Eva Braun and Adolf Hitler in 1942 at the Berghof, Hitler's home in Bavaria, Germany. Hitler's propaganda machine used interior design to transform his image from tyrant to gentleman. Adolf Hitler is a man who is, quite rightly, infamous for many things. Tasteful decorating choices are not one of them.However, on 20 August 1939 - just 12 days before the start of World War II - The New York Read more [...]

Youth hostels in five German states will temporarily accommodate 3800 refugees beginning on October 1, the head of the German Youth Hostel Association says.Hostels in North Rhine Westphalia, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt, Lower Saxony and Bremen will clear entire houses for the new arrivals and have recruited additional staff, chief executive Bernd Dohn said.The gesture is meant to prevent refugees from having to sleep in tents as the cold winter months approach.'We Read more [...]

Thongchai Jaidee will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the European Open after carding a score of 64 on Saturday. The 45-year-old was impressive throughout as he recorded eight birdies and just one bogey to move on to 13-under par for the tournament, one stroke clear of English pair Ross Fisher and Graeme Storm as well as Swede Pelle Edberg. Jaidee reached the turn in 31 before dropping his only shot of the day at the 10th to momentarily lose his advantage at the top of the standings, Read more [...]

FC Augsburg TSG Hoffenheim Game Details GameCast Lineups and Stats Augsburg's poor form continued as they were beaten 3-1 at home by Hoffenheim, who celebrated their first win of the season in Bavaria.Kevin Volland gave the visitors the lead after 10 minutes, but after going close with a Halil Altintop header against the woodwork, the hosts levelled before Read more [...]

FC Augsburg TSG Hoffenheim Game Details GameCast Lineups and Stats Augsburg's poor form continued as they were beaten 3-1 at home by Hoffenheim, who celebrated their first win of the season in Bavaria.Kevin Volland gave the visitors the lead after 10 minutes, but after going close with a Halil Altintop header against the woodwork, the hosts levelled before Read more [...]

Merkel has been accused by her allies in Bavaria - the entry point to Germany for most migrants - and some eastern EU neighbors of fuelling the influx of people by effectively giving refugees from Syria a green light to come to Germany.Berlin expects at least 800,000 economic migrants and war refugees this year alone. While some Germans warmly welcome people fleeing conflict in the Middle East and Africa, others are concerned about how easily they can be integrated.In a survey published in Der Spiegel Read more [...]

By our dpa-correspondent and Europe Online         Dusseldorf (dpa) - Youth hostels in five German states will temporarily accommodate 3,800 refugees beginning on October 1, the head of the German Youth Hostel Association said Saturday.Hostels in North Rhine Westphalia, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt, Lower Saxony and Bremen will clear entire houses Read more [...]

Big Bear Lake, CA. September 26, 2015 – The year was 1810, the place was southern Germany, Bavaria, and life was hard. It was the month of October and all of the countryside had been working day and night to finish their fall harvest and prepare for the onset of winter. While the plow horses were working and the farmers’ days were filled from sun up to sun down, there were some other preparations being made as well. Prince Ludwig I and his entire court were preparing for his upcoming marriage Read more [...]

The Hungarian prime minister said refugees are a “threat” to Europe ahead of an important European Union meeting on the crisis. Hollande told Mr Orban that if he did not like it, his country should leave the EU: “States that don’t respect European values should ask if they belong within the EU,” he said. Lazar said that if Hungary’s measures are not accepted by the European Union then new ways must be found, and Slovenia and Austria have both used the corridor solution to handle mass Read more [...]

Protecting Hungary’s southern border basically equals protecting the borders of Austria, Bavaria and Europe as a whole, and if it fails, “Schengen is lost”, Hungary’s prime minister said in Vienna. “It doesn’t feel good to be building a fence,” he said after talks with Chancellor Werner Faymann (SPD) and Vice-Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP), but if Hungary fails to protect its southern borders, Austria and Germany will face a daily influx of 10,000 or up to 250,000 migrants Read more [...]