In October 1989 – exactly 35 years ago – he took to the streets, alongside 70,000 other East ... city looks better than before. Countless antique buildings, left to rot under the GDR (German ...

The designation in Erfurt, a former East German city, was cause for celebration — the announcement, which came at the close of Rosh Hashanah, was broadcast live at the local city hall ...

LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) --Leipzig unveiled plans to stage the Olympics closely around the city center if its scandal-hit bid to host the 2012 Games succeeds. The east German city, which faces a ...