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Watch: Berlin Poker Heist
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... | Current Affairs |
Berlinale Wraps Up
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... | Art and Culture |
60th Edition of Berlinale Begins
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... | Art and Culture |
Six-Day Cycling Race Hits Berlin
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... | City Focus |
Love Locks: New German Custom Emerges
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 ... | Art and Culture |
Golden Arches for Checkpoint Charlie
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... | City Focus |
Nefertiti to Remain in Berlin
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... | Current Affairs |
Explore Berlin's History on Google Earth
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... | History |
Winter Season in Berlin
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... | City Focus |
Two New Michelin Stars for Berlin
Two Berlin restaurants have been newly awarded a single star in the prestigious Michelin restaurant guide for 2010. The recognized restaurants are Die Quadriga ... | City Focus |
Eyes on Berlin
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.
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The Berlin Wall hits Twitter
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... | City Focus |
The Mystery of Hitler's Skull
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... | History |
World Championships Wrap Up
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... | Current Affairs |
Don't worry, be curry!
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... | Art and Culture |
Knut to stay in Berlin
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... | City Focus |
Germans Go Pooch-Crazy
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... | City Focus |
Berlin's Alternative Paper Route
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... | Art and Culture |
Haute History
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... | Art and Culture |
Rare Stamp of Audrey Hepburn to Auction
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 ... | Art and Culture |
Anatomy Artist Stirs up Controversy (again)
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... | Art and Culture |
Follow the Easter Egg Through Europe
Would you enjoy a free holiday in Amsterdam? HostelBookers is offering just that for all avid Twitter fans out there. Log on to HostelBookers Easter Egg Competi... | Comment |
New Air Berlin Flights
Air Berlin, Germany's second largest airline will open new European connections in summer 2009. The new flights include Cracow and Oslo. Planes will be flying t... | Business |
Back To Where It All Began...
If we told you that this multicultural, energetic city of diversities was once divided into two, totally separate worlds of terror and fear, would you believe u... | Current Affairs |
Berlin Wall Christmas Trees
It's been 18 years since Germany reunified. And it's been a good time not only for the society, but also for several thousands of beautiful pine trees, which ha... | City Focus |
The U.S. Election Fever
Go on - show us one city that didn't party after yesterday's election. Berlin certainly wasn't one of them. Whether young or mature, hip or sedate, German or Am... | City Focus |
The New Old Berlin Wall
Who would've thought, 19 years ago, that anyone would want to restore the concrete symbol of the Cold War, the barrier that divided East Berlin from its West pa... | Comment |
New Beethoven Piece Discovered in Berlin
An Australian musicologist has uncovered what he believes is the last piano work ever written by Ludwig Van Beethoven in a Berlin library. Peter McCallam, profe... | Art and Culture |
Communist Bunker Open To Public
Completed in 1983, a three storey underground bunker, designed to house East-German communist officials in the event of a nuclear attack, has opened just north ... | History |
Wax Hitler Decapitated
Well it didn't take Nostradamus to predict that the wax effigy of Hitler, unleashed upon the public at the weekend courtesy of the new Berlin branch of Madame T... | Art and Culture |
Wax Hitler Causes Controversy
With the new Berlin branch of the famous Madame Tussauds waxwork museum due to open soon in the capital, one planned exhibit was always likely to stir controver... | Comment |
Holocaust Train Passes Through Berlin
A vintage 1921 locomotive train hauling four carriages arrived in Berlin Ostbahnhof station earlier this week, its cargo not passengers but rather haunting imag... | History |
Even Gay People Grow Old
Yes, it's been scientifically proven that gay people grow old too, but whereas proudly painting the town pink might be encouraged in trendy young clubs and cult... | City Focus |
Rolling Stones Rock Berlinale
Veteran musicians, the Rolling Stones, are touching down in the capital tomorrow to attend the premiere of Martin Scorsese's rockumentary "Shine A Light", about... | Art and Culture |
Berlin's Santas Put Through Their Paces
Once upon a time the minimum requirements for becoming a city santa over the Christmas period was a willingness to put on a daft costume and give 'Ho ho ho' a b... | City Focus |
Heartbreak Hits Berlin
Ever wondered what to do with that lip-stick smothered poem and terrible Winnie the Pooh tie, which the ex-love of your live (Cecilia was it?) gave to you? You ... | Art and Culture |
Valkyrie Scenes To Be Reshot
Oh dear, oh dear, it seems that nothing is quite going according to plan for Tom Cruise and his latest venture onto Celluloid, Valkyrie - the story of Claus Sch... | Art and Culture |
Cruise, Controversy and Nazis in Berlin
Swastika flags have been flying high over Berlin in recent days, and Nazi uniforms are once more marching imperialistically through the city. No wonder then tha... | History |
Love Parade A Success In Essen
It must have been with a mixture of pride and pain that residents of Berlin read up on the weekend news this monday. The child that they had brought into the wo... | Art and Culture |
Soviet Bomb Found In Berlin
Berlin construction worker Jens Hoehme got a scare recently whilst operating his digger. Encountering something hard and unyielding he decided to proceed with c... | Comment |
Love Parade Leaves Berlin
After failing to reach an agreement with the city council, it seems the Love Parade organisers have had no choice but to bid a teary farewell to the event's sp... | Comment |
Berlin Bikes Ahead
Two years ago, the powers that be in Berlin decreed that cyclists should make up 15% of city traffic by 2010 and, in fact, results just in show that the German ... | City Focus |
Knut Grows Up
The fact that a polar bear cub is growing up might not be considered a news worthy item in most cities, but then this isn't most cities and this isn't most pola... | Comment |
Tresor Returns to Berlin!
Well it's been an up and down year for fans of dance music in Berlin. First there was the sad news that the Love Parade would be moving elsewhere in 2007, causi... | Art and Culture |
Berlin Goes Knuts
Officially Berlin's cutest resident, Knut the Polar Bear is fast becoming one of her most famous too. So much so that it has been the furry toddler consistently... | Comment |
Where is the Love?
It seems that the triumphant return of the Love Parade to Berlin in 2006, after three years in the wilderness, was shortlived indeed. Despite great optimism ema... | City Focus |
Berlinale back for 2007
Berlin's prestigious 'Berlinale' Film Festival returns to the capital for another year this February. As usual a wide selection of films from across the globe h... | Art and Culture |
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