Prosecutors said they had insufficient evidence to charge German comedian Jan Bohmermann for a lewd poem he read on air suggesting the authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had sex with goats.

Twitter has shut down an account that had been posting personal data for weeks. Only the Alternative for Germany party appeared to be unscathed. By Melissa Eddy A civil court has ruled against Jan ...

Ever since the comedian Jan Böhmermann read a poem called “Slanderous Criticism” on public television, prompting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to take legal action, German analysts have ...

If found guilty, Jan Bohmermann, whose explicit rhyme mocked the Turkish president, could face prison time. By Scott Roxborough The German government will let Turkey pursue criminal charges against a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German comedian Jan Boehmermann, stands in front of his orchestra, the Rundfunk Tanzorchester Ehrenfeld, after his late-night show ...

German chancellor under fire for agreeing to Turkish president’s request for prosecution of Jan Böhmermann Angela Merkel, has been criticised by members of her cabinet after acceding to a request from ...

Chancellor Angela Merkel has allowed German authorities to launch an investigation into satirist Jan Böhmermann. Turkish President Erdogan requested the inquiry, saying he was insulted by a Böhmermann ...