"Si nolis bellum para pacem!" THE November revolution of 1918 relieved Germany of her various monarchies. At that time nothing seemed more obvious than that the artificial states which had been ...

Castles, churches and abbeys reflect the rich history. Trier, Germany's oldest town and a UNESCO World Heritage site, was founded by the Romans. Over 300 castles let you experience their authentic and ...

A stone in Rhineland-Palatinate with a citation in the local dialect reading, roughly translated: "Where the axis of the world gets oiled up, and we watch out that nothing happens to it". Photo: DPA ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. IKB, the bailed-out German bank, has been thrust ignominiously into headlines once again. IKB was one of the ...

COLOGNE, Germany — At 11:11 a.m. on Thursday, hundreds of thousands of carnival revelers took over the streets of the Rhineland in western Germany, dancing, singing, drinking and showing off their ...