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Placido Domingo enlightens in dark Macbeth

Superstar Plácido Domingo debuted as Macbeth recently at the Berlin State Opera. But he had to be persuaded to take the role of a killer.

19/02/2015

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Cologne's carnival celebrations in full swing

17/02/2015

Cinema

Berlinale 2015: Dissident director Jafar Panahi wins Golden Bear

As the Berlinale comes to a close, we take a look at some of the big winners at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.

16/02/2015

Germany

Controversial Iranian director wins Berlinale 2015 top prize

Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the main Golden Bear prize at the Berlin Film Festival for his anti-censorship movie ‘Taxi’. In the film, he plays

15/02/2015

Germany

Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella premiers at Berlinale 2015

Turned from classic animated fairytale into a live action movie, Cindarella stars Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Madden and Lily James.

14/02/2015

Germany

70 years on Germany remembers Allied firebombing of Dresden

A special service has been held in the eastern German city of Dresden to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied bombardment. Candles for peace were

13/02/2015

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Messenger RNA: the molecule that may teach our bodies to beat cancer

Groundbreaking German research into the RNA molecule is giving hope of a major leap forward in the treatment of prostate cancer and other conditions

13/02/2015

Next Series

Do you know: can our cells create medicines?

13/02/2015

Germany

Wim Wenders honoured at Berlinale 2015

German filmmaker Wim Wenders has been honoured by the Berlin Film Festival for his lifetime’s work in the movie industry. Ten of his classic films

13/02/2015

Cinema

Hotly anticipated 'Fifty Shades of Grey' hits Berlin

'Fifty Shades of Grey', the movie adaptation of E.L. James' bestseller, gets mixed reactions at Berlin Film Festival.

12/02/2015

Cinema

Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds pair up in 'Woman in Gold'

Dame Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds pair up in 'Woman in Gold', the true story of a Jewish refugee's battle to regain ownership of valuable paintings stolen by the Nazis.

12/02/2015

Germany

Germany bids farewell to former president with state funeral

A state funeral has been held for Germany’s former president Richard von Weizsaecker who died last month aged 94. He presided over the reunification

11/02/2015

Germany

Dresden's 70-year trauma

British planes dropped explosive and incendiary bombs on Dresden during the night of February 13th, 1945. American planes followed. In four raids, at

11/02/2015

Cinema

Robert Pattinson triggers star buzz at Berlinale with James Dean movie

Among this year’s big star buzz at the Berlinale was the world premiere of Robert Pattinson’s latest film ‘Life’ about James Dean.

11/02/2015

Germany

Berlin Film Festival salutes director Wim Wenders

German director Wim Wenders has branched into 3-D for his latest film entry at the Berlin Film Festival. It’s called “Every Thing Will Be Fine” and

11/02/2015

Germany

Germany rejects Greek government calls for Second World War reparations

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias get a 'nein' from Berlin to his government’s claim for World War Two reparations

11/02/2015

Cinema

New Sherlock Holmes movie starring Ian McKellen opens in Berlin

Crowds gathered at the world premiere of ‘Mr. Holmes’ at the Berlin film festival in the hope of getting an autograph from the legendary Ian

10/02/2015

Germany

Striking security staff shut down Hamburg Airport for hours

In Germany, a one-day strike by security staff forced the closure of Hamburg airport for several hours on Monday. Stuttgart and Hannover airports

09/02/2015

Cinema

Nicole Kidman is "female Lawrence of Arabia" at Berlin Film Festival

The stars were out en masse to grace the red carpet on opening weekend at the Berlin film festival, but one celebrity was sorely missed: Iranian

09/02/2015

Culture news

Breaking the sound barrier: young European innovators push creative boundaries

Bringing together young artists in sound, art and improvisation

09/02/2015

Germany

Competition hots up at Berlin Film Festival

Reclusive film maker Terrance Malick predictably didn't show up for his own premier at the 65th edition of Berlin Film Festival but his star cast did

09/02/2015

Sport

Fannemel shines in Titisee-Neustadt

Norway’s Anders Fannemel kept his composure to win a ski jump World Cup event in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany on Sunday. The 23-year-old, who triumped

08/02/2015

Germany

EU and US play down differences over response to Ukraine crisis

Reported differences in how to respond to the Ukraine crisis between Europe and the US have appeared at the Munich Security Conference. US Secretary

08/02/2015

Germany

Iran sees the 'opportunity' for a deal with Washington on the nuclear issue

At a meeting at the Munich Security Conference Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said there is an “opportunity for a deal” with world powers over

08/02/2015

Germany

Ukraine crisis: Poroshenko appeals for support from the West

On day two of the Munich Security Conference, Ukraine pleads for further backing in the fight against pro-Russian rebels, but the West hesitates over providing weapons.

08/02/2015

Sport

Freund soars to victory in Germany

Local favourite Severin Freund won his second straight World Cup ski jump event for his fourth victory of the season in Titisee-Neustadt on Saturday

07/02/2015