Right-Wing Party Makes Strong Showing in German Elections
Early poll results from Sunday's vote show the AfD had the best showing for a far-right party in decades, taking third place.
Germany
In German Election, Campaign Posters Are More Important Than TV Ads
The poster tradition dates back hundreds of years and serves as an equalizer in modern-day German elections. But some of today's messaging has been provocative to the point of causing offense.
Is Tegel Airport To Be Or Not To Be? That Is The Question, For Berlin
On Sunday — the same day as the German national election — Berliners will vote on whether to keep their city airport when a new one opens just south. Tegel Airport has fierce defenders — and critics.
Far-Right German Party Could Lead Opposition After Sunday's Election
Polls show the Alternative fuer Deutschland (Alternative for Germany) party is in third place and poised to lead the opposition in Parliament. Here's what to know about its agenda and prospects.
Frankfurt Orders 70,000 To Evacuate To Defuse WWII Bomb
Finding unexploded World War II bombs in Germany is relatively common, but this is expected to be the largest bomb disposal evacuation in the country since the war's end.
German Nurse Suspected Of Murdering At Least 86 Patients In His Care
In his trial, Niels Högel admitted to intentionally inducing cardiac arrest in many patients. He said he enjoyed trying to revive his patients, but sometimes failed.
What Our Monuments (Don't) Teach Us About Remembering The Past
A history professor who studies the politics of memory tells us what the United States can learn from how Germans remember their history.
Redefining 'Drug Bust': German Police Seize 5,000 Pills In Shape Of Trump's Head
When officers stopped a vehicle Saturday night, they didn't quite expect to find heaps of drugs hidden inside. They expected still less to find the ecstasy pills stamped with a familiar face.
Explaining, Again, The Nazis' True Evil
NPR's Scott Simon tackles the painful legacy of the Nazi party and the enduring symbols of hatred used throughout history's atrocities against humanity, recently on display in Charlottesville.
How Charlottesville Looks From Berlin
An American in Germany writes about the very different way that nation preserves and remembers the shameful parts of its history.