German experts defused a World War II bomb in Cologne on Tuesday that had forced the evacuation of thousands of office workers and disrupted rail and ship traffic. The 500-kilogramme (1,100-pound) US ...

In March 1945, a rare combat encounter unfolded in the streets of Cologne as an American M26 Pershing engaged a German Panther tank near the city’s cathedral. Filmed by Allied cameramen, the duel ...

(CNN) — The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people, its largest evacuation order since World War II, after officials defused three massive, unexploded bombs. CNN — (CNN) — The ...