Carnival celebrations in Germany kicked off on Thursday as huge costumed crowds began cutting loose amid tightened security, especially in the twin Carnival capitals of Cologne and Dusseldorf. By ...

More than one million people are expected to fill the streets of Cologne as the city celebrates its annual carnival season, but in the wake of the New Year’s Eve attacks, thousands of police will also ...

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Undeterred by sexual attacks blamed on migrants on New Year's Eve, German women in clown costumes and bright wigs kicked off six days of carnival celebrations in Cologne ...

Carnival revelers celebrate despite the rain in Cologne, Germany Monday Feb. 8, 2016. Duesseldorf , Mainz and Essen have joined several other German cities in calling off their main Carnival ...

MAINZ, Germany — Police will flood German streets this week during Carnival celebrations amid efforts to beef up security after a massive sex-assault spree and an elevated terror-threat level. More ...

Whether they know it as Karneval, Fastnacht, Fasching or the fünfte Jahreszeit (Fifth Season), Carnival never fails to divide Germans each year. While in some regions of the country, a state of ...