No need to wait anymore to learn about the German election results. Angela Merkel appears to be the winner of the 2009 elections in Germany. The German Chancellor announced victory for a new coalition of her conservative Christian Democrats and pro-business Free Democrats after Sunday's general election.

The Constitutional Court of Germany has today suspended the process of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, calling for a law guaranteeing the rights of the German Parliament. The constitutional judges have confirmed that the Treaty was "compatible with the Basic Law (the German Constitution), but they felt that the parameters were still lacking.

If you ask paleontologist Jorn Hurum, the answer to the question, "has the missing link been found" would be yes. "Ida," pictured above, is one of a set of new fossils found in Germany, and Hurum's new book and promotional website suggest she is the missing link long sought.

According to a study conducted throughout 2007 and 2008 by Lower Saxony's Criminal Research Institute, one in twenty West German 15-year-old males claim membership in a neo-Nazi faction – a statistically higher proportion than are involved in mainstream political parties. The proportion in formerly-communist East Germany is even higher: one in eight.

Tim Kretschmer has been identified as the 17-year-old gunman who rampaged through Albertville Realschule in Germany today, killing 15 before dying at his own hands.

German police say a gunman has been killed following a shooting spree that began at a Winnenden school near Stuttgart and left 15 people dead.

According to citizen news reports a historical archive building has collapsed in the Germany city of Cologne. CNN reports that up to nine people are feared to be trapped inside the building.

Three times Turkey appeared to be down and out at Euro 2008, only to stage a last-minute comeback and pull off a miracle victory.

Close to 50 members of the German parliament's lower house want German citizens to have voting rights from the day they are born. They hope that this will act as a counterbalance to the 'greying' of the German population.

The European currency advanced against the dollar on Tuesday after a key survey revealed a surprise jump in business confidence in Germany , the biggest economy in the Euro zone.

German stocks rose, led by Deutsche Postbank AG after a report said Commerzbank AG is the government's partner of choice for a merger with the country's biggest consumer bank by clients.

Poland and Germany have held unprecedented talks about German plans for a museum to commemorate the expulsion of Germans from eastern Europe following World War II.