Joachim Gauck

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  Frank-Walter Steinmeier Becomes President Of Germany

  Former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Germany's president today, the 12th person to hold the largely ceremonial post in the post-war era.

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  Hunt For Gunmen After Munich Mall Massacre

  Elite German police were hunting for gunmen who went on a shooting rampage at a busy mall in Munich, killing eight people in cold blood in the third attack on civilians in Europe in barely a week.

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  German President 'Horrified' By 'Murderous Attack' In Munich

  German President Joachim Gauck said on Friday he was "horrified" by the "murderous attack" in a Munich shopping centre which left at least eight people dead.

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  Germany Fetes 25 Years of Unity With Call For Refugee Welcome

  Germany on Saturday celebrated 25 years since its joyful reunification, with its leaders urging the nation to muster the same strength and solidarity to face a record refugee influx.

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  President Joachim Gauck Slams 'Dark Germany' Behind Refugee Centre Attacks

  President Joachim Gauck blasted a "dark Germany" behind a series of xenophobic attacks on refugee shelters after two fresh assaults were reported in the east of the country.

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  Germany Farewells Nobel Laureate Gunter Grass

  Germany bade farewell to its literary giant Gunter Grass on Sunday at a memorial service for the Nobel winner, who died last month aged 87.

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  Angela Merkel Joins Holocaust Survivors to Mark Nazi Camp's Liberation

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined survivors of the former Nazi concentration camp at Dachau on Sunday for a solemn ceremony to mark 70 years since it was liberated by US forces.

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  Germans Cannot Turn Backs on Nazi Past, Says German Chancellor Angela Merkel

  Germany cannot simply draw a line under its Nazi past and must remain sensitive to the damage it caused to other countries including Greece, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, just ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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  Trial Begins in Death of Turkish-German Heroine

  An 18-year-old defendant apologized today for the death of a young German-Turkish woman who became a national symbol of courage for giving her life trying to protect two teenage girls.

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  'Enormous Shock' of Germanwings Crash Endures: German President Joachim Gauck

  German President Joachim Gauck said Friday that the nation was still in "enormous shock" over last month's Germanwings crash in the French Alps, blamed on a depressed co-pilot.

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  Germany Marks 70 Years Since Dresden's World War II Bombing

  German President Joachim Gauck warned Friday against a cult of victimhood over the World War II destruction of the city of Dresden 70 years ago.

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  Former German President Richard von Weizsaecker Dies at 94

  Former German President Richard von Weizsaecker, who urged his country to confront the Nazi past, promoted reconciliation and denounced far-right violence during a 10-year tenure that spanned the reunification of west and east, has died.

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  Euro 2016 Qualifier Previews: Germany Back to Business After Red-Carpet Glory

  German players were awarded by president Joachim Gauck for their World Cup triumph. They now face Gibraltar in their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.

• Spy Case Threatens to Sour German-US Ties Anew

  German-US relations are facing a new test over a German intelligence employee who reportedly spied for the US, with Germany's president saying if the allegations are true, that kind of spying on allies must stop.

• German President Can Call Neo-Nazis 'Loonies': Court

  Germany's president Joachim Gauck has the right to call members of a neo-Nazi party "loonies", the country's top court ruled Tuesday.