The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, when thousands of Germans joyfully danced atop its graffiti-covered remains, to some heralded the “end of history” in a globalised world. Thirty years later, the ...

Thousands of illuminated balloons sailed into the night sky Sunday from the former route of the Berlin Wall, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel said its fall 25 years ago proved that “dreams can come ...

It is no coincidence that this year’s Berlinale Retrospective was titled “Lost in the 90s.” The burning problems of the present day, genocidal wars, dictatorship and increasing social decline, bring ...

We often know where we were when certain historic events took place, but would you be able to guess which songs were popular ...

LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - When Matthias Rudolph joined political protests in Leipzig in 1989, he wanted to change the Communist German Democratic Republic. Thirty years on, he enjoys the freedoms ...

Sources:Geoportal Berlin (the Berlin Wall route); City of Berlin (remains); Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur (location of segments); NCD-RisC (mean height) A reporter searches for a ...

It's been nearly 40 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall but you can still buy pieces of it in the German capital as souvenirs. Are they genuine? When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, it sealed the ...

After decades of being lucky enough to travel the world, I’ve collected more than my fair share of souvenirs. My favorite is a small chunk of the Berlin Wall. I didn’t buy it in a museum gift shop or ...

The people of Berlin woke on August 13 1961 to discover that their city had been split in two. The Berlin Wall inspired David Bowie’s song Heroes (1977), with its poignant lyrics about two lovers, ...