The Battle of Aachen took place between Oct. 2 and Oct. 21, 1944, and was considered a major battle and the first city on German soil to be captured by the Allies. In this battle the Americans, ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Aachen is set to become the second German city to impose a ban on high-pollution diesel vehicles after a judge on Friday ruled that prohibiting such cars is the most likely ...

When we drove from Belgium into Germany for the first time after the end of World War II, a roadside sign announced that we had arrived in the city of Aachen. We drove on until we came upon a sign ...

A record number of fifth graders from Germany have come to Arlington this year through the county’s sister city program. Students, parents and civic leaders from the city of Aachen arrived in the ...

BERLIN-- A German border region is preparing to hand out potassium iodine tablets to residents who want them in case of an accident at a nuclear power plant in Belgium that has caused friction between ...

The driving rain didn’t deter us or change our plans as we headed into town with our German friends Lutz and Marga. We settled into a small hotel in the heart of the old town, then, umbrellas aloft, ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...

An hours-long stand-off at a hospital in the western German city of Aachen came to an end late Monday with police overpowering a woman who had threatened staff and barricaded herself inside a room.

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany -- Junior officers from the United States Army Reserve's one-star command in Europe developed their decision making and leadership skills, Aug 16-19, with a staff ride to ...