A ticket seller at an art museum in Switzerland spent more than a decade skimming cash.
Author: CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE
Pieces of Munich Synagogue, Destroyed on Hitler’s Orders, Found in River
The demolition of the city’s main synagogue was an early sign of the terrible destruction to come under the Nazi regime.
Alternative for Germany Party Wins Control of a District
The election victory was a breakthrough for the Alternative for Germany party: It gained a majority in a district, albeit a tiny one, and will have bureaucratic authority over it.
Uruguay’s President Halts Plan to Turn Bronze Nazi Eagle Into Peace Dove
President Luis Lacalle Pou said that he was canceling a project to melt down and recast a 700-pound relic of World War II after thousands signed a petition calling for it to be preserved in a museum.
Uruguay Will Turn a Bronze Nazi Eagle Into a Dove
The artifact, once part of a German warship, was recovered by a private venture off Uruguay’s coast in 2006. It’s been the subject of a legal battle for years.
‘It Could Have Been So Much Worse’: Mountain Collapse Narrowly Misses Swiss Village
Fifty million cubic feet of rock came to rest just shy of Brienz and its schoolhouse.
American Woman Dies at Neuschwanstein Castle in Cliff-Top Attack
The woman, 21, was visiting the popular German site with a friend when they met a man who persuaded them to take a little-used trail and then assaulted them both, the police said.
Germany Closes Four of Its Five Russian Consulates After Moscow Dispute
Berlin responds to the Kremlin limiting the number of German diplomatic staff allowed in Russia.
German Court Convicts 4 Leftists in Attacks Targeting Neo-Nazis
A 28-year-old woman and three accomplices were sentenced to prison for their roles in a series of attacks on people they considered neo-Nazis.
German Plan Would Ease Path to Citizenship, but Not Without a Fight
Months of wrangling over a new law have Germans asking a fundamental question: Are we a country of immigrants?