Health Dec 15 EU regulators move up Pfizer vaccine assessment to Dec. 21 Facing strong pressure from Germany and other European Union nations, the bloc's medicines agency on Tuesday moved up a meeting to assess the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to Dec. 21, likely bringing vaccinations a step closer for millions of EU citizens.
World Mar 18 German leader calls novel coronavirus biggest challenge since WWII She said everyone in Germany must help protect those most vulnerable to infection, illness and death.
World Jan 21 Holocaust survivors return to Auschwitz 75 years after liberation Today, the site of Auschwitz-Birkenau endures as the leading symbol of the terror of the Holocaust.
World Jan 01 Fire kills more than 30 animals at zoo in Germany Police said the fire may have been caused by sky lanterns launched to celebrate the new year.
World Aug 21 Germany's Merkel hosts UK Prime Minister Johnson as Brexit drama grows The meeting comes as positions on Britain's divorce from the EU have hardened on both sides of the English Channel, hurtling Britain toward a no-deal exit that would damage both economies.
World Jul 25 Europe swelters in heat wave with record-high temperatures Climate scientists warn this could become the new normal in many parts of the world.
World Jul 22 Head of international nuclear watchdog agency dies at 72 The Japanese diplomat led the International Atomic Energy Agency for a decade and was extensively involved in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the cleanup of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster.
World Sep 03 German government: Chemnitz protesters should shun neo-Nazis The fatal stabbing of 35-year-old carpenter Daniel Hillig in the eastern city on Aug. 26 sparked a series of rallies, some of which erupted into violence.
World Apr 08 Police say 6 detained in foiled plot to attack Berlin race The German daily Die Welt is reporting that police have foiled a knife attack on a half-marathon in Berlin.
World Apr 07 Germany seeks motive after van crashes into crowd, killing 2 A van crashed into people drinking outside a popular bar Saturday in the German city of Muenster, killing two people and injuring 20 others.