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.

Authorities in Cologne said this was the largest evacuation of the city since World War II. Unexploded ordnance has commonly been found across Europe.

This wasn’t the news the German TV industry was expecting at the start of the week. The largest evacuation since World War II has been taking place in Cologne, as authorities sought to defuse three ...

Authorities in the German city of Cologne have defused three unexploded World War Two bombs after the evacuation of more than ...

Tens of thousands evacuated from German city on Wednesday after wartime bombs were discovered, in largest such operation since the end of WWII.

The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people ... landmarks – the Musical Dome theater and the Philharmonic Hall – also fell within the evacuation zone.

The operation in Cologne, located in western Germany, is the largest evacuation in the city since the end of the ... including the famous Philharmonic Hall, numerous large companies and several ...

Fifteen couples were scheduled to get married at Cologne's historic town hall but the ceremonies were relocated to a location in another part of the city, local media reported. This story has been ...