Migrants and locals got into a fight in a restaurant in Bavaria on Sunday, resulting in a 50-year-old German man receiving serious head injuries. The brawl, which began as an argument between a small group of migrants and local residents eating at a restaurant in the town of Velden, started in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to Süddeutsche Zeitung. The situation appeared to calm down when the migrants left, but they soon returned with reinforcements. Around 15 people from the local Read more [...]

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Police in Bavaria, Germany, revealed their new police riot gear in response to increased threat of terror attacks across Europe. The suits reportedly cost 65 million euros and can withstand attacks from Kalashnikovs, but are attracting interest across the internet for another reason. There’s something about them that looks awfully familiar… Do you see it?? That’s right! The new protective suit looks very similar to the one worn by Rick Moranis’ tyrannical boob Dark Helmet in Read more [...]

Due to fog the visibility is reduced in Lika mountain area and in Dalmatia - on the A1 motorway between Mala Kapela and Sveti Rok tunnels (speed limit of 80 km/h), Bisko and Karamatići junctions and on the A10 Čarapine-Ploče motorway.During the day there can be difficulties in roadwork areas.Today (2 December) 8am-4pm one lane is free only on the A7 motorway between Sveti Kuzam and Hreljin junctions in direction Krk, between Šmrika and Križišće junctions in direction Rijeka.In Učka Read more [...]

MUNICH, Germany – A new airline for Bavaria: Becoming effective at the end of March 2016, the European low-cost airline Transavia makes Munich Airport a new home base and stations four Boeing 737-800 jets there. With a total of 18 destinations in Italy, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Croatia, Morocco, Belgium, France and the Netherlands, Transavia enters the German market and offers 101 weekly flights from the Bavarian state capital for summer flight schedule 2016. Transavia is the first low-cost Read more [...]

BERLIN (Sputnik) — Ilse Aigner added that wearing clothes that cover the face contradicts the European observance of the equality of women and men, and a law banning such items of clothing should be adopted by the parliament. "When I traveled to Iran, I respected the traditions of the country and wore a headscarf. Likewise I expect from women from the Arab world that they will give up fully covering their faces in this country. These laws will apply not only to the German citizens," Read more [...]

A man dressed as Santa Claus stands in front of Germany's biggest Christmas tree, illuminated by 48,000 lights at the traditional Christmas market in Dortmund, Germany, on Nov. 23, 2015. The 45m-high tree was built with 1,700 spruces and is a main attraction during advent season. (Source: AP) Read more [...]

Latest of the German regionals to report ahead of Germany whole flash at 13.00 GMTSofter than Saxony and will leave markets guessingyy +0.5% as prevEURUSD lower at 1.0580 after failing to penetrate the 1.0600 res/offersNow out: Hesse mm 0.0%  as prevyy +0.3% vs +0.2% prev Read more [...]

In American terms, Krampus is the anti-Santa Claus, according to Amanda Boyd, who teaches in the UND German department.Santa is in charge of the naughty and nice children, bringing gifts to the good and coal in lieu of gifts to the bad. But according to St. Nicholas Day tradition, Nicholas brings well-behaved children gifts and treats, while misbehaved children are punished, whipped and kidnapped by Krampus.While Krampus isn't a prominent tradition in the U.S., he has seen a recent resurgence in Read more [...]

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