A charity-hosted "Karneval for Beginners" class for refugees in Cologne. Photo: DPA. Reactions to the New Year sexual assaults in Cologne have been strong, occasionally involving violence against ...

Karneval in Cologne kicks off on Thursday, February 8th. Read The Local’s guide to the local slang that’ll make you sound like a seasoned veteran. If you make it to the big Carnival event in ...

That happens in football stadiums, during Karneval in Cologne or at Oktoberfest in Munich. I am against focusing on just this group of perpetrators just because of their origins. Schwarzer ...

A mob of young men sexually assaulted and harassed dozens of women outside of Cologne's busy main train station on New Year's Eve. The city has said it wants to ensure that it never happens again.

Even the "Maiden of Cologne" was a man dressed as a woman ... Festkomitee Kölner Karneval Around 200 years ago, the newly organizedCologne Carnival was a purely male affair.

On Rosenmontag, or "Rose Monday," Germany's 'karneval' season peaked ... locked president in his final days of office. Revelers in Cologne, however, didn't buy it. Above, Obama, complete with ...

FC Cologne have made a big effort to celebrate Karneval season in Germany. Koln fancy dress It's that time of year again. The days get shorter, the nights get colder and FC Cologne dress up in ...

In February 1823, a few men from Cologne's upper class founded the so-called 'Festordnende Komitee' - the forerunner of today's 'Festkomitee Kölner Karneval'. This 'big bang' was a reaction to ...

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