Hundreds of thousands of carnival revelers have taken over the streets of the Rhineland in western Germany, dancing, singing, drinking and showing off their colorful costumes.

Germany's Carnival celebrations have kicked off with revelers heading to Cologne and Düsseldorf in particular. Added security measures are in place following recent attacks during public events.

The Rhineland Separatist movement, which aims at setting up an independent Rhineland Republic, lost considerable ground last week. It was said that the movement is doomed once and for all.The ...

Commentator Aaron Freeman offers a history lesson on the Rhineland Blacks. When France occupied the Rhineland after World War I, black troops from Algeria and Morroco fathered hundreds of mixed ...

The greatest factor in the news about the Ruhr is a movement for a Rhineland Republic. The French have long encouraged the formation of such a republic, which would consititute a buffer state ...

The picturesque Rhineland-Palatinate region of western Germany is bursting with special-interest travel opportunities for visitors to enjoy.

Even though most German generals were against the move, on this day in 1936 Hitler decided to reinstate Germany's military presence in the demilitarized Rhineland. Historian John Schmidt explains ...

Under agreements reached when the Locarno treaties were signed, the occupation of the Rhineland has been so reduced as to be little more than a formality. Nevertheless it remains a matter of ...

Germany's Carnival celebrations have kicked off with revelers heading to Cologne and Düsseldorf in particular. Added security measures are in place following recent attacks during public events.