A young boy is recovering from a stab wound suffered when he was attacked by a knife-wielding suspect in Germany this week, according to reports. The disturbing incident unfolded on Thursday in Halle an der Saale, a city in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. A 7-year-old boy was stabbed by a man in the Hallmarkt, a square near the city center. The assailant fled the scene but was apprehended a short time... 

Exit polls and preliminary results in German regional elections show significant success for the right-wing AfD party, which will probably enter three state legislatures. Chancellor Merkel’s conservative CDU party suffered losses in two out of three states. The AfD (Alternative for Germany) party secured 24.2 percent in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, making it the second-largest party after... 

A local resident wades to a neighbor’s house on a flooded street near the swollen Elbe River in Elster, Germany, on June 7, 2013. Officials in eastern Germany have issued evacuation orders for thousands of people living near the swollen Elbe River. According to reports on Sunday, in Magdeburg, the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt, over 23,000 residents were evacuated after many buildings and streets... 

Police are investigating whether marchers in a recent parade in Saxony-Anhalt broke the law by wearing Nazi-era SS and Wehrmacht uniforms. The incident has sparked outrage beyond the borders of the eastern German state. The state-funded parade last weekend through the town of Thale had over 4,000 participants representing different periods of the state’s history. Over 200,000 people came to watch...