How do you tear down a wall? Do you use diplomacy or force? Offers of neighborly assistance, or the threat of nuclear annihilation?
Thousands of people joined world leaders in the German capital Monday to remember the night 20 years ago when a euphoric wave of people power swept away the Berlin Wall and consigned the Cold War to history.
As Germany celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I can't help remembering my spooky 1971 visit during the Cold War. When we crossed back to the West, tour buses were emptied at the border so mirrors could be rolled under the bus. They wanted to see if anyone was trying to escape with us.
Richard Blystone, a CNN senior correspondent at the time, remembers above all the two sides of the crumbling Berlin wall. How different they were.
To: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: The Monday Memo
One of the biggest-name dance DJs in the world, Paul van Dyk is in demand at clubs and festivals from Las Vegas to Ibiza.
BERLIN -- Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark sits just east of where the Berlin Wall once stood, on the front line of the Cold War. The distance from the stadium to West Berlin is just a few hundred yards, but between them stood a concrete barrier and a stretch of land known as the Death Strip, so called because East German soldiers were ordered to shoot anyone who crossed it.
More than 150 German investigators fanned out across Berlin Wednesday, searching dozens of apartments allegedly linked to "potentially violent Islamic extremists," a police spokeswoman told CNN.
A doctor is being held by police in Berlin after two patients were found dead in his office and several more were hospitalized with signs of poisoning, police said.
Think a little spanking won't do much harm to kids? New research says the effects can be long-lasting.
How do you tear down a wall? Do you use diplomacy or force? Offers of neighborly assistance, or the threat of nuclear annihilation?
Thousands of people joined world leaders in the German capital Monday to remember the night 20 years ago when a euphoric wave of people power swept away the Berlin Wall and consigned the Cold War to history.
As Germany celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I can't help remembering my spooky 1971 visit during the Cold War. When we crossed back to the West, tour buses were emptied at the border so mirrors could be rolled under the bus. They wanted to see if anyone was trying to escape with us.
Richard Blystone, a CNN senior correspondent at the time, remembers above all the two sides of the crumbling Berlin wall. How different they were.
To: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: The Monday Memo
One of the biggest-name dance DJs in the world, Paul van Dyk is in demand at clubs and festivals from Las Vegas to Ibiza.
BERLIN -- Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark sits just east of where the Berlin Wall once stood, on the front line of the Cold War. The distance from the stadium to West Berlin is just a few hundred yards, but between them stood a concrete barrier and a stretch of land known as the Death Strip, so called because East German soldiers were ordered to shoot anyone who crossed it.
More than 150 German investigators fanned out across Berlin Wednesday, searching dozens of apartments allegedly linked to "potentially violent Islamic extremists," a police spokeswoman told CNN.
A doctor is being held by police in Berlin after two patients were found dead in his office and several more were hospitalized with signs of poisoning, police said.
Think a little spanking won't do much harm to kids? New research says the effects can be long-lasting.
A rival zoo was claiming custody of the beloved international symbol of survival
Starla Efron accompanies her boy to a beer garden as he promotes 17 Again
Berlin is a city that exists in the tension between its once glorious, and often dark, past and its relentless drive to reinvent itself. This becomes evident if you take the time to explore the city on foot.
Sam Hancock, 20, moved to Berlin 10 months ago, where he is living as part of his degree in English Literature at Warwick University. Between times working as a language assistant at a German high school, he writes his "Berlin Blog," an insightful view of the changes taking place in the German capital.
While visiting some European cities can feel like a trip to a museum, Berlin is vibrant and alive with culture. It has a regular program of lively events -- here are some of the annual highlights.
The German capital is a big place and its penchant for re-invention means it's easy to miss out on the 'real' Berlin. Here's the lowdown on life in the city.
While it might not be as famous for its fashion as Milan or Paris, Berlin is at the forefront of edgy, ultra-hip design. A specialty is temporary 'Guerrilla' fashion boutiques that spring up in the trendiest shopping areas, sell über-cool threads for a few months, and then disappear without a trace. Discovering these hidden treasures is a reward in itself.
Although not famed for its home-grown cuisine, there's some excellent dining to be had in Berlin. Alongside the more traditional French restaurants, such as the superb Margaux (Unter den Linden 78), there is also a huge variety of quality ethnic food, including Turkish, Ethiopian and Moroccan eateries.
Berlin is famous for its raucous nightlife, but its sweaty techno temples and grungy dives have been joined in recent years by a swathe of swanky bars. The fashionable Mitte district has a number of classy options, and the huge windows at Newton Bar (Charlottenstrasse 57) offer the opportunity to see as well as be seen. When you get tired of people watching, move on to the dressy, stylish Greenwich (Gipsstrasse 5). Ultra cool, with walls of illuminated fish tanks, this bar caters to a chic but laid back clientele.
When it comes to accommodation, Berlin is still the cheapest of the major European capital cities.
Berlin is a city that thrives on contrasts: east and west, old and new, efficient and eccentric.
Apparently in Hollywood, the hair's the hardest. Not styling it, but creating it, in this case on the back of an imaginary mammoth.
It has been a piece of Berlin history for 80 years, a symbol of Nazi power but also of Germans' desire for freedom after World War II.
Travelers get a wonderful chance to witness European history in the making. Years ago, when I got my history degree, I said to myself, "I'd better get a business degree, too, so I have something useful." I've learned over the years that if more people knew more about history, our world would be better off.
