Germany

The summit cross of Germany's highest mountain, the 2,962 metre (9,718 feet) Zugspitze, is pictured in front of the panorama of the Austrian Alps, near the southern Bavarian resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen January 26, 2009. The 16 year-old cross is being transported to the valley for restoration. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY)
SNOW WAY

Man Arrested After Leaving Girl, 17, Stranded on Mountain

They became separated in bad weather.

Harry Thompson
Hubert Aiwanger, Bavarian Economic Minister and leader of the populist Free Voters, has died.
INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY

Political Leader Mysteriously Found Dead in Hotel

Lauren Hartley

A wolf attacked the eight-year-old at a German zoo.
ZOO HORROR

Girl, 8, Seriously Injured in Horrific Wolf Attack at Zoo

Reagin von Lehe

This picture taken on April 25, 2021 show Mount Ama Dablam, which peaks at 6,812 meters, in the Everest region, some 140 kilometres northeast of Kathmandu. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)
HIMALAYAN HORROR

Climber Plunges 5,000 Feet to His Death in Mountain Mystery

Leigh Kimmins

Smoke and fire rise following a fire incident at the Kehlsteinhaus, the Eagle's Nest, in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany, in this handout image released October 24, 2026. Bavarian Red Cross/Florian Scherer/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
INFERNO

Adolf Hitler’s Lair Goes Up in Flames

Evgenia Anastasakos

22 September 2026, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bonn: Roman coins, including the oldest coin (M) dating from 148 B.C., when Rome was still a republic without an emperor, are on display at the LVR State Museum. On an ordinary field near Wesseling, south of Cologne, Riedl, a family man, discovered a treasure from Roman times. He was using a metal detector there when he suddenly came across one silver coin after another. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa (Photo by Rolf Vennenbernd/picture alliance via Getty Images)
PRICELESS DISCOVERY

Amateur Archeologist Unearths Priceless 2,000-Year-Old Haul

Martha McHardy