East Germany's secret police headquarters was stormed, after civil disobedience actions for months beforehand paved the way.

The country's raucous New Year's Eve celebrations were marred by tragic accidents and riots in several cities. View on ...

A largely peaceful New Year's Eve turned chaotic as fireworks killed five in several incidents across Germany, where hundreds ...

Thousands of protesters have descended on the town of Riesa to disrupt the right-wing Alternative for Germany party ...

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German officials have called for restrictions on illegal fireworks as well as harsher sentences for rioters attacking emergency workers after five people were killed, and dozens of civilians and ...

As the day drew on, the riot police officer who had bravely chased after the suspect on foot inside the market gave a grim interview to German media about what he saw in the Old Market.

Thousands of left-wing demonstrators from across Germany gathered in the town of Riesa in Saxony on Saturday, aiming to ...

Personal fireworks are also used against emergency personnel in riots across Germany. In Berlin, 400 people were arrested after confrontations and attacks injured 30 police officers over the course of ...

22, 2024, in Magdeburg, Germany, after a car drove into a crowd at the market on Friday, Dec. 20. The police statement listed the ages and gender of the five people killed, saying they were a 9 ...