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Don't Blame Germany

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Brilliant Bartels sinks Sechzig

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Robben set for more R & R as injury jinx strikes again

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Can Nuremberg rally against league leaders?

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Bayern Blunders despite Robben's Return

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FC Hollywood to topple Dinosaur

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5-Star Bayern devour Hamburger SV

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First we take Man City, then we take Berlin

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Thiago at the double as Barca-B breeze

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Swiss Roll Over

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Citizens arrest in Munich?

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Can Bayern afford to miss its own party?

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Basle faulty for Bayern

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Bayern's Winter of Discontent

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Bayern burning up the Bundesliga

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Abraham Dispenses the Mehdi-cation

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Bayern Don't Fear the Reeperbahn Visitors

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Bayern dish out Cologne gifts

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Tripped Up

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Voll Speed Ahead!

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Keep the Party Going

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Lauth Double Extends Lions Unbeaten Run

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Same again please

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Back to their best

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Double Headers

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Qualifying a Legend

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'We are not the Real Madrid of Giesing'

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Will Jordanian investor make the Lions roar again?

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Inter to derail Bayern?

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King Louis given stay of execution

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Tymoshchuk at the Double as Bayern Warm Fans Spirits

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Super Mario Seals Derby Honours

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Bavarians dominate German Cup opening round

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Gomez-merising!

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Berlin Silent on Report of U-Boat Sale to Egypt

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Stand and Deliver

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Battle lines drawn

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The Big Payback

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One third of German youngsters cannot swim

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Financial Crisis Reaches Munich

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Paderborn Snatch Late Point

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Inui could do it

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Any Which Veh but Lose

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Lions End Eintracht Unbeaten Run

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Picking Up Were They Left Off

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Bayern Basketball tips off 'all or nothing' season tonight

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An Expat’s guide to concerts in Munich

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This week in Munich

Toronto four-piece Azari & III hit the Feierwerk on Monday 14th November, with their dark disco sounds. The sound...

New Health Reform Approved

Berlin. The Federal Parliament has accepted the highly controversial health care reform. Thus, the health insurance...

Farm Fresh Fruit and Veg

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Munich sneak by Ingolstadt in Derby

Olympic Ice Stadium, Munich - Eric Schneider scored two goals and Brandon Dietrich scored the only goal during the penalty...

We have nothing to lose

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Dortmund away win in Nuremberg keeps pressure on Bayern

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Haching breeze by Bottrop

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Stars Shine for the BBL

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Bayern clamp down on Cologne

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EHC ice Tigers, win 4-2

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Ballers lose in Bamberg

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Last second shot ruins Bayern comeback

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Ballers in the middle of Bavarian Tour

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Welcome to the Big Time!

FC Augsburg earn promotion to Bundesliga with last gasp 2-1 win impuls arena, Augsburg - "Jos we can win on mothers day!"...

Bayern Basketball burn Phoenix

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Blowout and Bash

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EHC hoping for warmer holiday season

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Not so good tidings

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Drama on Dirt

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Ballers hold off Trier

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Wrapping early presents

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Gomez brace trumps Stuttgart

Bayern Munich take advantage of Dortmund draw, clinch tie for 'Fall Championship' Mercedes Benz Arena, Stuttgart - FC...

Dortmund drop Bayern

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The Crookes : Interview

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Christmas Carols, Polar Bears and Prostitutes

Recently I was having a walk with my family around Marienplatz, the main shopping area in Munich. Accompanied by three...

Bill Clinton in support of Amerika Haus

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Derby Triple Play

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Manchester jet veers off runway at Munich airport

Over 200 passengers escaped uninjured after a Singapore Airlines plane, a Boeing 777, slid off a runway at Munich...

Lou Reed & Metallica album 'Lulu' worst album of all time?

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James Bond 23 to be called Skyfall

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Ticker Headlines

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A View from the Top

German Martin Kaymer tees off at The Masters as world's #1 golfer Phil Mickelson was asked in a TV interview on ESPN who...

Stenson, Coetzee share lead at BMW

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Net-neutrality

The Netherlands is the first European country to pass legislation in favour of net neutrality. What does this mean? The...

Prosit!!

178th Oktoberfest kicks off this weekend Munich - The annual celebration of beer, beer and more beer 'taps' off this...

Bavarians are happier than elsewhere in Germany

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MAN and Rheinmetall together form a new company

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German Federal Statistical Office industrial news

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Germany's labor minister portait

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Germany Not Imposing Tax on Bailed-out Banks

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German film "White Ribbon" wins Golden Globe

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2010 Culture Capital Ruhr Program

The industry which has shaped the history and culture of Germany's Ruhr area for over 200 years is in decline....

Possibile New War Crimes Trial

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Munich Security Conference Finished

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Bavarian Population is Aging

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Trade tax abolition

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Munich Blade Night 2010

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Smoking ban imminent?

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Wulff Against Popular Election of President

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Poster Dispute: Yes for Smokers

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Mayor Strobl insults Berlin

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Protest Against Ugandan Regime

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Integration policy - government cut funds

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Lions looking for a way

Grünwalder Strasse, Munich - After a relatively successful start to the season, 1860 Munich have found the going tough...

Haching cage Eagles

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Bayern Ballers tame Tigers, 86-77

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Lie of the Tiger

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Haching's Surprise

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Serve's Up!

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Dirty Fürth make 10-man Lions Hurt

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Derby Showdown in Franconia

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Munich Football Dominate Sunday

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World Cup preview: Three reasons why Germany or England will win today

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EHC Win Two Thrillers Over The Weekend

Munich hold off Cologne on Friday at home, escape in overtime Sunday in Hannover Munich, September 27 - If Friday night...

Bayern Basketball Win on the Road

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EHC Return Home to Face Wolfsburg

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EHC Limp into Key Early Matchup

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Bayern Basketball Stomp the Scorpions

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EHC's Comeback Falls Short in Dramatic Penalty Shootout

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Bayern Basketball Escape with Ugly Win, 63-60

Late rally overcomes sluggish start Munich, October 24 - Jonathan Wallace scored 8 of his game-high 19 points in the 4th...

1860 Look to Continue Unbeaten Streaks against Aachen

The Lions host Alemannia at the Arena, kickoff 13:30Munich, November 7 - It's ok to look at what your neighbors have, and...

EHC Munich Head into Break on High

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Bierofka Highlights Munich Belief

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Road Warriors

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TSV 1860 host FSV Frankfurt

Family Day at the Arena Munich, November 21 - The Lions are on an unbeaten streak of nine matches and today will be a...

1860 Left Ruing Missed Opportunities

Allianz Arena, November 21 - TSV 1860 München extended their unbeaten run in the 2. Bundesliga to ten matches on Sunday...

Body Found in Eisbach

61-year-old man from Rosenheim drowns English Garden, Munich - A body of a dead man was found Sunday morning in the...

Mountain Biker Dies in Bavarian Alps

Wife witnesses husband's fall to his deathInzell - A couple who had lost their way from their mountain biking tour,...

Bayern Basketball win at Karlsruhe

Second half comeback keys victory Karlsruhe, November 28 -   Robert Garrett scored 16 points as Bayern...

1860 Travel to Fürth for Bavarian Derby Match

Lions' unbeaten streak on the line in Monday night football spotlight Munich, November 28 - Regional pride, table...

Big Weekend Awaits Munich Sports Teams

Munich, December 10 - The holiday season has started and the weather has cooled.  OK, it's c-c-cold.  But the...

