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This is a full directory of all 129 articles about Berlin, listed in reverse order, with the most recent article at the top. If you'd prefer to search for some particular article, please use the search facility on the news front page.
Jan.30.2012 | |
Berlin's Maxim Gorki Theatre performed what appears to be the world's first live staging of a play on a social networking website, and in this case, Facebook. T... | |
Jan.8.2012 | |
The illustrious Berlin Film Festival Berlinale, which takes place every year in February, has announced that its honorary Golden Bear award will go to America... | |
Dec.5.2011 | |
It's a fact that is dealt with across Europe on a regular basis - the defusing of World War II-era bombs found during excavations or construction, and it happ... | |
Nov.5.2011 | |
An overzealous cleaner in Dortmund has scrubbed away an integral part of a contemporary sculpture on display at the Ostwall Museum. The work of art by Martin ... | |
Oct.2.2011 | |
One of Berlin's most celebrated museums, the Pergamonmuseum, has opened an exhibition dedicated to its namesake - the Turkish city of Pergamon. A huge 360 deg... | |
Sep.3.2011 | |
While Berlin's iconic Tempelhof Airport may be closed for business, there's still plenty going on its former runways. Festivals take place in the summer, and ma... | |
Jul.30.2011 | |
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, best known to western audience for designing the iconic stadium used in the Beijing Olympic games, has accepted a position in the Univ... | |
Jul.7.2011 | |
The city of Leipzig, approximately 200 kilometres south of Berlin, is now home to the international internet superstar Heidi, the cross-eyed opossum. The new... | |
Jun.5.2011 | |
The world's largest bicycle demonstration was held in Berlin this year, with the Star-Ride attracting approximately 150 000 bike enthusiasts to the city stree... | |
May.1.2011 | |
According to the Local German news portal, it is believed that the Guggenheim Museum travelling "laboratories" will include Berlin as one of the host cities for... | |
Apr.5.2011 | |
The Berlin Zoo’s most famous resident, polar bear Knut, has died from what neurologists have described as an epileptic fit. The four year old bear was seen to... | |
Mar.9.11 | |
The BBC World Service has conducted a poll measuring the popularity of 16 nations across the world. From the nearly 29 000 people surveyed, the poll has concl... | |
Feb.6.2011 | |
Berlin’s respected film festival, the Berlinale, is set to kick off this month in what will be its 61st edition. Taking place at cinemas across the city, Berl... | |
Jan.9.2011 | |
An exhibition dedicated to telling the story of the rise and fall of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, hosted by the German Historical Museum, is set to be extended... | |
Dec.6.2010 | |
Protesting the continuous gentrification of many of Berlin's more "alternative" districts such as Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain, a group of demonstrators have... | |
Nov.7.2010 | |
Google's controversial Street View, a service which allows for an "on the street" photographic map view, has officially launched in Germany. In creating the s... | |
Sept.29.2010 | |
Patrick Makau of Kenya emerged victorious from a rainy Berlin Marathon, finishing just two seconds ahead of fellow Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai finishing the over 40 k... | |
Sept.6.2010 | |
One of Berlin's cultural landmarks, the Tacheles building in Oranienburger Strasse, is under threat. The graffiti-covered building, home to galleries, artist re... | |
Aug.1.2010 | |
Sandsation, an international sand sculpture competition based in Berlin, has awarded its first prize by popular vote to Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnaik. Followi... | |
Jul.29.2010 | |
Tragedy struck the Germany last week as 21 people were crushed to death at the dance music festival Love Parade. The festival, which originated in Berlin in ... | |
Jul.4.2010 | |
Berlin's mayor Klaus Wowereit has announced that Berlin's new airport, the Willy Bradt International airport, will be opened seven months late. Instead of ope... | |
Jun.28.2010 | |
This year's World Cup in South Africa has been full of surprises, but the fact that Germany's national team has advanced to the quarter finals can't be much o... | |
June.15.2010 | |
From June 6th until August 29th, the eighth annual sand-sculpturing competition "Sandsation" is back in Berlin and raring to go, this time at O2 World. The winn... | |
Jun.1.2010 | |
Depending on how you look at it, the annual Eurovision song competition is either an opportunity for some healthy, creative competition between European count... | |
May.20.2010 | |
