Lake Mead reached its highest point, with water levels measured at 1,225 feet, in July 1983. Levels have plunged since then.

Like many other young women living in communist East Germany, Solveig Leo thought nothing about juggling work and motherhood.

This is one of Europe’s classic rail journeys, as the route south from Cologne hugs the River Rhine and then, once past Koblenz, follows the dramatic Rhine Gorge upstream.

Lille and Cologne are two cities with very strong regional identities within their respective countries, but they could scarcely be more different. Lille is altogether more downbeat - and is radical ...

A woman walks with purchases past a store in Berlin, Germany, on April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File) (CN) — Annual inflation for the 20 countries whose primary currency is the euro fell to ...

The number of children born in Germany is falling. This will have long-term consequences for society, according to ...

All three of the country’s major industries are in crisis, and the economy is flatlining. Are politicians finally waking up?