The euro’s fate is in Germany’s hands, writes Business Correspondent John Walsh

Germany’s top court probably won’t intervene in the ECB’s plan to buy bonds of crisis-torn countries, in line with previous cases involving the country’s integration with the EU.

The German army can use force inside the country, but only in exceptional cases and as a last resort, the country’s top court said today.

An attempt to block to block the eurozone’s permanent rescue fund and Europe’s new fiscal discipline treaty will be heard by Germany’s high court next week.

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel will seek backing from German lawmakers to bolster the euro bailout fund on the same day she heads to a European summit as banks joust with leaders over the size of losses they take on Greek bonds.

GERMANY’S finance minister defended the rescue packages for Greece and other eurozone countries at a supreme court hearing yesterday, as opponents argued the bailouts violated German and European law.

A German court today threw out an application to halt experiments at the Large Hadron Collider for fear they will destroy the Earth.

Germany’s highest court today overturned a law allowing the state to keep information on phone calls and emails to help in tracking criminal networks.

A married couple were legally banned from having a three-barrelled surname by Germany’s highest court today.

Germany’s high court says smoking bans in two states are unconstitutional, a decision which will force country-wide reviews of smoking prohibitions.

A German court today upheld a ban on Muslim teachers wearing head scarves in the schools of a German state under a law that says teachers' attire must be in line with 'Western Christian' values.

Germany’s highest court today refused to take up the appeal of a man convicted of helping three of the September 11 suicide pilots in their plot.

A GERMAN federal appeals court yesterday convicted a friend of three of the September 11 suicide pilots of accessory to murder for his role in their plot and sent the case back to a lower court for sentencing.

A German federal appeals court today convicted a friend of three of the September 11 suicide pilots of accessory to murder for his alleged role in their plot and sent the case back to a lower court for sentencing.

The German government plans to change the constitution so security forces can shoot down planes hijacked by terrorists as a last resort, the interior minister said.

Germany’s highest court today ruled that federal elections can go ahead as planned on September 18, dismissing complaints against the early vote from two politicians.

Germany’s highest court is expected to rule today on a prosecution request to increase a sentence to life in prison for a man convicted of killing and eating another man.

Germany has extradited two Yemenis to the United States on charges that they supported the al-Qaida terrorist network, prosecutors in Frankfurt said.

Germany’s supreme court today approved the extradition of two Yemenis to the United States, where they are wanted on charges of supporting al-Qaida.

The German government has applied to the country’s highest court for a ban on the extreme-right National Democratic Party.