Schools in many parts of Germany have closed their doors amid warnings of extremely icy conditions. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has started his first state visit to India. DW has more....
After power returned to southwest Berlin, Mayor Kai Wegner is facing pressure over taking a tennis break during the first hours of what turned out to be the longest blackout in the German capital's po...
Several flights were diverted after at least five drones were spotted near an airport in northern Germany....
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An attack that knocked out power in a Berlin suburb raises concern about German infrastructure and disaster readiness. What can and should the country be doing?...
Berlin's energy supplier says power will be restored in the southwest of the city today after a major blackout. The group claiming responsibility for the outage has issued another statement, media say...
The appeal came after injuries and outbreaks of violence linked to New Year’s Eve fireworks, both public and private. Meanwhile, a spate of black ice has caused numerous accidents across Germany....
Germany's train operator has halted long-distance train service around Hanover as a winter storm rolls across northern Germany. Follow DW....
Two 18-year-olds have died after suffering facial injuries in separate accidents involving homemade fireworks a western German city. DW has more....
Germany's perennial debate over safety has flared up once again as fireworks sales resume ahead of New Year. Meanwhile, a spate of black ice has caused numerous accidents across the country. Follow ou...
Torrential rains inundated the California coast through Christmas, sparking numerous flash flood warnings, turning roads into rivers and sending debris cascading down hillsides....
Some 7,000 households in the German capital have electricity once more after an outage caused by possible arson. But tens of thousands more might have to wait several days for power, amid freezing tem...
Thousands of households in Berlin might have to wait several days for power, amid freezing temperatures after an outage caused by possible arson. Mayor Kai Wegner called the attack "terrorism."...
Officers in Ohio raced to save a man trapped inside a burning car, who was badly injured and couldn't move....
Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a Swiss Alps bar during a New Year's celebration, police said Thursday. (Image credit: Alessandro ...
The recovery effort for the three deceased hikers is underway, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said on Tuesday....
A fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps has left people dead and injured during New Year’s celebrations...
A major new winter storm is expected to bring ice and snow to the upper Midwest on Thursday, with the system moving through the lower Northeast on Friday....
Meanwhile, similar incidents of the police being targeted by fireworks were reported in Belgium and two youngsters died in an accident involving home-made explosives in Germany....
Jamie Siminoff hopes teaming up with Watch Duty will help fight wildfires like the one that tore through the Pacific Palisades and burned down the garage that he founded Ring out of in 2012. Shelby Mo...