Horst Koehler, former German president from 2004 to 2010 and a respected global policymaker with a particular interest in Africa, died on Saturday after a short illness at the age of 81, the federal ...

Victims of the communist party that ruled the former East Germany are set to receive improved financial support following a decision by Germany's Bundestag, the lower house of parliament. The measure, ...

The recently published memoirs of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel are fuelling the present-day criticism of her legacy ...

Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the country by resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about ...

Crossing the inner border between the two Germanys was not impossible during the Cold War. In fact, the border was never ...

As the AfD gains popularity, its critics are seeking to take away voters’ ability to support or reject the party.

Chemnitz now aspires to revitalize itself as a cultural and hospitality destination, transitioning from its former East German identity as Karl Marx City to European Capital of Culture 2025.

Relics of a divided German past are not the only elements that remain of the former East Germany.Deep sentiments of marginalization, inequality, and a sense of disempowerment are palpable in today ...

is a chilling reminder of the fate of the thousands who fell victim to political persecution in the former East Germany. The former Stasi prison known since 1994 as the Hohenschönhausen Memorial, and ...

Theories that the AfD has more support in former East German states than in the country’s west have recently been debunked by recent opinion polls: According to nationwide surveys, the party now ...

The board also voted to create a Goodwill Fund of approximately $61 million for heirs of former East German properties who missed previous deadlines for making claims on those properties.