TSV Home Streak Ends

High table position positive sign for 2nd half Allianz Arena, Munich, December 19 - Funny thing, sports.  One...

Bayern Basketball Storm Back to Edge Freiburg

Mission: Promotion to battle complacency and growing expectations Munich, January 9 - Bayern's head coach Dirk Bauermann...

Sunday Sports in Munich

Triple-header of hockey, basketball and volleyball Munich, January 16 - After an unspectacular and a stinky Saturday on...

Weekend sports action for local clubs

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EHC lose two in a row over the weekend, drop in DEL table

EHC chicken feed for the Roosters, lose 4-0 at home Olympia Eissportzentrum, January 21 -  EHC München was...

Sports Weekend Wrap

EHC lose Derby, Bayern sweep, 1860 draw, and Unterhaching keep rolling Panthers hold off EHC - Noah Clarke scored two...

Haching Hold Court in Champions League

Team wins first leg in total team effort Generali Sport Arena, February 2 - Generali Haching took a major step towards...

Munich Man Dies in Plane Crash

Technical failure led to crash of propeller planeHildesheim - A man from Pullach was killed late Wednesday evening when...

Sports Weekend Wrap

Bayern double victories, Haching win big on the road FC Bayern remain in the race - The Reds jumped on Hoffenheim early...

Haching look to get back on track

Titles still at stake after Europe exit Unterhaching, February 11 - After getting knocked out of the CEV Champions League...

Generali Haching drop out of Champions League

European dream over as Jastrzebski Wegiel win in Golden Set Jastrzębie-Zdrój, February 7 - After a convincing...

Friday's Double Play

1860 and EHC in action tonight Derby Time at the Arena - TSV 1860 München not only entertain a neighbor, but a club...

Crossroads

Munich, February 18 - "Win or it will be tight," claimed FC Bayern München's head coach Louis van Gaal before their...

Augsburg sink 1860 in Derby

1860 Munich 0-2 FC Augsburg Allianz Arena, February 18 - As derby matches go, Friday night's contest at the Allianz Arena...

Gaining Momentum

FC Bayern showing championship form once again Munich - We've been here before.  Many times this season, and...

On the Brink

Lions are hoping to stay afloat in Berlin tonight Munich, February 24 - When TSV 1860 München travel to the capital...

Munich Cage Eagles 4-3

Mike Kompon scores winner in OT Olympic Eissportzentrum, Munich - In front of 4,075 spectators EHC München beat the...

Postseason Power Play

EHC vs. Sharks Pre-Playoffs preview Munich - Having lost their last two games of the season EHC München was unable to...

Bavarian Second Division Clubs in Focus

Weekend Preview of Local Sports Action Munich - Key matches for local teams headline this weekend in the second...

Champions!

Bayern Basketball bury Karlsruhe to clinch ProA title Olympia Eissportzentrum, Munich - March Madness came to Munich...

Bavarian Derby Clash in Franconia

Nuremberg host Augsburg while Bayern Munich travel to take on Kaiserslautern Munich - Over the past season, the...

Nuremberg beat Augsburg in Derby Snore

Der Club move up table while Bayern gaining momentum in Bundesliga easyCredit Stadium, Nuremberg - Alexander Esswein came...

The Munich Eye Remembers 9/11

September 11, 2001.  America's current generation's Pearl Harbor or Kennedy Assasination.  An event witnessed...

Weekend sports action for local clubs

Bayern Munich got back to their winning ways with a huuuge win against Hamburg on Saturday.  Read about it...

Bayern Blast Hamburg

Allianz Arena - FC Bayern München wanted to show their embattled coach that they still want to play for him and send...

New S-Bahn Line Between Ostbanhof and Pasing?

Deutsche Bahn, the transportation and logistics company that runs the S-Bahn, presented plans on Friday to the Federal...

Girls Thrown From Carousel at Fair

As Oktoberfest nears, local cities and counties hold their respective fairs leading up to the big kickoff next...

Weekend sports action for local clubs

So, how was your weekend?  Probably not as good as Generali Haching, who won their third consecutive domestic cup...

Hat Trick!!!

Halle, March 6 - Generali Haching needed a sign that they can overcome their rivals in a final.  And on Sunday...

World's Religious Leaders Gather in Munich

Munich - Starting Sunday, leaders of the world's religions will gather here as part of the "International Meetings for...

Cyclist Kills Pedestrian over Right-of-Way

Munich, Sendling - The never ending battle for our city's streets - between cars, pedestrians and bike riders - took a...

German Teachers Slam Cursive Script

Under the current system, learning 'die Schreibschrift' is compulsory for all schoolchildren in Germany but many German...

EHC faces sudden death

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Walk-through Weekend

Sports Preview for Munich's clubs Munich - The Bundesliga and the rest of Europe take a rest as countries continue their...

Mere Formalities

Weekend Wrap of Munich sports As it turns out, it was a walk-through, going-through-the-motions weekend.  Germany...

Haching: Last Match, Last Chance

Munich Sports Weekend Preview The Bundesliga is back after the international break, and all the teams in Bavaria are...

Lotsa Hustle & Little Flow

FC Bayern lackluster in 1-0 win Allianz Arena, Munich - FC Bayern München needed three points to stay in contention for...

Derby Delight

Bavarian Clubs battle for bragging rights and table position Munich -They say to throw out the records when it's a derby...

Wild Saturday at BMW Open

German players hold steady but the English, South Africans and Spanish dominate leaderboard Golfclub Eichenried,...

Derby Draw

impuls arena, Augsburg, April 8 - FC Augsburg and SpVgg Greuther Fürth came into their derby match with different goals...

Two Sides of a Draw

Bayern and Nuremberg split 1-1 in Derby easyCredit Stadium, Nuremberg - FC Bayern München came into the match against...

That Sinking Feeling

Generali Haching upset at home against SCC Berlin Generali Sport Arena, Unterhaching, April 19 - Generali Haching lost...

Mixed Basket of Goodies

Weekend Wrap of the local pro sports action Munich - Looking back on the weekend, it felt like the Easter Bunny pulled a...

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Munich - This is the part of the season when teams feel the end is near.  Either its been mediocre and both...

Bayern face early title test

Säbener Strasse, Munich - It is not often a club faces a crossroad so early in a season, but for FC Bayern München,...

Lions look for a win to keep the pace

(updated August 28 23:20) Grünwalderstrasse, Munich - A big city duel is scheduled today at Allianz Arena as TSV 1860...

Halfar Can They Go?

1860 Munich riding high after third consecutive league win Allianz Arena, Munich - Daniel Halfar turned on the magic for...

1860 Get the Job Done

Munich - TSV 1860 Munich's head coach Reiner Maurer stressed pre-match how important a home win was for the club. The...

Lions looking for a good start at home

Grünwalder Strasse, Munich - After suffering a severe defeat in their season debut, TSV 1860 Munich are now expected to...

Lions Goal Feast

Munich, April 9 - TSV 1860 turned on the style and treated their new investor to a sensational first game at the Allianz...

1860 keep touch with the leading pack

Allianz Arena, Munich - TSV 1860 München moved to within five points of the 2. Bundesliga promotion places thanks to a...

EHC eliminated

Cologne Sharks sweep Munich out After a brilliant season that surpassed expectations for EHC München, the promoted...

EHC sting Scorpions, move to the top of the DEL

Team overcomes tough week of losses and injuries Munich - Eric Schneider scored his 6th goal and added an assist and both...

