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Joachim Gauck
Former German president, Joachim Gauck was a protestant pastor in East Germany before reunification.
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Gauck urges unity at Austrian commemoration
Germany's president has called on the EU to show unity in its foreign policy while marking 70 years of modern Austria.
Erdogan hits back in genocide row
Turkish President Erdogan has lashed out at the world leaders for recognizing the massacre of Armenians as genocide.
Turkey slams Germany over 'genocide' speech
Turkey has condemned Germany's for describing as "genocide" the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks 100 years ago.
Belated expression of German guilt
Honest and responsible: The Bundestag calls the massacre of Armenians 100 years ago a genocide.
Bundestag recalls genocide of Armenians
Germany's lower house of parliament debates its classification of the 1915 slaughter of Armenians by Ottomans.
Germany uses the g-word
The German churches have commemorated the suffering of hundreds of thousands of Armenians 100 years ago.
Gauck labels Armenian massacre 'genocide'
German President Joachim Gauck describes the 1915 slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as "genocide."
Call genocide by its real name
The massacre on Armenians was genocide and that's the word to be used to describe it, says Christoph Strack.
Solemn service for Germanwings victims
Bells have rung out in Cologne, marking the end of a somber memorial service for the victims of the Germanwings crash.
Service mourns Germanwings victims
An ecumenical service has been held in Cologne to mourn the victims of the Germanwings flight that crashed in France.
Mourning and commemoration
Dignitaries and relatives of the victims of last month's Germanwings crash gathered for a memorial service.
Germanwings victims mourned at ceremony
The families of the victims of Germanwings flight U9525 have gathered for the main memorial service in Cologne.
Service to mourn Germanwings victims
Germany is set to hold a memorial service for the 150 victims of the crash of Germanwings flight 4U9525.
Students mourn loss of classmates
The German president has attended a memorial service for teachers and students killed in Tuesday's Germanwings crash.
Germanwings plane crashes in France, killing 150
An aircraft operated by the budget airline Germanwings has crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board.
What is Ukraine worth?
Germany pledges further assistance to Ukraine, in return for reforms. Rightly so, says Bernd Johann.
Ukraine's Poroshenko visits Berlin
President Petro Poroshenko arrives in Berlin, received by his German counterpart Joachim Gauck at Schloss Bellevue.
Dresden commemorates WWII bombing
Commemoration ceremonies have been held to mark 70 years since the Allied firebombing of the German city of Dresden.
Berlin pays last respects to former president
Weizsäcker played a leading role in helping Germany face up to its Nazi past and encouraged dialogue with the East.
Gauck in Africa
Germany's president Joachim Gauck has just concluded a five day state visit to Tanzania
AfricaLink on Air - 04 February 2015: 0705 UTC
Ebola vaccine trials begin +++ German President Gauck visits Tanzania +++ Teachers in Northeastern Kenya demand transfer
AfricaLink on Air - 04 February 2015: 0705 UTC
Ebola vaccine trials begin +++ German President Gauck visits Tanzania +++ Teachers in Northeastern Kenya demand transfer
AfricaLink on Air - 04 February 2015
Liberia Ebola vaccine trials begin,German President Joachim Gauck visits Tanzania,Kenyan teachers demand transfers
German President Gauck looks on the bright side
German President Gauck looks on the bright side of bilateral ties with Tanzania
Relations between Germany and Tanzania
Relations between Germany and Tanzania to be strengthened during state visit
Merkel, Gauck laud Weizsäcker
German leaders have united in mourning former President Richard von Weizsäcker, who has died at the age of 94 in Berlin.
Former President von Weizsäcker dies
Former German President Richard von Weizsäcker has died at the age of 94.
German ex-president to give Saudi condolence visit
Ex-President Christian Wulff has been chosen to represent Germany at a memorial ceremony for Saudi King Abdullah.
Gauck: 'We are all Germany'
The German president has called for dialogue to counter prejudices and mistrust expressed in PEGIDA rallies.
Opinion: a very moving vigil
The interreligious vigil in Berlin for the victims of the Paris attacks was moving, but action must follow.
Gauck: 'We are all Germany'
Members of the government and Muslim groups were among those at a Berlin event to promote interfaith understanding.
World leaders show support for Charlie Hebdo
Leaders around the world have expressed condolences after an attack on the French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Thousands remember Boxing Day tsunami
Ceremonies have been held across Asia to commemorate the victims of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami that devastated coastal areas along the Indian Ocean. More than 220,000 people died in the disaster.
Gauck urges compassion for refugees
German President Joachim Gauck has used his Christmas message to urge Germans to remain open-minded and helpful towards refugees. It comes as the country deals with growing sentiment against immigration and Islam.
Quadriga - Brave Tugce: The Price of Civil Courage?
Civil courage requires bravery. Tugce Albayrak paid for her bravery with her life. The 22-year-old student stepped in to protect two teenage girls who were being harassed by men at a fast-food outlet in Offenbach. One of the men waited for her outside and attacked her. She was knocked to the floor and seriously injured. She went into a coma from which she never woke up.
Witnesses to Tugce attack found
Police have taken statements from the two main witnesses to the death of the student Tugce A. The young woman’s dreams of becoming a high school teacher came to a brutal end one weekend night in November.
Czechs honor Velvet Revolution
In Prague, thousands celebrated the Velvet Revolution's 25th anniversary. The festivities also turned into an appeal for Czech President Zeman to resign. An egg thrown at Zeman hit Germany's president instead.
Security's price tag
Germany is set to boost its role in global security - which means more money for defense.
DFB team honored
Germany's national football team has been honored with the Silver Laurel Leaf award, the country's most prestigious sporting honor. The award was presented by German President Joachim Gauck in Bellevue Palace in Berlin.
The fall of the Wall
Resistance to Communist rule in Eastern Europe began much earlier than 1989.
That's democracy, Mr. President!
Germany's president should not weigh in on Left-leaning state politics, writes Volker Wagener.
Gauck uneasy about at the prospect of a Left state premier
German President Joachim Gauck has expressed unease at the prospect a far-left party leading a government in the state of Thuringia. The Left party partially has its roots in the former East Germany's communist party.
Divided allies
Germany and China pursue fundamentally different goals, says DW's Matthias von Hein.
Gauck remembers 'decisive' Leipzig march
German President Joachim Gauck has used a speech in Leipzig to pay tribute to the thousands of East Germans who took to the streets of the eastern city 25 years ago. Just one month later, the Berlin Wall fell.
Germany celebrates national holiday
Germany is celebrating its national holiday with events around the country to recall reunification 24 years ago. This year, the main festivities are being held in the northern city of Hanover.
Gauck shakes up Germany
Germany has a president who is not afraid to tackle hot-button issues, says DW's Ralf Bosen.
Germany, Poland remember WWII
On September 1, 1939, German troops under Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime launched an attack on Poland. The countries’ presidents have come together 75 years later in commemoration of the event that marked the start of WWII.
World War II anniversary
Ceremonies are being held to mark the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. This comes at a time of heightened concerns about security among the European Union's eastern states in particular.
Gauck thanks Belgium
German President Gauck has thanked the people of Belgium for reconciliation after two World Wars.
Outbreak of WWI 100 years ago
Once adversaries, now allies, leaders of Europe have marked the 100-year anniversary of WWI. The lessons of that war still apply to today as aggressors infringe on territorial rights and individual freedoms, they warned.
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