Civic bosses in Germany have surrendered to an invasion of 'Nazi' raccoons that have taken over the city's streets. Town Hall leaders in Kassel, in the German state of Hesse,…
An incredibly rare turtle that cannot normally survive in the North Sea has been discovered alive in the area as global warming continues to see temperatures rising. The loggerhead turtle…
A famous German artist's last known painting has sold at auction for a whopping EUR 3.7 million, beating expectations that it would go for 'just' EUR 1.4 million. Max Beckmann…
Two German pilots have been rescued after their plane crashed in the ice-cold waters off the coast of Greenland. The single-engine Piper Malibu plane had travelled 800 miles from Goose…
A spooky German castle with its own pint-sized poltergeist has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site. The fairy-tale turrets of Schwerin Castle, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State, survived two world…
Nearly 2,000 German cockroaches were recently discovered by customs agents aboard an arriving ship, according to Chinese officials. The discovery was made during a routine sanitary inspection, where customs officers…
A city in Germany has come up with a creative way to combat littering by introducing pizza recycling bins for the oversized boxes in several locations. The so-called Pizzaboxes were…
A doctor in Germany has been jailed for nearly three years for providing over 1,000 fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Bianca Witzsche, 67, is said to…
A Cold War-era nuclear fallout shelter has had its price slashed by more than half after failing to find a buyer in Germany. The fully operational bunker, in Xanten, in…
A 101-year-old American fighter pilot has met a 98-year-old German airman 79 years after they were both shot at on the same day during World War II. Ed Cottrell, from…