On Moelders Shoulders

Munich - Two games into their debut season in Germany's premier league and FC Augsburg remain unbeaten. The two points...

Nightmare Start for the Bavarian Teams

Bundesliga 2nd Division Wrap False start for 1860 – There were great expectations for TSV 1860 München but the...

Crunch Time

Local teams to fight for season and regional supremacy Munich - Saving a season. The final derby. Earning a promotion....

Hard Working Weekend

Munich - It's Labor Day in Europe and the local football teams all put in an honest effort. FC Bayern rolled over...

The positive side of celebrities

"It is important that you identify fully with the project." The FC-Bayern-Star Thomas Müller is ambassador...

Mourinho, Milan masterful over Bayern in Final

Munich, May 23 - There will be a list of items going through each Bayern fan later this afternoon as they cheer their team...

Bayern on the cusp of history

They say things come in three's - good or bad - and for the purposes of this article, I'll focus on the good. There's...

Australia not to be overlooked on Germany's path to title

Munich - Germany has waited 4 years for this moment.  And after their showing at the last World Cup, there are high...

Church, State and Media Empires Get Buzzed

Social media is finding its voice and redefining the pecking order in global power institutions. Michael Comte, a...

Outrageously Tollwood

From today until the 17th of July, international music stars will showcase their talent on the stages of the popular...

Munich Debtors Atlas

Munich. Even if it seems incongruous with this rich city, every twelfth Munich citizen is heavily in debt. Who is...

BeMe Theatre proudly presents Harold Pinter's Betrayal

BeMe Theatre, the only professional English-language theatre group in Munich has just emerged from a successful production...

Anti-Nazi protests in Munich

Munich. Saturday, 13th November right-wing nationalists are planning a "Heroes memorial march" through Munich city center....

Work Accident - 35-year Old Dies of Poisoning

Munich. A 35-years old man died in a work-related accident on Monday. The death occurred as a result of carbon monoxide...

Musician forgets million euro violin on the Munich S-Bahn

A musician from Berlin had to be treated by doctors after he left his violin, worth around one million euros on a regional...

Rents Continue to Rise

The cost of a square meter of rental property in Munich is on average between 12.50 and 13.80 euro. The increase is...

Street Race Kills Woman

The traffic light turns green; the motorcycle and Porsche drivers give full throttle. A pedestrian is rammed and is thrown...

Norovirus Infections at Munich hospital

Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea - dozens of patients, nurses and doctors have come down sick from the Norovirus at the...

Nazis May March in Munich

The Administrative Court has announced today its verdict regarding the Nazis' right to march in Munich. Right-wing...

Young Girl Sexually Assaulted

Girl sexually assualted by cyclist.  The man approached the 8 year-old girl on his bicycle while she was playing...

A Beautiful Compromise - Not For The Faint-hearted

REVIEW: A Beautiful Compromise by Peter McCoy; performed 27-29 May 2011 at Schwere Reiter Theater, Munich. The audience...

Chance to Own a Bavarian Lake

Restaurant, swimming pool and farm are for sale from 2.5 million Euros. Penzing â€“ Do you already have a villa and...

Kino-season

The mosquitoes buzz, poking the grass while on the screen the choreographer bites Natalie Portman on the lip - the outdoor...

Safer trip on the S-Bahn

New glass doors to increase fire safety in S-Bahn stations. Construction is under way to increase fire safety in Munich...

Duelling Society Race Row Erupts

A student duelling society in Mannheim caused a stir recently by admitting a non-European member.Duellers in Munich...

Taxi Driver Coerces 17-year-old into Oral Sex

A 64-year-old married taxi driver has been convicted of forcing a 17-year-old girl to engage in oral sex in payment for a...

The Pride comes to Munich

Opening night at the BeMe theatre for the young and talented British cast directed by Tom Daley. Marcel Bruneau, Graham...

100 Jahre Ballets Russes

The decadence of the Bavarian State Ballet, led by Ivan Liska as artistic director, can be seen not only in the pink...

Munich on Google Street View

Munich. The controversial Internet service Google Street View went online on Thursday for 20 of the largest German...

Ideas for living and home decoration: Heim & Handwerk exhibition

Munich. From Wednesday 24th until Sunday 28th November 2010, around 900 exhibitors will present their ideas related to...

Traffic Speed Controls in Munich

Munich. More than 700 drivers were caught for driving over the speed limit during strict traffic controls carried out by...

Attempted Murder by Lithuanian

Munich. A pub visitor who hit another man on the head with a piece of garden furniture is now being investigated by the...

Wikipedia Founder Receives Award at DM

Munich. The 44 year old co-founder of the internet encyclopaedia Wikipedia, Jimmy D. Wales, has been honoured with an...

Police Stop Illegal Transport Service

Munich. From Wuppertal to Munich for 30 Euro, a shuttle service was offered by two Iraqis and promoted via the Internet....

Pensioner Causes Triple Accident

Munich. Triple crash: a pensioner caused three crashes at the Brudermuehltunnel within a few minutes. He drove his car into...

The Long Night of Museums in Munich

Munich. The Long Night of Museums is a brilliant art and cultural event that takes place from 7 pm till 2 am in Munich on...

Wiesn Visitor Sets Toilet on Fire

Munich. A drunk Wiesn visitor set fire to a chemical toilet near the Oktoberfest on Wednesday. At around 2AM,...

Boy Seriously Injured After Roof Fall

Munich. On Sunday afternoon a 15 year old tried to get his ball from the roof of an empty storage building, however he...

MVV Increases Ticket Prices

Munich. The MVV will increase its prices by an average of 2.8%, starting from the 12th of December. Ticket prices for...

Not an Underground Car Park

Munich. Visitors of the shopping centre at Elisenhof were astonished when on Tuesday at 3 o'clock, a woman tried to drive...

Strike: Trade Unions Take a Break

Munich. The strike with the U-Bahn, bus and tram will be interrupted on Tuesday for consideration of the family day at the...

Helicopter Lands at Goetheplatz

Munich. A helicopter landed on the Goetheplatz early on monday morning. Oktoberfest is the reason why. A child had to be...

Local Traffic Strikes Continue

Munich. The strike in public local transport continues on Monday. The MVG plans to substitute permanent striking staff...

Preparations for Mae West Begin

Munich. This year at Effnerplatz a sex bomb will reach into the sky - or at least something that had the same name as the...

Man Relieves Himself on Electrical Socket, Causes Blackout

Munich. A man in a disco in Munich urinated on a power socket on Thursday evening and caused a blackout. According to...

Man Drowns in English Garden

Munich. A man was found floating in the Eisbach in English Garden on Tuesday morning . People walking by spotted the...

Man Dies After Fest Visit

Munich. A tragic accident occured at the Wiesn when a 72 year old visitor fell in Wirtsbudenstraße and died later in...

Spilled Beer on Highway

Munich. A lorry lost its cargo of wheat beer, at the worst possible time: the begining of Oktoberfest. The accident...

Worker Drops Window from 4th Floor

Munich. A man who only stepped outside a bar to smoke a cigarette, was hit from the 4th floor by a falling window. He was...

U2 Bono is Fan of Schweinsteiger

Munich. While Bastian Schweinsteiger was playing against AS Roma in the Allianz Arena yesterday evening, just around the...

Fork Lift Collapses

Starnberg. The fire brigade at Starnberg helped upright a fork lift truck on Monday evening. The vehicle collapsed under...

