Topic: North Rhine-Westphalia

Hollande's plane struck by lightning en route to Germany to meet Merkel (+video)

A quick trip to Germany is not unusual for a new French president. But François Hollande will bring a radically changed agenda when he meets Chancellor Merkel today.

Greens' growth in Germany spurs deputy chancellor's departure

Autobahn shuts down to host giant "no-cars allowed" party

Angela Merkel pushes for unity after election rebuke

Will Merkel ban on short-selling, $1 trillion package save the eurozone?

Opinion Four ways the West can rebuild a crumbling international order

Germany approves Greek bailout as Merkel gets her way

Concerns grow that Greece debt crisis could overstress European Bank

Merkel praised in Germany for hard line on Greece debt crisis

Why German public schools now teach Islam

German children: What do they know about the Berlin Wall?

German doctors prescribe kids a trip to the theater

Europe's newspapers struggle, too

Trial begins in Germany for four accused of 9/11-style terror plot