Riot police entered the area and shot the man ... and the police officers then had to make use of their firearms," Hamburg police spokesperson Sandra Levgruen said. "We assume that this is an ...

A largely peaceful New Year's Eve turned chaotic as fireworks killed five in several incidents across Germany, where hundreds ...

Five people have been killed across Germany in accidents involving fireworks as riots in Berlin led to over 400 arrests in a ...

Germany's boisterous New Year's Eve celebrations saw five people killed across Germany and over 400 arrested in Berlin alone, ...

Watch: Alarm in Hamburg as man with axe shot by police. A major operation has taken place in central Hamburg after a man with an axe threatened police officers, officials in the German city say.

There is a heated debate now about the police tactics, as some 6,000 Hamburg residents clean up after the riots. Some in Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrat (CDU) party say Hamburg Mayor ...