Wiesn Hotels Increase Prices by up to 400%

Munich. Visitors of the Oktoberfest can expect hotel prices to jump up in the near future. A two star hotel in Munich...

Nuclear Protest: Human Chain Planned

Munich. Nuclear power protesters want to cause a nationwide stir up with a spectacular kilometre long human chain. On the...

Mother Participates in Daughter Abuse

Munich. A mother knew that her husband was abusing her daughter sexually and she is alleged to not only have tolerated it...

Delays on U2 Line

Munich. A small fire caused delays for hundreds of commuters on Tuesday morning on line U2. A small newspaper, which was...

Smoker Balcony at the Wiesn

Munich. This is what the smoker balcony of the "Hippodrom" looks like. As reported, the Wiesn tent of Sepp Kraetz is this...

Survey Shows Migrants in Munich Better Integrated

Munich. Every third inhabitant in Munich has a migration background and many are very well integrated. A survey gives...

City Rewards Energy Savers

Munich. The city plans to become more climate friendly and will reward energy saving citizens with cash. The support...

Countdown for Wiesn Begins

Munich. The floors of the Oktoberfest tents are foaming with cleaning liquids: the Oktoberfest is scheduled to start on...

Support for Flood Victims in Pakistan

Munich. Physicians, pharmacists and nurses from Lands Aid will fly to the disaster zone. They want to go to places where...

Family Home in Flames

Munich. A woman living in her flat caused a fire at Karl-Marx-Ring in Neuperlach. The 74 year old suffered from burns and...

Drug Plantation in Middle of Forest

Kirchseeon. A person walking by discovered a drug plantation on sunday afternoon in Ebersberger forest. He notified the...

Pharmacist Assaulted at Gunpoint

Munich. An armed robbery at a Chemists in Obersending resulted in a shop assistant being injured. The offender escaped...

Supermoto Event at Munich Airport

Airport. Exciting drifts, fascinating bike-to-bike fights and breath-taking stunts can be expected on the 29th of August...

Raid in Discothek in Schwabing

Munich. On early Monday morning, police raided the discotek Babalu in Schwabing which was supposed to have drug...

Employees Steal From Bakery

Munich. Employees in a bakery at the central train station in Munich have been stealing money for years. A police...

Traffic Noise Pollution to be Targeted

Munich. The European Union declared war on traffic noise and after the completion of the investigation, the city now has...

Drunk Passenger Injures Policeman

Munich. A drunk bus passenger severely injured a policeman with a headbut. The dispute began because the bus...

MVV Price Hike in December

Munich. The MVV will increase ticket prices for the new timetable in december. The reason for the increase is wage...

Fire Causes 500,000 Euro Damage

Munich. A fire on wednesday evening in a car garage and paint shop in Munich caused severe damage. According to the fire...

Woman Rescued from Isar

Unterfoehring. In a dramatic rescue act, members of the fire brigade and the team of the rescue helicopter "Christoph 1"...

Unattended Stove Causes Fire

Fuerstenfeldbruck. A woman fell asleep while waiting for her lunch to cook. The unattended stove caused a fire shortly...

Boar Missing a Foot

Munich. The bronze boar in front of the hunt and fishery museum on Neuhauser Straße has been damaged. The right rear...

Worker Trapped in Building Site

Munich. A worker became trapped under a heavy metal bar during construction work in a building site. The 27 year old...

New Stamp for Wiesn Anniversary

Munich. The post office releases a special stamp for the 200th anniversary of the Oktoberfest. Displayed on the stamp are...

Student Hungry for Olympia Park Geese

Munich. A Sudanese student caught one of the geese in the Olympia Park. Police thinks that he wasn't just bored. On...

Pensioner Killed by Tram in Haidhausen

Munich. A tragic accident occured at Franziskanerstraße in Munich's Haidhausen district: a 79 year old pensioner...

Strange Items Forgotten in Taxis

Munich. A suitcase full of butcher knives, a bag with fresh fish and a set of teeth - the list of findings in Munich's...

Memorial for Dominik Brunner

Munich. A memorial at the S-Bahnhof Solln in Munich will be in remembrance of the death of Dominik Brunner. The...

Armed Man Robs Pensioner on Balcony

Munich. An unidentified person held a pensioner in Untermenzing at gun point on the pensioner's balcony. The offender cut...

Drug Dealer Hangs Himself in Remand

Munich. A 46 year old man hanged himself on tuesday morning in prison. He was arrested beforehand for drug dealing. The...

Student Race Drivers Win in Silverstone

Garching. 35 engineers of the Technische Università¤t (TU) Munich have won in Silverstone: the team "TUfast" won the...

Beer Tour Around Munich

Munich. Munich is one attraction richer since wednesday. A tour with the London double-decker bus shows tourists - as well...

Poor Indicating Causes Opel to Flip Over

Munich. A eyecatching accident occured in the city district of Am Hart when an Opel Astra flipped over because of another...

Another Deadline for Mosque

Munich. The project has been written off multiple times - but has not entirely come to an end: the idea to build a mosque...

New Enclosure for Munich Polar Bears

Munich. A new home for Munichs polar bears: mayor Christine Strobl opened a new polar bear enclosure at the Tierpark...

Town Sign Stolen

Parsdorf. A strange kind of love for their town or just a silly prank? Parsdorf lost their town sign this week. On...

Shuttle Bus Driver has Heart Attack at Wheel

Airport. On monday evening on the way back to Munich airport, a 69 year old shuttle bus driver from Garmisch-Partenkirchen...

Expensive Rent for Munich Students

Munich. Munich is the most expensive university city in Germany - at least for the rent prices for student flats. People...

Isarinselfest in Munich

Munich. Isarinselfest: from the 3rd to the 5th of September, 75,000 visitors are expected to visit the festival located...

New Escalators for the U-Bahn Network

Munich. U-Bahn passengers have to deal with an obstacle course in the next few weeks. The city is exchanging 125...

Man Survives Train Collision

Erding. A 29 year old man from Erding walked under the closed barriers at  S-Bahnhof Aufhausen - directly infront...

Disruptions for S-Bahn

Munich. A railway control centre blackout caused disruptions since sunday evening for train traffic between Tutzing and...

Overweight Patient Rescued by Crane

Feldkirchen. For the second time in 6 days the auxillery fire brigade has had to rescue overweight people from their...

Open Air Bath Smoking Permitted

Germering. Smoking in the open air bath in Germering is still permitted. The decision was made by the town council with...

Taxi Driver Attacks Customer

Munich. A taxi driver in Munich grabbed and pulled a customer out of the vehicle and kicked her in the face. The taxi...

Vending Machine Supplies Drug Utensils

Munich. An automat at Goetheplatz provides junkies with drug utensils for 50 Cents. It is the 2nd "preventive automat" in...

Energy Festival in Munich

Munich. The Energy in the Park festival at the horse racing track goes into its 4th year and looks set to satisfy all...

54 Kilo Marijuana Haul

Munich. At a motorway interchange in Feldmoching, officials discovered 54 kilograms of marijuana - packed in 4 sport bags....

Munich Resident Drowns Girlfriend

MUNICH / PORTIMAO. Engineer Gunnar D. (43) form Munich drowned his girlfriend on the beach of Canavial in the Algarve....

Hygiene Scandal in Clinics

Munich. Hospital hygiene scandal in Munich has seen a clinic director suspended and only emergency operations available in...

Beer More Expensive After Smoking Ban

Munich. After the absolute smoking-ban in Bavaria, private breweries announced that beer and food in festival tents will...

