'We worked an entire week for 1 pound of butter and 1 bread,' note reads.

A museum in Germany and a hotel in Austria cater to sausage dogs and their owners.

The 185th Munich Oktoberfest kicks off on Saturday, writes Eli Orzessek.

German police forcibly removed protesters from treehouses yesterday.

Bavaria is full of historic beer halls and drinking fests that go back for millennia.

Australian Oktoberfest revellers have been accused of over-sexualising the annual event.

German Foreign Minister called on country's "silent majority" to "get up off the sofa".

Hitler was just a ferry-ride away from getting hold of ingredient for an atomic weapon.

Killing by refugees has sparked days of protests in the eastern German city of Chemnitz.

World War I hero to be remembered at free concert in West Auckland.

Three villages have been evacuated as a wildfire the size of 400 football fields spread.

Fed Farmers' dairy chairman gets two 2L bottles of milk for $6 at his local Waikato dairy.

Stocks plunge for German company behind Roundup after verdict weedkiller caused cancer.

A suspicious "pleasure device" in a passenger's bag shut down the busy Berlin terminal.

Massive stone sarcophagus discovered in Germany has everything a young Roman woman needs.

Where do you land on the name Adolf?

Greek authorities believe the deadly fire was set in multiple places within a short time.

Police still looking for motive after man sets fire and stabs people on German bus.

Rooster's loyalty to France ditched for Belgium.

Routine traffic stop led to a rest area being shut down in Germany.

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EU tensions high as leaders meet over migration crisis.

Leave these four cities off your bucket list and help combat overtourism.

My Food Bag has penned a tongue-in-cheek response to a legal letter from Germany.

An explosion destroyed an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal.

Here are a few handy German words which travellers will find curiously relatable.

Merkel faces a showdown with a rebellious minister that could bring down her government.

The museum, due to open in 2020, was a condition of NZ First's coalition negotiations.

Here's a tip on how to impress your friends by sounding like an expert.

Malnourished juvenile humpback whale washed ashore on German beach, shocking scientists.