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Arsenal probe fan chaos during Europa clash with Cologne

ArsenalsaidFridaytheywereinvestigatinghowvastnumbersofawayfansgainedaccesstothehomesectionsofEmiratesStadiumfortheirclashwithCologne,sparkinguglyscenesthatmarre

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German gov't agrees to faster expulsion of criminal foreigners

The German government agreed on Tuesday to a faster expulsion of criminal foreigners in the wake of the New Year's Eve assaults on women in Cologne by mainly Arab and North African male suspects.

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Germany debates over refugee policy after Cologne assaults

German authorities said on Monday that nearly all the suspects in a rash of New Year's Eve violence against women in Cologne had an immigrant background.

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German newspaper apologizes for racist cover photo to Cologne assaults

German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung apologized on Sunday to its readers for an illustration to the Cologne assaults on the front page of the weekend edition.

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Protest goes violent as rift on refugees escalates in Germany

German police used water cannons and tear gas after protesters against New Year's Eve sex assaults threw bottles, firecrackers and stones at officers on Saturday in the western German city of Cologne.

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German police identify 31 suspects related to sexual assaults in Cologne

After scores of women reported sexual assaults and muggings by men on New Year's Eve in the western German city of Cologne, German police have identified a total of 31 suspects, most of whom were asylum seekers, German media Focus Online reported on Friday.

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Merkel demands "hard response" to sex attacks in Cologne

German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her outrage over series of sex attacks committed against women in the western German city of Cologne on New Year's Eve, demanding a hard response from the law, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Tuesday.

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German police warn against xenophobic attacks amid strong refugees influx

​The German Criminal Police Office warns other serious acts of violence given the strong influx of refugees in Germany, German local media reported on Wednesday.