Opening of AlpspiX

Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Yesterday the viewing platform "AlpspiX" opened at the Osterfelderkopf near...

New Dogs for the Airport

Munich airport. The airport police have received reinforcements: Ike and Bono already found their way into the hearts of...

Eco Taxis for Munich

Munich. A green sticker, labelled "Eco Taxi", should make low-emission taxis, with hybrid or natural gas technology,...

Gold Medal for Ude

Munich. Not an olympian but still: Munich's mayor Christian Ude received a gold medal. For distinguished services for...

The Debt Brake Grabs: Coalition Unveils Austerity Plan

MUNICH. Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union and Vice Chancellor Guido Westerwelle of the Free...

Do You Vuvu? Munich Braces for Football, Football and More Football

MUNICH. Hot weather, hot media, hot time. A full month of World Cup football frenzy begins today in the Bavarian capital...

Munich Most Desirable City

London. Once a year the lifestyle magazine "Monocle" in London, publishes a ranking of the most livable cities in the...

Student Dies After Explosion

Munich. A 21 year old student who blew himself up on wednesday died from his injuries. According to the police, the...

Immigrants Fight Over Cooker

Munich. Immigrants accommodation at Baierbrunnerstrasse has been completely overcrowded for years. Nine African people...

S-Bahn Station Graffiti Problem

Eching. Graffiti sprayers vandalised the S-Bahn underground station in Eching - which had just been cleaned for the third...

Golfers Head to Munich After Warming Up at U.S. Open

Munich, June 21 - The BMW International Open will tee off this week at Munich Eichenried Golf Club and the strongest...

2800 Cigarettes Confiscated

Munich airport. On wednesday 2,800 cigarettes were hidden in a suitcase and confiscated by customs officers at Munich...

Town Festival Flooded

Erding. Heavy rain on thursday evening flooded the east of Bavaria and kept the fire brigade busy. According to the fire...

Corpse Found in Park

Munich. A woman walking in a park at Westend found a body lying in the grass. The corpse has not yet been...

Postal Vote Addresses Sold

MUNICH. Jesuits are responsible for thousands of addresses of bavarian postal voters ending up available for...

Bomb Threat in Germering

GERMERING. The Max-Born grammar school was evacuated on wednesday morning because of a bomb threat. All teachers and...

Toxic Homemade Spa

Eurasburg. A 24 year old man from Muensing wanted to celebrate his birthday party with a special present: a home-made...

Teenage Boys Stop S-Bahn

Tutzing. The S-Bahn service was delayed again at the weekend, because two boys did not want to get off the S-Bahn wagons,...

Student Throws Puppy at Hells Angels

Allershausen. A 26 year old student drove onto the premises of the "Hells Angels" motor-bike club in Allershausen,...

Siemens Shows World Cup Games

Munich. A TV screen as big as a football goal: Siemens will display all World Cup games on a 37 square metre LED High...

S6 and S8 on schedule again

Munich. After a police operation on the S8 line between Pasing and Germering, the S8 trains now run on schedule again. S6...

Munich's World Cup Fans Allowed Horns

Munich. Football fans in Munich won't have the same fate as fans in Nuremberg - south-african horns or Vuvuzelas will be...

Football Fans Steal Flags from Olympic Stadium

Munich. Police caught 4 football fans stealing corner flags from the Olympia stadium. In their defence the thieves said:...

VW Bus Sinks in Pond

Notzing. A VW van sank in a pond in Notzing on monday evening. The woman inside was able to escape from the sinking van in...

Euro Falls Below $1.20

MUNICH. Europe's recently battered currency fell to $1.19 in Friday trading on continuing debt worries throughout the...

Borrowed car ends up in forest

Ingelsberg. 40,000 Euro of damage was caused during an accident which occurred between Baldham and Ingelsberg on sunday...

Oktoberfest as World Heritage Site

Munich. The Oktoberfest should become part of the world cultural heritage of UNESCO - for the 200th anniversary of the...

Flooding hits Starnberg

Starnberg. The county district of Starnberg is feeling a little wet: since wednesday evening the fire crew have been...

Postman steals credit cards

Munich. For months a 41 year old postman stole credit and EC cards from mail in Allach. Together with his girlfriend he...

Fewer blood donations

Starnberg. Hospitals are short of blood - fewer blood donations come from Starnberg. The blood donor service advertises...

Search for missing sailor begins

Tutzing. A 44 year old sailor from Munich fell over board fro his ship on sunday morning and has been declared...

69 year old almost starves

Munich. A 69 year old man was rescued from his flat in Haidhausen, after almost starving himself to death. He claims he...

iPad released in Germany

Munich. Hundreds of people queued infront of Munichs Apple store - some even waited up to 21 hours, as the iPad went on...

Ashcloud: millions lost in revenue

Munich Airport. The ashcloud from the volcano on Iceland disrupted business for Bavaria's airports. Munich airport has had...

Public viewing of the World Cup granted

Munich. The district council of Au-Haiddhausen agreed for a public viewing of the World Cup 2010 at Bordeauplatz - but...

Update for Ostbahnhof

Munich. The continuation of the construction at Ostbahnhof will cause restrictions for the railway system till the 21st of...

Fly causes accident

Dorfen. A woman broke her right wrist while she was inline skating on a steep road between Eibach and Dorfen. According...

Stewardess insulted: man kicked off flight

Munich Airport. A 35 year old Czech had to feel the bitter consequences of impoliteness on a flight on saturday. The man...

New transplant centre opens

Munich. A new organ transplantation centre will be the first one to coordinate work across locations. All organs will be...

Hot-air balloon lands in park

Munich. A hot-air balloon piloted by a pensioner made an emergency landing in Südpark in Munich. Thermal conditions of...

Fire causes 500,000 Euro damage

Gaissach. A house in Gaissach burned down on Monday morning; luckily the owners were awoken by their smoke alarm. At 4.40...

Bayern-Inter tonight – more than just a Cup Final

Salman Mitha Munich, May 22 - If you are one of the few who have not changed your mobile ringtone to '€˜Stern des...

Dead body found in storage room

Munich. Residents of a block of flats in Bogenhausen found a corpse in the bicycle storage room. Apparently the man who...

Information fair for single parents

  Munich. On Wendsday in the social department at Laim, an information fair for single parents took place. The...

Driver escapes burning truck

Assling. A van loaded with flowers burned down on the A99. The 34 year old driver managed to drive the lorry towards the...

New luxury district planned

Munich. High above Gà¤rtnerplatz, possibly the most expensive flats in Munich are planned to be built. The city...

Isarinselfest approved by authorities

Despite doubts on possible harm to the biotope area of Isarauen, the city council approved the celebration of Volksfest on...

London Heathrow gives hope

Attaching. Since the new reports for the construction of a third runway in Munich are available, objections are arising...

14 year old steals fathers car

Finsing. Police apprehended a joyrider in Finsing on tuesday night. The youngster stole the keys for his fathers company...

Bus stuck under bridge

Munich. 15 students from Ludwigshafen were slightly injured when their bus got stuck under a bridge. The driver...

Woman stabs her partner

Mittenwald. On saturday night an argument between a couple escalated after they came back home from a bar crawl. Back in...

Hospital doctors on strike

Munich. Patients of clinics in Munich will have to cope with longer waiting times, as the doctors at the hospitals are on...

Aerosol explodes on playground

Germering. Five children, between the age of 8 and 12, sustained injuries at an adventure playground at Aubinger Weg in...

