The head of Cologne's Carnival period police operations, Martin Lotz, told the German Press Agency dpa that he also views the ...

Germany’s Catholic Church has sharply criticized a carnival float made for a big street parade in the western city of Cologne that linked Jesus with the church abuse scandal.

German Police on Alert After Islamic State Calls for Carnival Attacks BERLIN (Reuters) - Police are on high alert ahead of Germany's traditional carnival celebrations this week after social media ...

Authorities were on high alert as Monday is the high point of traditional German carnival celebrations before the beginning of Lent. German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser had said earlier that ...

Social media accounts linked to the Islamic State militant group had earlier called for attacks on events in Cologne and Nuremberg, officials said. German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser canceled ...

The head of Cologne's Carnival period police operations, Martin Lotz, has a similar opinion, telling German Press Agency dpa that the goal of such publicized threats is to unsettle the population.

should not belittle the Cologne Shrove Monday procession and carnival as a whole,” German news agency dpa reported. Cologne is a traditionally Catholic city, known for its iconic, double-domed ...