Back-to-school season in the U.S. involves a number of fun rituals, like shopping for classroom supplies, picking out a special first-day outfit and taking photos with a personalized sign. On the ...

The two children aged 13 and 10 were at a restaurant in Denmark when they were reportedly put into two rental cars The children of German steakhouse heiress Christina Block were reportedly kidnapped ...

The morning before my oldest child’s first day of school in Berlin, I found myself wrestling with a roll of gold construction paper, a glue stick, and a creeping sense of panic. I was trying to ...

The morning after the Berlin Wall came crashing down in November 1989, nine-year-old Thomas Töpfer was one of the few East German kids who turned up for school. He found his teacher in tears and half ...

I'm an American who moved to Germany over a decade ago. I went to school in the US, but now I'm raising three kids in Germany. Here there are more short vacations sprinkled throughout the year. I'm an ...

Two of German heiress Christina Block’s young children were allegedly snatched from their father shortly after the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Day. The kidnapping took place as Stephan Hensel ...