Church congress ends with virus

Fürstenfeldbruck. The ecumenical church congress had a dramatic end for the guests at the school centre Tulpenfeld. 65...

Drug dealers arrested

Mauern. The Kripo managed to uncover a drugs network, with two men from Thuringia supplying drugs in Mauern. A tip off...

No-parking sign for stubborn parents

Starnberg. If the current situation doesn't change, a parking restriction will come into place outside a secondary...

Scandal at church congress

Munich. Leaflets with portraits of victims covered the floor, loud heckling directed towards the stage: protesters...

Eichenau objects to Google Street View

Eichenau municipality objects to the release of Google's "Street View" pictures, following its forerunner...

Cow on rails

On wednesday afternoon a cow broke out of her pasture and ventured to a nearby train station in Aßling. When the cow...

Too few smoke-free pubs in Munich

Munich. It is impossible to have a beer that is free of cigarette smoke in Munichs pubs and bars, according to the...

Tram causes accident

Munich. A tram took a wrong turn and caused an accident at Dachauer Straße on tuesday. At 9.15 AM a 38 year old tram...

Illegal oil disposal

Oberschleißheim. A mechanic poured oil illegaly into a canal in Oberschleißheim. He will now be held accountable for...

Cockroaches found in local bakery

Munich. Mould, cockroaches, mice faeces and cigarette stubs were discovered by food inspectors in a well established...

Teenagers burn down caravan

Kirchheim. Teenagers burnt down a caravan in Flurstraße in Kirchheim, which burned out on sunday...

Sex attacker assaults woman

Munich. An unknown person attacked a woman, knocked her down and tried to touch her inappropriately. Police are searching...

Two month old baby shaken to death

Munich. A two month old baby died on wednesday in a child clinic. Police suspect the father to have caused the...

Chlorine alert in Westbad pool

Munich. The fire brigade evacuated all guests of Westbad swimming pool on Sunday afternoon. High chlorine concentration in...

Munich airport reopened

UPDATE: After yesterday's airport closure because of the Icelandic ash cloud, Munich airport is expected to operate...

The Long Night of Music

Munich. About 20,000 people celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Long Night of Music on Saturday night, 8th of...

Demonstration against neo-Nazis

  Munich. Around 300 people demonstrated on Saturday afternoon in the city against a planned march by neo-Nazis...

600 students and teachers run for charity

Penzberg. Roughly 570 students and 35 teachers of a secondary school in Penzberg participated in a charity run. The...

Impatient customer assaults Bahn employee

Munich. The purchase of a train ticket ended with insults and assault on thursday evening at the Munich airport. A 42...

Midwives demonstration in Munich

On Wednesday in Munich city center, around 550 midwives demonstrated for better working and birth conditions. Bavarian...

Frustrated employee turns arsonist

Munich. Due to anger and frustration over his strict boss, compounded by a relatively bad salary, a 45- years old Moosach...

Divers clean the lake in English Garden

Over one hundred tonnes of waste accumulated over the course of a year in the English Garden lake. Currently divers are...

Traffic supervisors monitor cyclists

In addition to the police, local traffic supervisors now also monitor cyclists. The municipal traffic office not...

Coworking in Munich

"Coworking Spaces" is the new form of office communities for freelancers where they can rent a desk on a daily or weekly...

Girl sexually assualted on bus

Munich. In broad daylight on a crowded bus, a drunken 46 year-old man sexually intimidated a 10 year-old girl, yet most...

Love doll in the Amper

Dachau. The police in Dachau were alerted by people out walking when they noticed a corpse in the river Amper. But luckily...

Munich university might reduce tuition fees

Munich. A university commission shall examine whether the Ludwig Maximilian University should possibly reduce tuition...

English Garden surfing area now official

Munich. The Eisbach surfers in English Garden are among the largest tourist attractions in Munich. Their dangerous ride on...

Oktoberfest booked out

Munich. Even though the Oktoberfest is still 5 months away, the big beer tents are already fully booked in the evenings -...

Rolex shop attempted theft

Munch. A Serb national tried to commit a burglary by breaking into a Rolex shop on Maximilianstrasse. Unfortunately...

Cement lorry overturns

Neufahrn. A 60 year-old driver lost control of his vehicle and plunged down an embankment, but managed to escape serious...

Piracy caused loss of 70,000 jobs in Germany

Thursday, the State Secretary Werner Gatzer presented the annual statistics of the Federal Customs Administration for the...

Isar beach parties at risk

Munich. The beach parties at Corneliusbrücke could be cancelled this year. Currently it is unclear whether a majority...

Danger of forest fires in Eastern Bavaria

Regensburg. The risk of forest fires in many parts of Bavaria increased over the past past days. According to the...

Accident: flying deer hits cyclist

Brunnthal. A 68-year-old cyclist has been seriously injured in an accident when he was hit by a deer, flying through...

Flea market at the Theresienwiese

Munich. The flea market at the Theresienwiese is so unique and well known that dealers and buyers come from very far away...

Oktoberfest: City council requires prices disclosure

Munich. Reservations at the Oktoberfest are getting more expensive. The city council has decided that in May Oktoberfest...

Bauma exhibitor employee attacks boss

An employee of an exhibiting company at the "bauma" fair stabbed his boss on the head and injured her seriously. What the...

Mother locked out: child fell from window

Munich. Two children who tried to play a harmless trick on their mother, saw a tragedy narrowly avoided when the five year...

Church thief caught

Munich.  An attentive witness alerted the police regarding a 48 year old man who allegedly stole money from the...

Munich airport: extension of airspace closure

Munich. The huge cloud of volcanic dust continues to slow down air traffic in Germany and most other European continues....

Six football fans arrested

Munich. On saturday the police arrested six fans during the football match between FC Bayern and Hannover 96 in the...

Dangerous overtaking: driver killed

Rosenheim. There was a severe accident on the A8 Autobahn near Bad Aibling on saturday. At around 5.15 PM a...

Mayors barn burns down

Eching. The fire brigade were called out on saturday to tackle a blazing barn fire at the mayor of Eching's house. The...

Serial thieves arrested

Shortly after a robbery at a Shell petrol station at Moosacher Straße, the police caught the two thieves, who...

New speakers for the subway

They crackle and crunch and their announcements remain a mystery to their audience; the speakers in Munich's underground...

Munich airport: ash cloud halts air traffic

Munich.  About half of all European flights are currently cancelled at Munich airport.  The volcano ash cloud from...

Job reductions at Munich airport

Munich Airport plans to reduce the number of staff despite an increase in the volume of passengers passing through the...

Munich Spring Festival 2010

Munich. This year, the Spring Festival arrives with rides, street performers and a large flea market. Sepp Krà¤tz,...

Teenagers damage cars with ice pick

Hallbergmoos. Three teenagers used an ice pick and iron pipe to vandalise cars, causing 25,000 Euro worth of...

Drug dealing ring smashed

Taufkirchen. Munich police have broken up a drug dealing ring last weekend.  The investigators found 19 kilos of...

Children set fire to apartment

Munich. On tuesday in Neuperlach, a mother of three managed to escape her flat shortly after it caught fire. A...

New open-air bathing season: prices increase

Munich. The council will increase prices in the Munich swimming pools "M-Baths" by the 1st of May. With the start of...

Bridge demolition makes way for new tunnel

Munich. Demolition of the Grabbe-bridge proceeds as planned. One of the main traffic roads in Munich was blocked, even...

