.... This morning police in western city of Koblenz confirmed four people had died in the Ahrweiler

second ever case on Syrian state-sponsored torture. Last week a court in the German town of Koblenz

FRANKFURT( Reuters)-German climate activists turned off crude oil pipelines at five locations on Wednesday, demanding the country look for other ways to reduce its dependence on Russian gas than starting new fossil fuel-based infrastructure projects such as deep-sea drilling.In mid-March, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said Germany should rethink its ban on allowing new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea as it looks for new energy sources after Russia's invasion of Ukraine." We are in

BERLIN( Reuters)-Six high-ranking members of the Belarusian security authorities were accused of committing crimes against humanity in a criminal complaint filed in Germany by human rights watchdogs on Monday. The complaint was filed with the German Public Prosecutor General by the Geneva-based World Organisation against Torture( OMCT) and the Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights( ECCHR).In a joint statement the groups cited alleged crimes-including mass detentions, t

Young carnival revellers dance in front of the Cologne Cathedral when tens of thousands celebrate the start of the carnival season in the streets of Cologne, Germany, on Nov.... Despite strict pandemic rules, the start of the carnival season was overshadowed by a coronavirus infection of Cologne's official head of celebrations.... On Cologne's Heumarkt square in the old city, however, thousands of revelers dressed up as clowns, bees, pirates or tigers and seemed unfazed by the country's spikin

German politicians have warned that conspiracy theorists are exploiting the country's flood-damaged areas and spreading disinformation. Police in the worst-affected regions have said they were aware of right-wing extremists posing as volunteers helping with the relief effort. Officers will take action against anyone attempting to" abuse the situation for political ends under the guise of helping," they said. The THW disaster aid agency has reported cases in which volunteers were insulted and gar

Lashes of rain have hit Germany’s western state of Rhineland-Palatinate, causing devastation and death, including the collapse of several houses.... Nine people are known to have died according to German police, while a further 70 are currently missing. Two firefighters died while trying to help stranded residents on Wednesday. One had drowned and a second collapsed after a rescue operation, according to the DPA news agency. Some 70 people are now missing and a further 25 homes are currently at

close Video Germany hikes defense spending after Russian aggression in Ukraine Former Trump White House official Roma Daravi weighs in on the impact on Vladimir Putin and President Biden's response. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!... People wait in a long line to be vaccinated against the coronavirus during a vaccination campaign of the DRK, German Red Cross, in front of the town hall in Pirna, Germany, Monday, Nov.... Police officers arrest a man during a demonstration against res

Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago chilling halfway between the Nordic country and the North Pole, is known as much for its rugged beauty as its remoteness.... Around the world, small or isolated communities wrangle sewage in numerous ways, from corralling it in septic tanks to relying on composting latrines.... Lacking equipment that could identify fibers as synthetic or organic, the team discarded anything clear or white that might be cellulose....

Houses are submerged on the overflowed river banks in Erdorf, Germany, as the village was flooded on July 15, 2021.... Six houses had collapsed overnight in the village of Schuld.... " Many people have been reported missing to us," police said....