Berlin

Latest Stories

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Politial Orchestra: The Vienna and Berlin Philharmonics During the Third Reich’

By Martin Rubin

FILE - In this photo dated Thursday, March 24, 2016, a German flag flies at the German combat supply ship 'Frankfurt am Main' in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya. National emblems still hold meaning, but Europe’s open borders seem to symbolize liberty and forward thinking for the region, although they increasingly look like the continent’s Achilles’ heel, with its inability to implement cross border security. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, FILE)

After Berlin attack, Europe weighs freedom against security

By ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

Armed police officers stand behind concrete blocks for protection near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, after Anis Amri, the suspect of the terrorist attack on a Christmas market in Berlin was shot in Milan, Italy. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

The Latest: 3 arrested in Tunisia linked to Berlin suspect

Associated Press

Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti, second from left, is flanked by Rome's prefect Franco Gabrielli, second from right, Carabinieri commander General Tullio del Sette, left, and Financial Police commander general Giorgio Toschi, right, during a news conference in Rome, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Italy's interior minister Marco Minniti says the man killed in an early-hours shootout in Milan is &quot;without a shadow of doubt&quot; the Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

The Latest: Mother of Berlin attacker: Who was behind him?

Associated Press

Italian police cordon off an area around a body after a shootout between police and a man in Milan's Sesto San Giovanni neighborhood, early Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Italy's interior minister Marco Minniti says the man killed in an early-hours shootout in Milan is &quot;without a shadow of doubt&quot; the Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri. (AP Photo/Daniele Bennati)

Berlin truck attack suspect killed by police in Milan

By COLLEEN BARRY and NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

People stand near candles at the Christmas market, three days after a truck ran into the crowd and killed several people, near the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

The Latest: Berlin attack suspect reported videoed at mosque

Associated Press

The wanted photo issued by German federal police on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, shows 24-year-old Tunisian Anis Amri who is suspected of being involved in the fatal attack on the Christmas market in Berlin on Dec. 19, 2016. German authorities are offering a reward of up to 100,000 euros ($105,000) for the arrest of the Tunisian. (German police via AP)

Anis Amri manhunt: Europe scrambles to find Tunisian suspect in Berlin attack

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

The wanted photo issued by German federal police on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, shows 24-year-old Tunisian Anis Amri who is suspected of being involved in the fatal attack on the Christmas market in Berlin on Dec. 19, 2016. German authorities are offering a reward of up to 100,000 euros ($105,000) for the arrest of the Tunisian. (German police via AP)

Anis Amri, Tunisian man, ID’d as Berlin Christmas market attack suspect

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

The photo which was sent to European police authorities and obtained by AP on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 shows Tunisian national Anis Amri who is wanted by German police for an alleged involvement in the Berlin Christmas market attack. Several people died when a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market on Dec. 19. (Police via AP)

The Latest: Berlin attack suspect’s relatives are questioned

Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2016 file photo, visitors make photos with New York City Police as they patrol near the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in New York. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says police are reinforcing various Christmas market locations around the city in the wake of the attack in Berlin, Germany that killed 12 people and wounded nearly 50 people.(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Berlin attack prompts high security in US cities for holiday

By TOM HAYS - Associated Press

Debris still lies on the crime scene in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, two days after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market and killed several people. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

German police searching for Tunisian suspect in Berlin Christmas market attack

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

A German police officer stands next to a merry-go-round in the Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 one day after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin killing several people. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Security tightens up at Christmas markets across Europe

By LORI HINNANT - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel signed the condolence book at the Memorial Church in Berlin on Tuesday, one day after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market and killed 12 people. The terrorist is feared to remain at large. (Associated Press)

Angela Merkel braces for political fallout amid manhunt for Berlin truck attacker

By Austin Davis and Patrick Costello - Special to The Washington Times

Police officers inspect the crime scene in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, the day after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market and killed several people. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Berlin police say they’re not clear whether man detained is driver of fatal attack

By Carlo Muñoz and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Firefighters look at a toppled Christmas tree after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, on Monday. (Associated Press)

Berlin truck crashes into Christmas market

By Carlo Muñoz and Angela Waters - The Washington Times

Police increase security at Chicago Christmas market

Associated Press

Protests have erupted in the past year as Germany takes in migrants. Resistance is particularly fierce in the poorer eastern parts of the country. (Associated Press)

Germany business growth hindered by lingering xenophobia, immigration clashes

By Angela Waters — Special to The Washington Times

German diplomat’s immunity eyed amid wife’s assault claim

By JENNIFER PELTZ and BRADLEY KLAPPER - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, centre, and and French President Francois Hollande pose for a picture prior a summit with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and France at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. (Mikhail Palinchak/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Ukraine says agreement reached on road map

Associated Press