Entering the water in the hot summer months can have fatal consequences, and young men in particular are at risk of disregarding swimming rules at the cost of their lives.
The German government on Friday said it had authorised the release of strategic fuel reserves after record-low water levels in the drought-hit Rhine river badly disrupted oil shipments in recent weeks.
Months of drought have left water levels on Germany's Rhine river at a record low, exposing a World War II bomb and forcing ship operators to halt services to prevent vessels from running aground.
In the North Rhine-Westphalian town of Krefeld, a recent archaeological dig revealed thousands of ancient relics. These finds tell the story of the region’s turbulent Roman history.
Nowadays the Rhine is Europe's most important inland waterway, but 200 years ago, the popular boat tour destination was little more than a malaria-infested marsh. It has only become the picturesque hotspot it is today thanks to the work of one pioneering engineer.
Cologne commuters may soon have an unusual view out of the window on their morning bus ride if a plan to introduce amphibious vehicles on the river Rhine becomes reality.
A British rail company is expanding into Germany offering a “very British” quality of service. Do the Germans have any idea what they’re letting themselves in for?
A German chemistry professor has swum the length of the Rhine, completing the 1,230-kilometre challenge from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea in a little under a month.
German chemistry professor Andreas Fath started on Monday a gruelling four-week solo swim down the Rhine river for the benefit of science and the environment.
A six-year-old girl who fell into the Rhine in Cologne died on Saturday, despite the desperate efforts of two adults, one of whom is also feared dead after being dragged away by the current.
It sounds like the study bully bosses have been waiting for - German scientists say a long, relaxed lunch with friends is bad for workers' concentration and attention to detail. A quick, boring meal eaten alone at a desk is better, they say.
Rioting football hooligans have again dragged violence in Germany's Bundesliga back into the spotlight after three separate incidents in the country's top two leagues over the weekend.
German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp unveiled plans on Friday to axe more than seven percent of the workforce at its Steel Europe division to make the business more competitive.
US auto giant General Motors has decided to stop auto manufacturing at its Opel plant in Bochum, western Germany, after 2016, the head of the works committee said on Friday, a move that could mean the plant will close.
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone may be under investigation for corruption in Germany, but that is not stopping him making plans to buy the bankrupt Nürburgring race track and complex, it was reported Thursday.
A leisure cruiser travelling along the River Rhine, western Germany, went up in flames in the early hours of Friday morning, with 102 British holidaymakers and 40 crew members on board.
Extreme athlete Ernst Bromeis has set out to be the first person to swim the entire length of the Rhine, navigating 1,230 kilometres from its source in the Alps to the North Sea. He spoke to The Local's <b>Meritxell Mir</b> about the challenge.
Violence at football matches in Germany’s top leagues has reached record highs, leaving police struggling to control it, the Interior Ministry said this week.
Prolonged dry weather is disrupting shipping on some of Germany’s main waterways, the Rhine and Elbe rivers. The drought has also sparked a forest fire in Upper Bavaria.
