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Germany Sees Rise In Political Crimes By Foreigners
Germany recorded a sharp rise in politically motivated crimes by foreigners including terrorists and Kurdish terrorists last year, a trend branded "unacceptable" by Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Monday.
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German Daily Bild To Turkey President Erdogan: You're Not Welcome Here
Germany's biggest-selling daily Bild on Wednesday lashed out at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, branding him persona non grata and accusing him of "endangering Europe's stability through his lust for power".
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German Interior Minister Proposes Domestic Security Shake-Up
Germany's interior minister is proposing a security shake-up that could include creating "federal departure centers" to ease the deportation of rejected asylum-seekers and centralizing the country's domestic intelligence agency.
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Perpetrator Of Berlin Truck Attack Probably Still At Large: Minister
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Tuesday the perpetrator of the truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market was probably still on the run and that a suspect arrested in connection with the crime was released due to lack of evidence.
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Germany Warns Of Threat From More Than 500 'Potential Attackers'
Germany's interior minister has warned that the country is home to more than 500 Islamic terrorists who could be capable of carrying out assaults on their own or as members of "hit teams."
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Germany Wants Facebook To Take Initiative In Fight Against Online Hate
Germany's interior minister visited Facebook's offices in Berlin on Monday and said it should be more proactive in removing forbidden content from its social network platform.
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German Interior Minister Calls For Partial Burqa Ban
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere came out today in favour of a partial burqa ban amid a fierce national debate on integration.
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Berlin To Toughen Anti-Terror Measures After Attacks
Germany's Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere is preparing to unveil a slew of new anti-terror measures, reports said today, after two attacks in July claimed by the ISIS group.
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Germany Asylum Requests Drop 66 Percent To 20,000 In March
The number of new asylum applications in Germany, Europe's top destination for refugees last year, dropped 66 percent in March to about 20,000, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said today.
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Paris Police Station Attacker Was Serial Asylum Seeker With Criminal Past: Berlin
A man who was shot dead after trying to attack a Paris police station last week had been an asylum seeker since 2011 and had a criminal past, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Sunday.
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Germany Stunned By Rash Of New Year's Sex Assaults
The German government today condemned dozens of apparently coordinated sexual assaults against women on New Year's Eve in the western city of Cologne blamed on Arab men but warned against anti-migrant scapegoating.
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Germany Says Overestimated Migrants With Fake Syrian Passports
The proportion of people entering Germany with fake Syrian passports is far less than the 30 percent announced by the interior minister in September, the government has said.
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Attackers Planned Multiple Explosions in German Stadium: Report
A group of several attackers planned to set off multiple explosives in Hanover soccer stadium at Tuesday night's friendly match between Germany and the Netherlands, which was called off, daily Bild reported today.
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Angela Merkel Defends Scrapping 'Freedom Match', Minister Draws Ridicule
Germany's Angela Merkel today defended the cancellation on security grounds of a football match meant to honour the Paris attack victims, while her interior minister endured mockery for leaving the public in the dark about the reason.
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Angela Merkel Backs Her Interior Minister After Refugee Row
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere retains the confidence of Chancellor Angela Merkel, a government spokesman said today, after a spat within her cabinet over whether to limit the asylum rights of refugees from Syria.
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Germany Sees Rise In Political Crimes By Foreigners
Germany recorded a sharp rise in politically motivated crimes by foreigners including terrorists and Kurdish terrorists last year, a trend branded "unacceptable" by Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Monday.
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German Daily Bild To Turkey President Erdogan: You're Not Welcome Here
Germany's biggest-selling daily Bild on Wednesday lashed out at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, branding him persona non grata and accusing him of "endangering Europe's stability through his lust for power".
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German Interior Minister Proposes Domestic Security Shake-Up
Germany's interior minister is proposing a security shake-up that could include creating "federal departure centers" to ease the deportation of rejected asylum-seekers and centralizing the country's domestic intelligence agency.
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Perpetrator Of Berlin Truck Attack Probably Still At Large: Minister
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Tuesday the perpetrator of the truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market was probably still on the run and that a suspect arrested in connection with the crime was released due to lack of evidence.
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Germany Warns Of Threat From More Than 500 'Potential Attackers'
Germany's interior minister has warned that the country is home to more than 500 Islamic terrorists who could be capable of carrying out assaults on their own or as members of "hit teams."
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Germany Wants Facebook To Take Initiative In Fight Against Online Hate
Germany's interior minister visited Facebook's offices in Berlin on Monday and said it should be more proactive in removing forbidden content from its social network platform.
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German Interior Minister Calls For Partial Burqa Ban
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere came out today in favour of a partial burqa ban amid a fierce national debate on integration.
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Berlin To Toughen Anti-Terror Measures After Attacks
Germany's Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere is preparing to unveil a slew of new anti-terror measures, reports said today, after two attacks in July claimed by the ISIS group.
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Germany Asylum Requests Drop 66 Percent To 20,000 In March
The number of new asylum applications in Germany, Europe's top destination for refugees last year, dropped 66 percent in March to about 20,000, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said today.
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Paris Police Station Attacker Was Serial Asylum Seeker With Criminal Past: Berlin
A man who was shot dead after trying to attack a Paris police station last week had been an asylum seeker since 2011 and had a criminal past, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Sunday.
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Germany Stunned By Rash Of New Year's Sex Assaults
The German government today condemned dozens of apparently coordinated sexual assaults against women on New Year's Eve in the western city of Cologne blamed on Arab men but warned against anti-migrant scapegoating.
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Germany Says Overestimated Migrants With Fake Syrian Passports
The proportion of people entering Germany with fake Syrian passports is far less than the 30 percent announced by the interior minister in September, the government has said.
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Attackers Planned Multiple Explosions in German Stadium: Report
A group of several attackers planned to set off multiple explosives in Hanover soccer stadium at Tuesday night's friendly match between Germany and the Netherlands, which was called off, daily Bild reported today.
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Angela Merkel Defends Scrapping 'Freedom Match', Minister Draws Ridicule
Germany's Angela Merkel today defended the cancellation on security grounds of a football match meant to honour the Paris attack victims, while her interior minister endured mockery for leaving the public in the dark about the reason.
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Angela Merkel Backs Her Interior Minister After Refugee Row
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere retains the confidence of Chancellor Angela Merkel, a government spokesman said today, after a spat within her cabinet over whether to limit the asylum rights of refugees from Syria.
