Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The mayor of Cologne, Torsten Burmester, celebrates the start of the carnival season at Heumarkt. Germany's Carnival celebrations ...

Carnival celebrations in Germany kicked off on Thursday as huge costumed crowds began cutting loose amid tightened security, especially in the twin Carnival capitals of Cologne and Dusseldorf. By ...

Cologne Cathedral, a famous German landmark and popular tourist draw, will start charging an admission fee to visitors as church officials struggle with rising maintenance costs. The ...

Germany's Carnival celebrations got off to a wet start on Thursday, with thousands of revellers dancing down the streets of Cologne, Dusseldorf and other cities despite heavy rain. Carnival season is ...