The Carnival kick-off in Cologne traditionally attracts many 10,000 revelers from out of town. This year, heightened concerns after recent attacks in Munich and elsewhere have prompted added ...

Germany's largest Carnival parade on Shrove Monday, known in Germany as Rose Monday, kicked off in the western German city of Cologne on Monday morning. This year's festivities come amid a tense ...

Carnival is a lucrative event for Cologne, said Sommer, the tourism chief. But more importantly the city has an image to protect, he said.

COLOGNE, Germany—Cologne hosts its annual carnival from Thursday with beefed-up security to prevent a repeat of the sex assaults that marred New Year’s festivities and ignited a debate about ...

COLOGNE (Reuters) – Germans in Cologne swapped their traditional Carnival festivities for an anti-war rally on Monday that featured parade floats lampooning Russian President Vladimir Putin and ...

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 ...

Cologne fans gathered at the city’s cathedral for their annual prayer service to ask for divine blessings for the season.

Cologne has drafted in an extra 2,500 police officers and spent an additional $450,000 to boost security across the region during its week-long carnival that has been celebrated for several ...

Sharon from Uganda, center, sways to music during a carnival lecture for beginners, held by Caritas with the aim to bring Cologne lifestyle and carnival basics closer to refugees in Cologne ...