The city of Berlin is set to further relax laws on Cannabis possession raising the legal limit from 10 to 15 grams - an amount with a street value of over 100... | |
Apr.30.2010 | |
The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants list has just been announced, placing three of Germany's restaurants in the top 50. The list is compiled by a po... | |
Apr.14.2010 | |
This week, the Neue Nationalgalerie (Berlin's Museum of Modern Art) will host a most unusual event - "Flying Bach". Performers from the Berlin-based Flying Step... | |
Mar.15.2010 | |
An incredible new survey, published in the Bild daily paper, has revealed that nearly one in four German residents "sometimes think it would be better if the ... | |
Mar.10.2010 | |
Police continue to search for five suspects in connection with the armed robbery of a high-stakes poker tournament in Berlin. The men were believed to be workin... | |
Feb.23.2010 | |
The 60th Berlin Film Festival, also known as Berlinale, wrapped up with top awards going to Roman Polanski and Bal, a Turkish film. Roman Polanski was unable... | |
Feb.10.2010 | |
Kicking off on 11 February, the annual Berlin Film Festival, also known as Berlinale, will showcase hundreds of films in cinemas across the city until 21 Februa... | |
Jan.28.2010 | |
The dead of winter might not seem like the most natural moment to celebrate cycling, but in fact Berlin has a long tradition of indoor cycling with its annual... | |
Jan.26.2010 | |
According to The Local, a new custom has emerged centred in the German city of Cologne. Over one thousand "love locks" have appeared along a pedestrian path on ... | |
Dec.30.2009 | |
As a former crossing point between West and East Berlin during the time of the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie is undoubtedly one of Berlin’s most popular touri... | |
Dec.23.2009 | |
After continued demands from Egypt, one of the most prized artifacts in the collection of Berlin's Neues Museum, the Nefertiti bust, will remain in the Egyptian... | |
Dec.16.2002 | |
The new Berlin Airport currently in construction will be named after former chancellor Willy Brandt. Brandt served as chancellor of West Germany from 1969 - 197... | |
Dec.13.2009 | |
Now that the good people at Google Earth have allowed us to take an exploratory walk on the moon, we're glad they've set their sights back onto our humble plane... | |
Dec.1.09 | |
The winter season is one of the most beautiful times of the year to travel throughout Europe as each city is lit up with thousands of sparkling lights. While it... | |
Nov.19.2009 | |
Two Berlin restaurants have been newly awarded a single star in the prestigious Michelin restaurant guide for 2010. The recognized restaurants are Die Quadriga ... | |
Nov.12.2009 | |
World leaders and Berliners alike gathered in the German capital on Monday November 9th in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. ... | |
Oct.22.2009 | |
As part of the continuing festivities of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the the Berlin Wall, the city of Berlin has launched a unique online platform for o... | |
Oct.06.2009 | |
The story of Berlin is inextricably linked to the history of the Second World War, the Nazi rule, and its leader Adolf Hitler. As the Soviet forces closed in on... | |
Aug.23.2009 | |
After an exciting week of sport in Berlin, the World Championships of Athletics have wrapped up their 12th year. The Olympiastadion (which was recently renovate... | |
Aug.18.2009 | |
If there's one snack worth trying in Berlin, it's got to be the currywurst. This diced sausage dunked in a curry-ketchup sauce is probably the cheapest and most... | |
Jul.28.2009 | |
Celebrity bear Knut will remain in the Berlin Zoo, after a financial dispute with the Neumuenster Zoo was settled earlier this month. Knut's father was on lo... | |
Jul.27.2009 | |
It seems Germans have a truly special place in their heart for their canine companions, spending over 5 billion euro per year on pampering the four-legged frien... | |
Jun.16.2009 | |
Berlin's alternative paper route - Papergirl - has been turning a lot of heads lately, not least the New York Times which recently reported on the adventures of... | |
Jun.11.2009 | |
Berlin's top leather fashion designer recently unveiled his newest collection. This season, Daniel Rodan has drawn inspiration from one of his city's most iconi... | |
May.26.2009 | |
A rare stamp depicting film star Audrey Hepburn is up for auction in Berlin, where its minimum bid price will be thirty thousand euros. Only five copies of the ... | |
May.08.2009 | |
German anatomy artist, Gunther von Hagens, has just opened a new exhibition at Postbanhof entitled "The Cycle of Life". Von Hagen has gained international notor... | |
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