BERLIN (Reuters) - Secret files of Communist East Germany's Stasi security police were sent to a film set for use as props, triggering an investigation into how such sensitive documents were obtained.

BERLIN: For decades, Joachim Fritsch struggled to understand why he was being denied access to higher education and passed over for job promotions again and again. Then he got hold of a 400-page file ...

To trust in the good intentions of our rulers is to put liberty at risk. I'd go to jail rather than accept this kind of ID card ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - For decades, Joachim Fritsch struggled to understand why he was being denied access to higher education and passed over for job promotions again and again. Then he got hold of a 400 ...

BERLIN — The German government released files on members of parliament who were ensnared by East German agents three decades ago, responding to criticism that the office overseeing the documents was ...

A double agent who operated for the CIA and the Dutch security service against the Stasi tells his story for the first time. The decision to move the Stasi files into the German national archive has ...

BERLIN — German researchers said Wednesday that they were launching an attempt to reassemble millions of shredded East German secret police files using complicated computerized algorithms. The files ...