As the Cold War reached its most dangerous moment, East and West Germany stood face to face as the likely battlefield of a Third World War, with thousands of tanks poised for combat. This deep dive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Revellers celebrate the reunification of Germany in Berlin on 3 October, 1990. (© Gilles Leimdorger/AFP) Germany marks 35 years ...

Refugees who poured into the country a decade ago fared better when they landed in the more prosperous West, an enduring legacy of reunification. By Jim Tankersley and Ekaterina Bodyagina Visuals by ...