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 ...

The country's raucous New Year's Eve celebrations were marred by tragic accidents and riots in several cities. View on ...

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.

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

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

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 ...