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.

Germany's largest Carnival parade on Shrove Monday, known in Germany as Rose Monday, kicked off in the western German city of Cologne on Monday morning. This year's festivities come amid a tense ...

Police are on high alert ahead of Germany’s traditional carnival celebrations this week after social media connected to the Islamic State group called for attacks targeting revellers in Cologne ...

The incident came as crowds gathered in cities across Germany for parades to mark the Christian Carnival season, and witnesses said the incident occurred near one such event. The ramming came on ...

The cities on Germany's Rhine River celebrated the carnival season with colorful costumes, food, and heroic quantities of beer, or the local Kölsch, on Rose Monday. But the parades dotting those ...

German Police on Alert After Islamic State Calls for Carnival Attacks BERLIN (Reuters) - Police are on high alert ahead of Germany's traditional carnival celebrations this week after social media ...

Following recent terror attacks in Germany, police are stepping up security controls for carnival season - but say there is no reason for festival-goers to worry ...

An official, without giving further details, said that a major police operation was underway in Mannheim following the incident.