In Germany's western city of Gelsenkirchen, the far-right AfD did well in this year's general election. Now the party hopes ...

On Sunday evening a political earthquake rattled the Ruhr. For the first time in 79 years, Dortmund will not have a Social Democrat mayor. The SPD, once the party of local coal miners, has been ...

Düsseldorf, Cologne, Duisburg, Gelsenkirchen and Hagen were under particular scrutiny. In the latter three cities, AfD candidates contested mayoral posts for the first time in the history of NRW.

Though a relief for the governing coalition, the far-right Alternative for Germany nearly tripled its vote share in North Rhine-Westphalia versus five years ago. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting ...

The AfD has failed to win three run-offs for mayor in major cities in Germany's west, despite other gains. Meanwhile, the ...

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt says he wants a deal to repatriate Afghans and that Berlin will start talks with ...

Manuel Neuer and Oliver Baumann have a lot in common. Not only are both goalkeepers playing at the same time, they both left ...

Hundreds of fans of German soccer club Schalke fought with rivals from Borussia Dortmund and Cologne in a wooded area, ...

The trend intensifies pressure on the German chancellor’s government to revive growth and push through reforms.