Climbing disaster leaves man severely injured

Munich. A climber fell 15 metres in an indoor rock climbing facility and suffered severe injuries from the fall. Police...

Dead person found in cave near Isar

Harlaching. A dead man has been discovered in a cave on the banks of the river Isar. It has not yet been established when...

Rhinoceros scare at Circus Krone

Munich. A rhinoceros caused alarm among the audience in Circus Krone on Saturday afternoon. As an eyewitness reported...

Security cameras at the Orleansplatz to be reduced

Munich. Security cameras will be installed to monitor Sendliger-Tor-Platz in the near future. To satisfy critics, the...

Fountain season starts

Munich. On Thursday 8th of March this year, the fountain season started.  In the Old Botanical Garden a symbolical...

Spider causes accident

Munich. Unbelievably, a spider caused yet another accident in Munich. On Thursday evening at 10 o'clock, a twenty-nine...

S-Bahn: Delays on many lines

Munich. A Signal disturbance on a main line early friday afternoon resulted in a large number of interferences on the...

Fire in a barn - large scale operation for the fire brigade

A fire started in a barn early thursday morning in Dorf/Krautgartenstraße, Ismaning, with the the inferno causing...

Broomstick wielding driver causes mayhem

Germering. A 63 year old man annoyed by cars driving too close to each other on Lindauer Autobahn, decided to give the...

Lufthansa-A 380 arrives on the second of June at Moos-Airport

Exciting news for airplane enthusiasts: Lufthansa's Airbus A 380, the biggest airliner in the world, is landing in Munich...

Munich citizens survey

Do you have payment obligations or debts? How would you rate the economic situation of your household? And how high is...

The first iPad goes to Munich

"I never wanted to be the first one", says Richard Gutjahr, the world's first owner of the new Apple reader. The...

WWII bomb found near Hauptbanhof

Munich. A bomb found near Donnersbergerbrücke on Thursday stopped train and car traffic around Munich central train...

Marienplatz underground to be reconstructed

Munich. The shopping center under the Stachus is nearing completion, and it seems the appearance of Marienplatz...

Cyclist checks in Munich

Munich. Bicycle season has begun in Munich and police checks have increased. 2008 in Munich saw 21,337 cyclists caught...

Earth Hour demonstration in Munich

Munich. On Saturday night the city turned off the lights to its main attractions for one hour.  As in more than 4,300...

Police crackdown on flyer posting

Munich. A bright variety of promotional leaflets are annoying many citizens in Bogenhausen and increasingly the...

Large fire in Gruenwald

Gruenwald.  Friday morning a large fire broke out in a shopping center. According to dpa the fires broke out at around...

New complex at Schwabing

Munich. Leopold Strasse in north Schwabing is about to undergo huge changes. Instead of Metro Market and the...

Restaurant Grinsekatze bankrupt

A year ago, Anna Regenberg and Tobias Kronwitter won the Vox TV channel show "My Restaurant", with their restaurant...

Munich S-Bahn expansion

After years of debate over the development of Munich's suburban rail network, the projects for a second train tunnel and...

Protests against job cuts at Siemens in Munich

Last week the electronic group Siemens announced about 2,000 job cuts nationwide of more than 9,000 jobs at the IT...

Serious accident after driver broke red light

Munich. A 24 year-old male driver ignored red traffic lights on Sunday afternoon and crashed into another vehicle. Police...

Food poisoning hits Munich flight

Munich. A plane about to depart from Munich to Tokyo had to return to the terminal when 80 out of the 300 passengers...

Lifeguards acquitted in pool drowning incident

Munich. In the Olympic swimming pool in 2008 a 16-year-old boy drowned. For the lifeguards on duty that day, the hearing...

500 million MVG passengers in 2009

Munich transport company (MVG) hit a new passenger record: for the last year on the U-Bahn, bus and tram networks, 500...

Rent comparison in Munich districts

Munich. The most recent rental market report of the Real Estate Association of Southern Germany (IVD) shows that Munich...

Deutsche Bahn increases security

Munich. The Deutsche Bahn plans to strengthen their customers' security. In the coming weeks the number of security...

Bus crashes into tree

Palzing. On a dangerously slippy road in Palzing route bus 617 went off the road and slid into a tree. One 19 year old...

Lost property auction in Munich

Munich. The lost property office at Oetztaler Straße 19 will hold an auction on 17-18th March from 9am to about 4pm...

Apartment blaze in Haidhausen

Tuesday night, around 23:30, the roof of a five-story residential building at Weißenburger Platz caught fire. The...

Housing market report

Munich. The housing market is shrinking so threateningly, that will it change life in Munich. This is the conclusion...

Munich - the best city in Germany

Munich. The Bavarian capital ranked highly in a comparative study of Germany's state capitals in 2008. The lowest crime...

Kevin Costner rocks Munich

Aschheim. Hollywood actor Kevin Costner impressed his enthusiastic fans with his musical ability in the furniture...

Sparda Bank robbery

Munich. A robber has escaped with a sum of money from the Sparda Bank at Hauptbahnhof on Tuesday morning. The man...

Husband kills wife with machine gun

Hasenbergl. Saturday morning, a 48 year-old carpenter shot his 46 year-old wife with a machine gun in the laundry room of...

Munich Starkbier season begins

During lent many centuries ago, Bavarian monks started to drink specially-brewed strong beer, high in nutrients and...

New TV in Munich tram and U-Bahn

Munich transport company (MVG) plans to entertain passengers by installing four 17-inch dual-screens om trams and u-bahn...

Islamic militants jailed

Duesseldorf. Four Islamic militants have been sentenced in a German court to between 5 and 12 years for planning attacks...

Family from Bavaria in India fighting for their children

New Delhi. A couple from Bavaria have been waiting more than two years with their twins, that were born to an Indian...

Electricity outage cause in Munich center found

Munich. Parts of the city were left without electricity on Tuesday afternoon. The lights went off in many large...

Neuperlach: Robbery in Supermarket

Munich. An armed man attacked a supermarket in Neuperlach on Monday night. As the police reported, on Monday evening...

Munich celebrating Olympic Champions

Munich. On Tuesday. the German Olympic champions will be welcomed home at Marienplatz. Germany's Maria Riesch, Magdalena...

Massive Chile Earthquake Sparks Pacific Tsunami Alert

World News. A massive earthquake of magnitude 8.8 has struck off the coast of Chile, sparking Pacific-wide tsunami...

Another Attack in Munich S-Bahn

Two teenagers attacked a drunk man in the Munich S-Bahn, insulted him, injured him with a beer bottle and stole his mobile...

Pensioner run over by Car at Tram Stop

Munich. An accident occurred at Ludwigsbrücke: a pensioner (73) has been run over by a car at the tram stop, reports...

U- Bahn Offender Captured

Munich. The U- Bahn offender, who in January brutally beat up 18-year olds in the Aidenbachstraße U...

Demjanjuk Trial: Survivor Testifies

Munich. A former Soviet soldier taken prisoner by the Germans during World War II testified at the trial of John...

Sexual Attack at Harthof

Munich. At Harthof U-Bahn station a woman (23) was sexually assualted by an unknown assailant. Luckily she escaped with no...

Property Prices in Munich

Munich. Life in Munich is expensive - not only with the rent and supermarket. A study has worked out how long you should...

Lufthansa Strike Update

Munich. Today pilots went on strike at Lufthansa, knocking out 3,200 flights according to the company's skeleton...

Confessional Torched

Eggstaett. St. George's Church in Eggstaett suffered minor fire damage on Sunday afternoon after a curtain in the...

