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14K Refugee Life Jackets Now Cover Berlin Landmark

Some 14,000 life jackets discarded by refugees entering Europe via the Greek island of Lesbos now adorn the six pillars of Berlin's landmark Konzerthaus concert hall. It's the work of Chinese artist...

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World's 10 Most Livable Cities

Maybe Donald Trump is … right? Monocle just released its annual list of the 25 most livable cities in the world, and the first American city (Honolulu) doesn't even show up until number 23. Skift...

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Artist Dismantles Rosa Parks' Old Home, Takes It Overseas

What do you do if the blighted home your famous aunt once lived in is on the demolition list and you can't raise the funds to preserve it? In the case of Rosa Parks' former house in Detroit, her niece...

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Cops: Berlin Market Attack Was Deliberate Act

Berlin police say the attack on a Christmas market that left at least 12 people dead was done on purpose. In a posting on Twitter early Tuesday, the police said the attack in which a truck rammed into...

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Germany Releases Man Arrested in Berlin Attack

Police in Germany on Tuesday began raising doubts about whether a man in custody after Monday's truck attack in Berlin had anything to do with it. Now, that man, a Pakistani national, has been released...

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German Cops Stage Manhunt for Tunisian Truck Suspect

Investigators have a new suspect in the Berlin truck attack , say German newspapers. Der Spiegel reports that police found the identity papers of a 21-year-old Tunisian man in the truck's cab. The...

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New Suspect in Berlin Attack Is Tunisian, Boasts 6 Aliases

German police on Tuesday released a Pakistani man arrested for the Berlin truck attack and Wednesday announced a massive manhunt for a man from Tunisia instead. That suspect has now been identified as...

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Amid Manhunt, Brother Urges Berlin Suspect to Turn Self In

A brother of the fugitive Tunisian suspected in Berlin's deadly Christmas market attack is urging Anis Amri to turn himself in to police. Amri's family members, speaking from his hometown of Oueslatia...

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Berlin Attack Suspect Killed in Milan Shootout

The man suspected of killing 12 in the Berlin Christmas market attack was shot dead in a Milan suburb early Friday, according to Italian authorities. The AP reports that Italy's interior minister,...

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Video Shows Berlin Suspect Vow to Fight 'Crusader Pigs'

A video released by the Islamic State shows the Tunisian suspect in the Berlin truck attack pledging allegiance to its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and vowing to fight against what he calls "the...

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Possible Accomplice in Berlin Attack Arrested

German prosecutors say they've detained a Tunisian man they think may have been involved in last week's truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin. The 40-year-old, who wasn't identified, was...

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10 Best Cities for Students

A French city has been replaced by a French Canadian one at the top of the QS Best Student Cities Ranking , a list of the best cities in the world for international students, based on university...

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Ivanka Greeted With Boos at Women's Summit

Media access to the first family may be somewhat controlled in the US, but Ivanka Trump found such a buffer doesn't exist in Germany. Trump took the stage in Berlin on Tuesday at the W20 summit on...

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Obama to Berlin Crowd: 'We Can't Hide Behind a Wall'

If anyone understands the concept of a wall, it's the people of Berlin. Which is why former President Obama's appearance there Thursday, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his side, had particular...

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Giant Gold Coin Still Missing, but Cops Make 4 Arrests

German police raided buildings in Berlin early Wednesday, arresting four suspects in connection with the brazen heist of a 221-pound Canadian gold coin stolen from one of the city's museums earlier...

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Chinese Tourists Arrested for Nazi Salutes in Berlin

Western tourists aren't the only ones who occasionally act like idiots in other countries: Two Chinese tourists were arrested in Berlin on Saturday after a police patrol spotted them taking pictures of...

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New Aim for Rosa Parks' Home: Return It to US

Last year, an American artist living in Germany bought Rosa Parks' dilapidated home in Detroit and reassembled it in Berlin as an art project. Now Ryan Mendoza says it's time for the home to return to...

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Where There's Smoke, There's ... Pregnant Women?

A reported fire in a Hamburg basement turned out to be a false alarm after firefighters determined that the smell of burning came from an alternative therapy being used at a neighboring gynecological...

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Cops Nab 6 in Foiled Plot to Stab Runners

Six people were detained in connection with what police and prosecutors allege was a plan to carry out an attack on Berlin's half-marathon Sunday, German authorities say. "There were isolated...

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They Published an Enemies List. The Response Was Unexpected

One of Hungary's most famous native sons is at odds with the country's newly re-elected prime minister in a political fight that has international implications. The dispute between billionaire...

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