Germany

The results of yesterday's state legislature elections in Thuringia, a federal state in eastern Germany, have sent shockwaves throughout the country. The big questions: How could this happen? What should be happening in Erfurt?

Bodo Ramelow, the Chief Minister (governor) of Thuringia, a federal state in eastern Germany, won important elections today. His party 'The Left' got 29.5…

In Germany's federal state of Thuringia, some 1.7 million residents are eligible to vote in state legislature elections today. The latest polls suggest that…

For the upcoming 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Berlin House of Representatives has organized several cultural and other events. They include two exhibitions, guided tours, movies, workshops and discussions, as well as a ceremonial act.

The President of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), Ronald S. Lauder, visited the Synagogue of Halle on Friday, two weeks after a Nazi tried to murder Jews who…

Next summer, Berlin's 'Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg' district will open a new consumption room for drug addicts. The purpose is to get those drugs off the streets,…

Hundreds of people might be infected with the West Nile Virus in Germany, experts believe. Three Germans have already developed the dangerous illness those infections can lead to.

Berlin has 2,100 bridges crossing the 'Spree' river, several channels, roads and train tracks. This means that the German capital actually has five times more…

In Berlin, a one-day conference on clan crime took place today. Its nature, the challenges the investigation authorities are facing and measures against the…

Hanni Lévy, was one of the last of up to 2000 Jews who survived World War II in Berlin, right in the capital of Nazi Germany. As a teenager, she hid for years. Hanni Lévy died today, at age 95.