Going postal in Regensburg
<b>While on a princely trip to Bavaria, David Wroe decides to go postal in Regensburg by delving into the mediaeval history of the House of Thurn and Taxis.</b>
German adventurer found Machu Picchu decades before American
<b>German adventurer Augusto Berns, who traded in Peru's wood and gold, happened upon the fabled Inca citadel of Machu Picchu 44 years before US explorer Hiram Bingham brought it to the world's attention, writes AFP's Reynaldo Munoz.</b>
Bonn museum opens homage to 'schlager'
Schmaltzy German <i>schlager</i> music will take its place in musical history alongside Beethoven and Wagner in a museum exhibit opening on Friday in Bonn.
Germany rebuilds palaces long destroyed by war
<b>A new building boom is sweeping Germany as royal palaces destroyed during or after World War II are set to rise again, writes AFP's Brett Neely.</b>
Germans honour activist Dutschke 40 years after attack
Hundreds of Germans marked the 40th anniversary Friday of an assassination attempt on socialist student leader "Red" Rudi Dutschke by placing bicycles across the busy Berlin street where he was shot.
Unknown Karl Marx letter sells for €52,000
A previously unknown letter from German socialist philosopher Karl Marx sold for €52,000 at an auction in Berlin on Wednesday evening.
French orphans of Nazi conscripts sue Germany
Hundreds of French orphans whose fathers died after being conscripted by Nazi Germany during World War II have lodged a case against the German government at the European Court of Human Rights.
Berlin to set up memorial for war displaced
The German government on Wednesday agreed on the outlines of a memorial project for ethnic Germans expelled from their homelands that had drawn fire from the Czech Republic and Poland.
Long-lost WWII wreck found
The wreck of a lost Australian cruiser sunk in a World War II naval battle more than 66 years ago has been found off the coast of Western Australia, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced Monday.