Garden centres in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) are allowed to sell decorations, including Christmas decorations, on Sundays - in addition to flowers and plants.

The results of local elections in eastern Germany's regions of Thuringia and Saxony prompted German bishops to call for "responsible" formation of a government, even under "difficult ...

The party also surged in Saxony, coming within a hair's breadth of second place with 31.4 percent, 0.3 percent behind the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) on 31.7 percent.

A cardboard star is covered in gold foil and German statice tucked within the branches to give the impression of snow.Hilton Flores/Staten Island Advance  Beautiful holiday decorations can be ...