Horst Seehofer

Germany will issue mobile phone alerts in the future to inform citizens of impending dangers, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Monday after deadly floods prompted a rethink of the country's warning systems.

"I find the schedule proposed by the German league plausible and I support the restart in May," Horst Seehofer said.

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer faced accusations on Tuesday of having illegally deported a suspected terrorist who once served as Osama bin Laden's bodyguard just one day after a court said he should be allowed to stay in Germany.

One of 69 Afghans deported from Germany last week committed suicide on his return home, Berlin authorities said on Wednesday, prompting calls for Interior Minister Horst Seehofer to resign.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition was facing an uncertain future, as her hardline conservative interior minister Sunday offered his resignation after weeks of battling to change her mind on migrant policy.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's key ally in Bavaria distanced himself again today from her welcoming policy towards migrants in the wake of a series of brutal attacks in the country.

A man arrested in Germany with explosives and Kalashnikovs in his car said he was on his way to Paris "to see the Eiffel Tower" and refused to discuss the jihadist attacks, police said today.

Bavaria's state premier Horst Seehofer said today that there was "reason to believe" that a man arrested last week with several weapons in southern Germany was linked to attackers who killed more than 128 people in Paris.

Germany needs to send a message to the world that it's reaching the limit of its capacity to help Europe's flood of migrants, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Sunday, as he advocated restricting family reunions for Syrian refugees.

The German state of Bavaria plans "emergency measures" to slow arrivals of asylum seekers, including sending some back to neighbouring Austria, state premier Horst Seehofer said, directly challenging Chancellor Angela Merkel over the crisis.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives want to limit the financial incentives for refugees coming to the country as their numbers soar, a paper showed on Wednesday, underlining the strain the crisis is putting on Europe's largest economy.

Germany will issue mobile phone alerts in the future to inform citizens of impending dangers, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Monday after deadly floods prompted a rethink of the country's warning systems.

"I find the schedule proposed by the German league plausible and I support the restart in May," Horst Seehofer said.

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer faced accusations on Tuesday of having illegally deported a suspected terrorist who once served as Osama bin Laden's bodyguard just one day after a court said he should be allowed to stay in Germany.

One of 69 Afghans deported from Germany last week committed suicide on his return home, Berlin authorities said on Wednesday, prompting calls for Interior Minister Horst Seehofer to resign.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition was facing an uncertain future, as her hardline conservative interior minister Sunday offered his resignation after weeks of battling to change her mind on migrant policy.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's key ally in Bavaria distanced himself again today from her welcoming policy towards migrants in the wake of a series of brutal attacks in the country.

A man arrested in Germany with explosives and Kalashnikovs in his car said he was on his way to Paris "to see the Eiffel Tower" and refused to discuss the jihadist attacks, police said today.

Bavaria's state premier Horst Seehofer said today that there was "reason to believe" that a man arrested last week with several weapons in southern Germany was linked to attackers who killed more than 128 people in Paris.

Germany needs to send a message to the world that it's reaching the limit of its capacity to help Europe's flood of migrants, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Sunday, as he advocated restricting family reunions for Syrian refugees.

The German state of Bavaria plans "emergency measures" to slow arrivals of asylum seekers, including sending some back to neighbouring Austria, state premier Horst Seehofer said, directly challenging Chancellor Angela Merkel over the crisis.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives want to limit the financial incentives for refugees coming to the country as their numbers soar, a paper showed on Wednesday, underlining the strain the crisis is putting on Europe's largest economy.