With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, East German culture disappeared practically overnight, cast aside for the newly accessible West. But today, amid dissatisfaction with the progress of German ...

As Germany readies to mark 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell, one symbol of the former communist East has become an icon of reunification, seen by millions every time they cross a street.

Infighting within Germany’s three-party coalition escalated on Sunday as top officials dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner’s latest economic proposals. Lindner, leader of the free ...

The former East Germany was occupied by the Soviet Union from 1949 until 1990, which installed a rigid communist state known as the German Democratic Republic, or GDR. Tens of thousands of its ...

These polling results show why the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reveal by the Social Security Administration (SSA) is the most-anticipated announcement for beneficiaries year after year.

Evelyn Zupke, federal commissioner for victims of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) dictatorship — which founded and ruled the former communist East Germany — said Ikea's commitment ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ikea has agreed to pay €6mn to compensate former prisoners in East Germany who were forced to work ...

“They included me in so much of the movie and people were roaring with laughter at my part,” East recalls of that premiere. “I was like, ‘What?’ And then I saw that people were leaving ...

Coca-Cola will be releasing the drink across California. Barrilitos hails from Monterrey, Mexico and will be made south of the border and shipped to the U.S. The colorful sodas date back to 1938 ...

"The trifecta of casino, new bank, and special economic zone is a well-worn criminal path in other parts of the world, particularly South-East Asia," she said. "For Papua New Guinea, this is not ...

Papua New Guinea on Thursday declared a boycott of next month's UN climate summit, branding the global warming negotiations a "waste of time" full of empty promises from big polluters.