The Old Town is no longer surrounded by fortifications as it was during medieval times, but three of the city gates – the Isar Gate (Isartor) to the east and ... short walk to Germany’s ...

On a wet evening in Suhl, in the former East Germany, a smattering of youthful faces were among hundreds lining up to hear from an unlikely idol - Björn Höcke, one of the most controversial ...

The far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) is dominating polls in East Germany just weeks before the federal election on Feb. 23. The economy is a key factor contributing to the party's ...

Germany holds elections on Sunday after its three-party "traffic light" coalition collapsed last year and could soon have a "black-red" government while a "Jamaica" or "blackberry" alliance is less ...

Mr. Böhmermann is a German satirist and a comedian. Germany is a world champion at confronting its own history. Through memorial after memorial, the country has attempted to atone for its ...

Katja Hoyer is a German-British historian and journalist. Her latest book is Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany. Nobody can be expected to fix Germany’s problems overnight, but with the ...

HAMBURG, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Germany’s agriculture minister will seek financial aid for farmers hit by the impact of a case of foot-and-mouth disease on a farm in east Germany, the ministry said.