The first mosque with a minaret and a dome in Germany's formerly communist east opened on Thursday as police corralled protesters behind a roadblock three blocks away
Au revoir, France! The Pitt-Jolie clan is setting up house in Germany
Thank you to the citizens of Berlin and to the people of Germany. Let me thank Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier for welcoming me earlier today. Thank you Mayor Wowereit, the Berlin Senate, the police, and most of all thank you for this welcome.
Amid record levels of anti-American sentiment, the Democrat will likely get the warmest reception in Berlin since Kennedy
The candidate wants to speak in front of Berlin's most dramatic prop. Romesh Ratnesar explains why Germans are hesitant
In a spectacle of competing loyalties, Germany's resident Turks rooted for their old fatherland. Who wins now that Turkey's lost?
A fire broke out Tuesday at the Berlin Philharmonic's home, sending thick smoke pouring from the crest of the iconic downtown building as firefighters and musicians rushed to save instruments
A new company in Germany is trying to break into the fashion business selling stylish clothes designed and produced by prison inmates.
A new exhibit shows the plans that Hitler, along with his trusted architect Albert Speer, had made to turn Berlin into a capital for the new Germania
Her acting has taken a critical beating, but it'll take more than that to dampen Madonna's big-screen blonde ambitions.
Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and now ... Madonna.
• She may be in Berlin for business to shoot racy ads for RICH Prosecco – but that doesn't mean Paris Hilton is skipping the club scene. The heiress hit up Maxxim Nightclub for a night of (pole) dancing for fellow clubgoers.
The German government might consider Scientology a cult but they're now going to allow Tom Cruise to finish his film
The dollar sank to an all-time low against the euro Wednesday amid speculation that the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates by as much as half a percentage point.
Two neighborhoods once split by the wall -- the fashionably gentrified Mitte and the gritty, bohemian Kreuzberg -- are brimming with creative energy, a thriving arts scene and stylish hotels.
Fourteen days. That's how long I have off before my next tournament. Two weeks before I start the longest trip of the year, the European swing.
As both proud bastion of the Prussian kingdom and the dark heart of the Nazi empire then finally as a divided symbol of the Cold War, Berlin has earned its place in the history books of Europe. The past still looms large over Germany's capital- a scarred and sumptuous landscape that continues to awe and inspire - but as a city reunited, reborn and rejuvenated, the streets are once again abuzz with a creative energy and style that is uniquely Berlin. Even before the jubilant collapse of the wall in 1989, West Berlin's isolation in the heart of communist East Germany was a draw for international artists who tapped into the city's pre-war reputation as a haven for decadence and cultural innovation. Superstars David Bowie and Lou Reed were soon followed by Australian Bad Seed Nick Cave, rubbing shoulders with homegrown cinematic talent Wim Wenders. When Berlin's wall came tumbling down, the traditionally liberal city's cool quotient notched a few places higher as revelers converged on what, for a while, was E
Berlin is divided again - this time by a wheel, not a wall.
Tired of looking for a parking spot? So are millions of apartment dwellers in car-saturated cities around the world.
It happens every year. That smug bastard in the next office scores amazing seats to some exotic sporting event, then spends months regaling everyone with tales from his adrenaline-fueled travels.
It happens every year. That smug bastard in the next office scores amazing seats to some exotic sporting event, then spends months regaling everyone with tales from his adrenaline-fueled travels.
Millions of people have gathered worldwide to mark May Day and demand better working conditions, while others also used the annual event to push for political change.
HORST SCHULZE is his own toughest customer. After spending 13 years as the president and COO of Ritz-Carlton Hotels, he went on to form the West Paces Hotel Group, which is in the midst of launchin...
The Scene spent the day with film director Wim Wenders in the German capital. Where are the best places to hang out in Berlin? Which film best captures the city's spirit? Send us your suggestions and ideas and read your comments below.
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The Scene talks to German film director Wim Wenders about Berlin's creative re-birth since the fall of the wall, and the city's influence on his own work.
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Solar-powered rubbish bins in the heart of Berlin have the city's residents talking.
The walls of the Reichstag building -- the seat of the German parliament -- in Berlin have survived wars, fires and political upheaval, although not unscathed.
Berlin has unveiled a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, ending 17 years of charged debate over how Germany should remember that grim period of its history.
In recent weeks dozens of tiny U.S. companies have suddenly begun trading on the Berlin Stock Exchange--unbeknownst, it appears, to the companies themselves. "We are completely dumbfounded to learn...
With European skies as busy as ever and air travel predicted to rise in the years ahead, news that one of the region's airports will close is not being taken lightly.
Twice a day, laundry is sent out for washing from a Berlin hotel -- but the sheets don't stay in Berlin. They go all the way to Poland, to be washed there and returned within 24 hours.
About 200,000 people marched in Berlin Saturday to protest the planned government social spending cuts and changes in labor law.
Rarely since the advent of cellophane in 1923 has the packaging industry come up with so many new materials and designs. Today's high-tech flexible packages can look better than traditional bottles...
While most other wannabe U.S. investors in the former East Berlin got snagged in property ownership disputes and a plodding bureaucracy, entrepreneur Alan Wolan's only problem was locating a butche...
A half-dozen castles scattered throughout what was East Germany are on the auction block. They include the sprawling Schloss Boitzenburg, located in its own 15-acre park just 50 miles north of Berl...
The historic events in East Berlin and Moscow, Warsaw, and Budapest provide the most dramatic evidence yet that the Cold War is over and we have won. Socialism is on the run, and democratic capital...
AN EXPENSIVE steak lunch at a Tokyo hotel has so relaxed a Japanese electronics executive that he gives a rare glimpse of his honne, his innermost feelings, to an American guest. He chats about the...
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