Six killed as German Coach Crashes in Austria

Vienna. Six people died after a German-registered coach crashed on a motorway near Vienna, leaving six people dead and...

Ludwigshafen School Attack

Reports are coming in of an attack at a vocational school in Ludwigshafen.  Police have evacuated the school and a...

Lufthansa Plans Strike

Munich. The pilot union Cockpit goes on strike next week.  This will paralyze the operations of Lufthansa and thus...

Munich Rent Con

Munich. People under fictitious names have been advertising apartments that do not exist on some websites,...

Phone Cause of House Fire

Feldkirchen. A fire which ravaged a house in Feldkirchen on 26th December, leaving the occupants homeless, was caused by...

Olympic Games 2018 Update

Vancouver.  In the latest development in the application for the 2018 Olympics, Munich clearly won the European...

City Council want to Remove Unnecessary Traffic Lights

The KVR would like to remove all lights which may be deemed unnecessary. Too many red lights are impeding the traffic...

Fasching at Marienplatz

Munich. Hundreds of costumed people stormed the city center of Munich on Sunday and turned the pedestrian zone into a...

15 Year Prison Sentence for Murder

Bavaria, is the safest place people to live in Germany, but recent violent attacks in the underground and suburban...

Driver Injured in Tree Collision

Unterschleissheim.  A serious crash involving a 23 year-old man occurred at 3:30am on Sunday morning...

Dogs Poisoned by Council

Gröbenzel. a local Shepherd-dog called Jacky, painfully died from rat poisoning recently. The owners complained that...

Deutsche Bahn Delays

Passengers of the railway, especially in Bavaria, need to be especially patient recently. Almost every day there is more...

Munich Carnival goes into its Final Round

On Shrove Tuesday, from Leopoldstraße to the Viktualienmarkt, the area will be busy with carnival...

Sparkasse Disability Compensation Payout

16,000 Euros compensation must be paid by Sparkasse Bank to a person who was excluded as a job candidate because of...

99 Year-old Lady Rumbles Thief

A young man tricked his way into the flat of an elderly woman, pretending to be a city utilities worker. He showed a card...

Renovation at Viktualienmarkt

Munich. 2018 is the year when Munich will host the Winter Olympic Games and work is underway to ensure everything will...

Scuba-diving Accident

Berg. While scuba-diving on Sunday afternoon, a 23-year-old man got into difficulty and sustained severe lung...

Another S-Bahn Assualt

Once again a man was attacked in the Munich S-Bahn by four young people demanding money, after which he was beaten up,...

Murder Charges for Solln Attack

Munich: Markus Sch. and Sebastian L., the teenagers who beat to death Dominik Brunner at the Solln S-bahn station,...

Smoking at Oktoberfest 2010

For the Oktoberfest 2010, smoking in the beer tents will be officially banned, but won't be penalized (normally from 5 to...

Munich Security Conference

Munich. From 5 to 7 February the annual security conference will be held at the Bayerischer Hof.  As in previous...

Oktoberfest 2010 Extended by a Day

The Oktoberfest will last a day longer than usual this year. For the 200th Anniversary of the Oktoberfest, an additional...

Widespread Industrial Action on Wed

After the second round of failed salary negotiations for employees of the municipalities and federal government, talks...

Winter Sales Start

Munich. With the winter sales, the main pedestrian zone in Munich turned into a paradise for bargain hunters. Shops are...

4000 Bikers Attend Annual Elephants Meeting

Thousands of motorcyclists had attended the "Elephants' Meeting" last weekend in Thurmansbang (County...

New Bomb Threat at Munich Airport

There was another bomb incident at Munich airport: on Friday afternoon a passenger claimed at T1 check-in that he had a...

Snowfall in Bavaria Causes Traffic Problems

In addition, serious problems occurred on the entire network of the Munich S-Bahn. Commuters had to wait for their...

Toyota crashed into tram

Munich. On Monday evening the driver of a Toyota turned into the path of a tram and narrowly avoided serious injury. The...

Traunstein: Huge Rock Destroys House

According to Andreas von Poschinger, a geologist at the State Office for the Environment, several massive rocks weighing...

Police Stop U-Bahn Party

It should have been the first party in a Munich subway. A spontaneous meet up was organized through the Internet to start...

Munich Brewery's Secret Face

For years Munich Hofbrà¤uhaus has advertised globally using the face of a pretty waitress - however it has emerged...

Bomb Alert Shuts Munich Airport

Wednesday at around 15:30, Munich airport experienced a bomb scare at Terminal 2. Police confirmed to N-TV that a man...

Ambient lighting influences how wine tastes

The background lighting provided in a room has an influence on how we taste wine. This is the result of a survey conducted...

Study: video game success may be in the mind

If you find video games a struggle, it could be to do with the size of certain parts of your brain, a study suggests....

Python Owner Terrified of Pet

Munich - the owner of a python was not too afraid of his pet when it was still in his terrarium. But on Tuesday evening...

Yellow curry spice can kill off cancer cells

An extract found in the bright yellow curry spice turmeric can kill off cancer cells, scientists have shown. Tests by a...

Attractive Women Respond Angrily in Disputes

Researchers suggest women who rate themselves as pretty display a war-like streak when fighting battles to get their own...

Alzheimer's Research

A simple eye test might be able to detect Alzheimer's and other diseases before symptoms develop, according to UK...

Safety Issues of E-cigarettes

There is a worrying lack of safety data on electronic cigarettes, despite their growing popularity with the public....

Karstadt sale has began

Munich. The sell-off of the Karstadt store has begun. During the insolvency, the company and union negotiate the future of...

German Health Care Prioritizing Problem

Germany's Medical Association has called for a public debate on the state of the German health care system. They say a...

Taxi Driver Assualts Student

Munich, Sunday, 5 o'clock: A 19-year-old student called up a taxi in Pasing and wanted it to take her to Kultfabrik at...

Munich Manager Shot Dead

Munich manager Dirk von Poschinger-Camphausen has been shot dead. The body of the 36-year-old had 10-13 shot wounds,...

Bomb Hoax at Hauptbahnhof

A Greek prisoner who is jailed in Greece, used a bomb threat at Munich Hauptbahnhof station to try and secure his release...

S-Bahn Delay Problems

The Munich S-Bahn should have being running on time after the holidays, however that is not the case. Since Monday,...

Munich Olympic 2018 National Sponsor Choice

Munich places a lot of hope to host the Olympic Winter Games in 2018. Among companies applying to be the "National...

Oktoberfest 200th Anniversary

MUNICH, Germany. The first Oktoberfest was held 200 years ago - for its anniversary this year, the city is planning a...

Sexual Harrassment at Tax Office

Munich - As tax inspector, 48-year old Alfons G. was close to the top of the career ladder in the Munich tax office. But...

S7- Extension: Appraiser Should Make Improvements

Wolfratshausen / Geretsried - The planned extension of S7 is postponed again. An analysis of the agency Vieregg / Roessler...

Lenggries Cable Car Breakdown

Lenggries. Because of the breakdown of a cable car in the Upper Bavarian Lenggries on Tuesday, about 60 people were stuck...

Do Not Fall in a Tram

Munich - Who falls down in a tram and injured, has no automatic right for damages sustained, states TZ. According to a...

Pensioner Conned at Home

Ramersdorf: a 78-year-old pensioner was tricked by a thief for several hundred euros. On Tuesday about 12.30pm, a...