Icy times and rays of hope in Germany
The influx of immigrants and asylum-seekers--over a million in 2015--has split Germany into two nearly equal halves.
Ukraine moves ahead with plan to abolish Communist Party
This creates a deplorable situation in Ukraine, and a horrible precedent for the rest of Europe and beyond.
Ukraine itself burns in wake of airliner shoot-down
People with their own agendas push their versions of who is to blame, there is a shooting war between military forces and local militias, and half a million refugees have crossed into Russia.
Revival of fascism a growing concern in Europe
Commenting on Ukrainian developments, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius pooh-poohed the idea that there is a fascist danger.
Germany: the latest ups and downs
An American woman has been honored for her heroic work against the Nazis in World War II.
Neonazi murder trial opens to protests
The highest-profile neonazi murder trial in Germany in decades opened today, with the five accused appearing in public for the first time since their arrest more than a year ago.
Right-wing murderers protected in Berlin
For a year now, the case of three mystery killers has roiled the German scene.
Today in history: Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass
On 9-10 November 1938, a series of coordinated attacks against Jews took place throughout Germany and parts of Austria, carried out by the SS elite military forces, the Hitler Youth, and neighborhood gangsters.
All hail the (German) chief
It's hard to decide: which article on Germany's new president, East Germany's (the former German Democratic Republic's) pastor Joachim Gauck, was more misleading.
Woman who slapped chancellor nominated for German presidency
The "Nazi Hunter" Klarsfeld will be the only candidate opposing "Stasi Hunter" Joachim Gauck.
