Carnival revellers celebrate the opening of the street carnival on Alter Markt on Weiberfastnacht (Women's Carnival Day). Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa Revellers descended Thursday on the traditional ...

Carnivals in Germany have long satirized the powerful. Calls to keep politics out of the festivities are now being used to silence dissent. Carnival celebrations in Germany’s Rhineland region are ...

The "Meenzer Schwellkoepp" are seen during the Rose Monday street carnival in Mainz. Arne Dedert/dpa National and international politics topped the agenda as Germany's Carnival season reached its high ...

COLOGNE, Germany — At 11:11 a.m. on Thursday, hundreds of thousands of carnival revelers took over the streets of the Rhineland in western Germany, dancing, singing, drinking and showing off their ...

Dozens of people were hurt when a car drove into a crowd of revelers at a Carnival parade in Germany, authorities said. According to the BBC and The Associated Press, at least 52 people were hurt when ...

BERLINBERLIN — Five people were injured in southwestern Germany Sunday afternoon when a carnival float burst into flames, police said. Around 3 p.m. local time in Kehl, a city in southwestern Germany ...

DUESSELDORF – Throngs of revelers took to the streets of Germany's Carnival strongholds on Monday, accompanied by floats that satirized the Ukrainian and Russian presidents, German politicians, former ...

Hundreds of thousands of costumed onlookers watched and cheered as Germany's beloved Carnival parades made their way through city centres on Shrove Monday, the highlight of festivities each year. The ...

Germany's carnival celebrations drew hundreds of thousands on to the streets Monday, despite fears of possible jihadist violence as the traditional "Mardi Gras ...

Carnival revelers celebrate despite the rain in Cologne, Germany Monday Feb. 8, 2016. Duesseldorf , Mainz and Essen have joined several other German cities in calling off their main Carnival ...

DUESSELDORF, GermanyDUESSELDORF, Germany — Throngs of revelers took to the streets of Germany’s Carnival strongholds on Monday, accompanied by floats that satirized the Ukrainian and Russian ...