Germany’s respected author and Noble Winning novelist, Günter Grass, known for his sharp criticism of Israel and those supporting the Tel Aviv regime, has died at the age of 87. Germany’s Steidl publishing house announced Monday that Grass died at a hospital in the northern city of Lübeck. Best known for his 1959 novel The Tin Drum, the German author won many international awards, with the most... 

Tens of thousands of protesters have attended rallies in more than 70 cities across Germany to protest against the US-led war in Afghanistan as well as the proliferation of nuclear arms. Hundreds of protesters also gathered in front of the US embassy in the capital Berlin on Saturday to voice opposition to US policies in Afghanistan and the Middle East. Chanting slogans in support of the Nobel literature...