Cologne mosques need to apply for a special permit in order to be able to broadcast the call. The initiative will be limited to two years and then be re-evaluated. BERLIN (AP) — The German city of ...

The German city of Cologne has begun its largest bomb-related evacuation since 1945 after the discovery of three US World War II bombs. A large part of the city centre is being closed off so that the ...

Germany's North Rhine Westphalia region doesn't always garner the interest or the visitors it deserves, partly because of competition from popular destinations such as Berlin and Bavaria. Cologne, the ...

Cologne’s array of gay bars and LGBT events bumped it to the top of a global most sexually liberated cities list 23 annual LGBT events, four gay pride festivals, 17 gay bars, and 19 sex shops ...

Berlin these days seems to have everything: a thrilling creative and club scene, a laissez-faire attitude and an abundance of history. But the world must be getting tired of hearing how great Berlin ...

Mounting the banks of the Rhine in Germany's western fringe is the city of Cologne (or Köln if you're a local), known by those in the area as being a hive of culture museums and galleries high in ...

On Tuesday, March 3, at about 2 p.m., the six-story state archive building in Cologne collapsed on itself in a matter of seconds and disappeared into a giant cavity under its base, pulling some ...

Around 20,000 people have been told to evacuate from Cologne’s city centre after three Second World War-era bombs were discovered. Residents face the city’s biggest evacuation since the war as a 1km ...

Parts of Germany's Cologne turned into a ghost town on Wednesday, after thousands of people were evacuated from the city centre following the discovery of three US World War II bombs in the biggest ...