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German man charged as accessory to 36,000 deaths at Nazi camp

A 95-year-old Berlin resident has been charged with being an accessory to the murder of over 36,000 people at the Mauthausen death camp during World War II, the Berlin prosecutor's office said.

Germany to address non-Jewish victims of Nazi regime

Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said it was time to address Nazi atrocities committed during World War II against victims aside from Jews, in particular Poles.

Holocaust memorial desecrated in Germany

A Holocaust memorial in the German city of Hannover has been desecrated.

Merkel slams neo-Nazi views at scene of far right rally in Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited a city that was shaken by violent, far-right protests three months ago and appealed to Germans not to cross a line when venting anger about issues such as immigration.

Ex-Nazi guard testifies at trial in Germany

A former Nazi concentration camp guard on trial on hundreds of counts of accessory to murder has testified he was aware that inmates were dying but says he didn’t know they were being killed.

German Jewish leader slams attacks against mosques

The leader of the umbrella organisation of German Jews expressed alarm over growing intolerance and violence against religious minorities, immigrants and asylum seekers in the country.
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