Cinema Berlinale winners focus on refugee crisis The Berlinale is not just about glitz and glamour but is also a chance for first time directors to make their mark with Golden Bear awards for short films. 24/02/2016
Germany Shelter for gay refugees opens in Berlin A gay rights group in Germany has opened a new shelter in Berlin for homosexual refugees who are often harrassed by fellow refugees. 23/02/2016
Germany German government slams migrant attacks The German government has condemned the latest outbreak of far-right, anti-migrant sentiment in the country as “shameful”. Szenen in #Clausnitz 22/02/2016
Cinema Migrant documentary 'Fuocoammare' wins Golden Bear in Berlin As the great and the good of the film industry posed, pouted and paraded on the red carpet in Berlin the refugee crisis cast a grim shadow over proceedings. 22/02/2016
Sport Dusseldorf Grand Prix: Dimitri Peters triumphs on home soil Local favourite Dimitri Peters gave the crowd something to smile about when he downed Cuba’s Jose Armenteros in the under 100 kilo final at the 21/02/2016
No Comment Gianfranco Rosi triumphs at 66th Berlinale Director Gianfranco Rosi has won the Golden Bear award for the Best Film for his documentary “Fuocoammare” at the 66th Berlinale International Film 21/02/2016
Germany Actor Gerard Depardieu speaks about 'Saint Amour' and Russia Actor Gerard Depardieu speaks about 'Saint Amour' and Russia 20/02/2016
Germany Germany rethinks Middle East arms deals Germany doubled the amount of arms it exported last year to eight billion euros, despite the government having a stated policy of reducing it. With 19/02/2016
Sport Bo Kyeong Jeong strikes gold in Dusseldorf The Dusseldorf Grand Prix got underway on Friday with Bo Kyeong Jeong proving unstoppable in the women’s under 48 kilo category. The 24-year-old made 19/02/2016
Cinema 'Goat' and 'Road to Istanbul' latest Panorama offerings in Berlin Nick Jonas stars in Goat' about the darker side of US student fraternities, and 'Road to Istanbul' charts the human dimension of parents seeking their daughter, a recruit to Islamic State in Syria. 19/02/2016
Cinema Israeli-Palestinian hip-hop takedown 'Junction 48' storms Berlin The Berlinale's Panorama programme gives us 'Junction 48' focused on a mixed Jewish-Arab crime-ridden ghetto outside Tel Aviv. 19/02/2016
Germany Lifetime achievement award for German cinematographer Micheal Ballhaus German cinematographer Micheal Ballhaus has received a lifetime achievement award at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Berlinale. In the 19/02/2016
Sport Beckenbauer sanctioned by FIFA over failure to cooperate FIFA’s ethics committee has warned and fined Germany’s World Cup-winning captain and coach Franz Beckenbauer for stonewalling an investigation. The 17/02/2016
Cinema Berlin Film Festival pays tribute to shooting stars of the future Europe’s most talented young actors were invited to tread the red carpet of the Berlin Film Festival. It was part of Shooting Stars, a unique 17/02/2016
Germany Train controller admits responsibility for Bad Aibling crash A train area controller has admitted responsibility for a rail crash near Bad Aibling, Bavaria, which killed 11 men, aged 24-59, and wounded dozens 16/02/2016
Germany Cologne sex attacks: Prosecutor issues clarification The majority arrested are from Algeria and Morocco and not Syria or Iraq. 16/02/2016
Cinema 'Crosscurrent' cinematic poetry on the Yangtze River 'Crosscurrent' by Chinese director Yang Chao finally gets the red carpet treatment in Berlin. 16/02/2016
Germany 'Alone in Berlin', a story of resistance to the Nazis, at Berlin Film Festival Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson play a German couple who start a campaign to resist the Nazis in 'Alone in Berlin' directed by Vincent Pérez and shown at the Berlin Film Festival. 16/02/2016
Germany Assad criticises Munich deal saying it's 'unenforceable' Syrian President Assad expresses doubts over Munich deal to the country's top lawyers 16/02/2016
Germany Germany's ruling coalition clashes over refugee integration Germany’s ruling coalition is clashing over how best to integrate the more than one million refugees the country has welcomed in recent months. The 15/02/2016
Germany Art with a purpose: Ai Weiwei brings refugee life jackets to Berlin venue An inflatable boat hangs down and 14,000 life jackets cover the pillars of a Berlin concert house in an art installation by Chinese dissident Ai 15/02/2016
Germany '24 Weeks' abortion drama is screened in Berlin '24 Weeks' - a movie for lovers of German cinema at the Berlin film festival, but where are all the other German films in the competition and why so few female film directors? 15/02/2016
No Comment Ai Weiwei's refugees reminder during Berlin Film Festival Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s latest installation has seen life jackets left by migrants on Greek beaches being hung from a Berlin concert hall. His 14/02/2016
Germany French night at the Berlin Film Festival as Huppert dazzles again Honours on the Saturday of the Berlin Film Festival went to France; Isabelle Huppert and young director and screenwriter Mia Hansen-Løve, who has the 14/02/2016
Germany Syria 'cessation of hostilities' deal offers glimmer of hope Implementation is the key to the new deal struck on Syria, with world powers aiming to bring an end to hostilities in a week. As US Secretary of 12/02/2016