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Angela Merkel says burqa incompatible with integration in society for Muslim women
German leader stops short of calling for a ban on full Muslim face veil but says a balance must be found.
Erdogan vows to deliver death penalty if Turkey's parliament votes in favour of reinstation
Over a million people turned out for the Democracy and Martyrs' Rally in Istanbul.
Merkel refuses to reverse refugee policy after attacks
German chancellor reiterated belief Germany could meet the challenge.
Munich shooter posed as teenage girl on Facebook to lure in victims
The shooter set up a fake Facebook account with the name 'Selina Akim'.
EU considers temporarily exempting UK from freedom of movement rules
Potential deal could see Britain retain access to the single market while a migration freeze is in place.
Brexit: No single market access without free movement of people, Francois Hollande tells Theresa May
The French president said the UK faces a 'choice' between free market access or 'another status'.
Theresa May rules out Brexit talks 'until our objectives are clear' during first foreign trip as PM
May says Brexit roadmap will take time but Merkel insists Germany, UK and EU do not want an 'impasse'.
Theresa May gives up UK's presidency of European Council to concentrate on Brexit
Conservative premier is meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin later today.
Theresa May seeks frank and open talks with EU as she embarks on first Europe tour as UK PM
May insists she is determined for Britain to make a success of leaving the EU.
Boris Johnson: UK's new foreign secretary's record of undiplomatic language
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Nicola Sturgeon and Recep Tayyip Erdogan are victims of his barbs.
Theresa May: What are the new prime minister's views on Brexit, human rights, gay marriage and more?
IBTimes UK investigates the political record of the incoming premier.
Anti-Semitism row splits Germany's populist right-wing AfD party into two
13 AfD's lawmakers in a state parliament form a new bloc named Alternative for Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir: Female leaders Angela Merkel and Nicola Sturgeon can clean up the Brexit mess
Women create a more just society when given the chance, says Iceland's first female prime minister.
Angela Merkel: No chance of Brexit being reversed
Talk of EU referendum vote being overturned is 'wishful thinking', German chancellor says.
David Cameron calls for reform of freedom of movement rules in his final EU address
He told EU leaders the British voted for Brexit because they felt they had no control over borders.
Brexit: European leaders tighten screws on Britain to quickly invoke Article 50 to leave EU
Germany, France and Italy unanimously rule out any negotiations with the UK before it begins formal exit process.
Brexit: German chancellor Angela Merkel warns UK and EU cannot have 'permanent impasse' over talks
Merkel states that no informal Brexit negotiations can begin before Article 50 is triggered.
Brexit: European leaders press Britain on schedule for EU divorce
President of the European Parliament Martin Shultz has urged PM Cameron to trigger Article 50.
Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel to hold crisis talks over Brexit
French and German leaders are on the same page over handling the situation arising out of Britain's EU exit.
Brexit: Michael Heseltine says Johnson, Gove and Farage must lead negotiations to leave EU
Conservative grandee says only pro-Brexit leaders have 'credibility' to negotiate with Europe
Angela Merkel: No need to be nasty in Brexit negotiations
German chancellor says there is no need to rush UK's exit from the EU.
Angela Merkel prescribes 'calm and measured analysis' for EU following Brexit vote
Merkel said Britain's decision to leave the EU should not lead to 'hysterical reactions'.
EU referendum: We Germans would be devastated if the UK left the European Union
Is it a coincidence that the emergence of the EU has coincided with the longest period of peace in Europe's history?
EU referendum: Brexit could 'shatter Western political civilisation', says EU Chief Donald Tusk
European Council president warns UK of unpredictable economic and geopolitical future in event of Brexit.
EU referendum: Angela Merkel says Brexit will 'rob' UK of its influence in Europe
German chancellor praises Britain as a force for positive change inside 28-member state bloc.
Turkey recalls German ambassador in fury as Armenian 1915 massacre is described as 'genocide'
Turkey's president has warned the Reichstag vote could seriously damage ties between Ankara and Berlin.
If Brexit happens, Germany and France need to stop the EU from disintegrating
Willingly or not, those two countries would exercise the greatest influence on the future of the EU.
Turkey's President Erdogan warns German lawmakers against Armenia genocide resolution
If passed, the resolution will "damage future diplomatic, economic, business and military relations", says Erdogan.
World's longest rail tunnel set to open under Swiss Alps ending 17 years of construction work
Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande and Matteo Renzi are among first set of passengers in Gotthard base tunnel train.
Jerome Boateng 'sad' over German far-right politician's neighbour comment
AfD deputy chief Alexander Gauland had suggested Germans would not want Boateng as their neighbour.