Refugees who poured into the country a decade ago fared better when they landed in the more prosperous West, an enduring ...

On Nov. 9, 1989, communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West for the first ...

Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.

Depopulated towns in Germany's ex-communist east have come up with a novel scheme to bring back life: offering people several weeks of super-cheap housing to give would-be residents a taste of the ...

Police in Germany on Thursday stepped up border checks, drawing criticism from the country's neighbours. A spokesman for the federal police in the southern state of Bavaria said more checks are being ...