Germany
More Than 30 Animals, Among Them 'Highly Endangered' Species, Killed in Fire at German Zoo
Authorities say the blaze was likely started by floating lanterns illegally released into the sky on New Year's Eve
After Almost 500 Years, the World's Oldest Social Housing Complex Is Still Going Strong
The rent of less than one Euro per year at the Fuggerei, located in Augsburg, Germany, hasn't changed either
A WWII Airman's Son Tracks Down His Father's Last Mission—to Destroy a Nazi Weapon Factory
The impact of one heroic flight would take decades to reconcile
German Ship Sunk During WWI Found Off Falkland Islands
Archaeologists started searching for the "Scharnhorst" on the centenary of the 1914 battle
Days After the Brazen Green Vault Heist, Another German Museum Is Targeted by Thieves
Burglars stole jewelry and historic artifacts from the Stasi Museum in Berlin
3-D Scans of the Bust of Nefertiti Are Now Available Online
A German museum released the digital data to artist Cosmo Wenman after a hoax heist and lengthy legal battle
Werner Doehner, Last Survivor of the Hindenburg Disaster, Dies at Age 90
The event “was definitely a repressed memory,” says Doehner’s son
Hold On to Your Lederhosen: Oktoberfest Produces a Whole Lot of Methane Gas
Incomplete combustion from gas appliances is likely the major culprit
The Untold Story of the Secret Mission to Seize Nazi Map Data
How a covert U.S. Army intelligence unit canvassed war-torn Europe, capturing intelligence with incalculable strategic value
The "Versailles of Dresden" Has Been Rebuilt, 74 Years After World War II
The opulent royal apartments at the Residential Palace were Augustus the Strong's attempt to project and prolong his power
Thirty Years After Fall of Berlin Wall, a Citywide Celebration
A week-long arts festival will feature concerts, immersive exhibitions, art installations, panel discussions and more
New Stained Glass Is Coming to Germany’s Oldest Monastery
Gerhard Richter is set to design a trio of windows for the Benedictine Tholey Abbey
Europe Reacts to the Treaty of Versailles, in Photos
One hundred years ago, the news broke that World War I had officially ended.
The World's Weirdest Architectural Feat Involves Building a Cathedral With Ninth-Century Tools
In a German forest, artisans fleeing modernity build a time machine to the medieval age
What the Weimar Republic Can Teach Us About Modern Democracy
A Berlin exhibition draws on some 250 artifacts to explore questions of democracy past and present
German Family That Owns Krispy Kreme Admits It Profited From Nazi Ties
Upon learning that their ancestors had relied on forced labor, the family was ‘ashamed and white as sheets,’ a spokesperson said
Ministers From All 16 German States Agree to Move Forward With Restitution of Looted Treasures
Officials said they would collaborate with museums on researching and repatriating artifacts that were unlawfully taken during Germany’s colonial era
400 Artifacts Unearthed at Site of Nazi Massacre Targeting Polish, Soviet P.O.W.s
In March 1945, German soldiers shot 208 Polish and Soviet forced laborers in a series of three mass executions across the Arnsberg Forest
Nazi-Era Mass Grave Found in Former Jewish Ghetto in Belarus
So far, authorities have recovered 730 sets of remains, though there may be many more
Chubby Rat Stuck in Manhole Cover Rescued by Fearless Firefighters
It took eight volunteer firefighters to pop the overweight rodent out of a vent in the sewer cover
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