspect arson. No-one in the hostels was badly hurt. More than a million refugees and migrants have arrived Read more [...]

The two houses, which neighbor each other, caught fire almost simultaneously at about 20:45 local time. In the first house, where the fire started in a “totally trashed cellar,” 11 inhabitants, including seven teenagers, were poisoned by smoke and combustion products.In the neighboring house, which caught fire shortly after, one man received injuries while trying to put out burning linen which was piled up on a washing machine.Authorities estimate the total damage of both fires at €10,000 (US$10,900).Police Read more [...]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption More than one million migrants and refugees have arrived in Germany this year Twelve people were hurt, including seven teenagers, when fires broke out at two neighbouring refugee hostels Read more [...]

Topics Corrections Email Print Comment Hitler and fellow members of the Nazi Party 'had their path greased for them' compared to other inmates Associated Press BERLIN — Historical documents show Adolf Hitler enjoyed special treatment, including plentiful supplies of beer, during his time in Landsberg prison. The Nazi leader was imprisoned there Read more [...]

Photo courtesy of Four County Career Center | Posted: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 7:00 am Four County Career Center Preschool/Childcare Center students presented their annual Christmas program for parents and grandparents. The Early Childhood Education students at the career center work with the Read more [...]

The data protection office of Baden-Württemberg has announced that a joint examination of 21 companies conducted by Berlin, Hamburg, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg has found that online dating portals often fail to meet data protection requirements. However, the data protection office, did not find any severe shortcomings which would justify a prohibition order against the companies in question. The respective companies have been informed and have been asked to correct their shortcomings. The data Read more [...]

BERLIN — Adolf Hitler enjoyed special treatment, including plentiful supplies of beer, during his time at Landsberg prison in Germany as a result of a coup attempt 10 years before he successfully came to power, according to newly published historical documents. Historians have long been fascinated by the Nazi leader's time in Landsberg, where he and several followers were incarcerated after the unsuccessful Beer Hall Putsch of 1923, when Hitler tried to seize power in Bavaria. Read more [...]

BERLIN (AP) — Adolf Hitler enjoyed special treatment, including plentiful supplies of beer, during his time at Landsberg prison in Germany following a coup attempt ten years before he successfully came to power, according to newly published historical documents. Historians have long been fascinated by the Nazi leader’s time in Landsberg, where he and several followers were incarcerated after the unsuccessful Beer Hall Putsch of 1923, when Hitler tried to seize power in Bavaria. Read more [...]

BERLIN - A senior Bavarian politician said on Tuesday that refugees with forged Syrian passports have disappeared in Germany and there are grounds for suspicion that they may have had contact with Islamic State militants, German media reported.  The minister spoke after top-selling daily Bild reported that about a dozen refugees were in Germany with false passports originating from the same place as those held by two Islamist militants involved in attacks in Paris on Nov. 13 which killed 130 people. Read more [...]