The highest-profile neo-Nazi murder trial in Germany in decades opened amid tight security and intense media interest, with the five accused appearing in public for the first time since their arrest more than a year ago.

The highest-profile neo-Nazi murder trial in Germany in decades opened today amid tight security with the five accused appearing in public for the first time since their arrest more than a year ago.

The leaders of Germany and France today put the pressure firmly on Greece to keep pursuing painful reforms, suggesting they are hesitant to accept the new Greek prime minister’s demand for more time to fix his country’s battered economy and public finances.

An Irish documentary has beaten huge competition to be nominated for two Emmy Awards.

The head of the German Bishops Conference apologised today for incidents of sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic priest two decades ago in the Freiburg diocese.