Germany's housing crisis is no secret, and with apartments increasingly scarce in the cities, one minister is calling on people to swap the concrete jungle for a life in the country. Looking to move?

The Association of Cities and Municipalities has recommended that those struggling to find affordable housing in German cities should move to the countryside, where there are 1.3 million empty homes.

At least 10 people have been killed in a high-speed rail crash involving two trains in the southern Germany countryside on Tuesday. Ten people have been killed and at least 81 injured after two ...