Despite making up less than one-fifth of the German population, eastern German voters are in particular focus ahead of the Feb. 23 election because of the strength of the far-right Alternative for ...

As Germany celebrates the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 1989 — and the country’s reunification less than a year later on Oct. 3, 1990 — many in Germany are refle ...

When the wall fell, it heralded the end of the ... This isn't the only photo to show Berlin's night light divide. In 2013, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield also took a photo from the ISS when ...

Located in the center of Berlin, the Berlin Wall Memorial stretches for a little less than a mile along what was once the border that divided the city in two. Upon arriving at the memorial ...

The highlight of our 1989 trip was a special side trip to Berlin to participate in the historical tearing down of the wall at Checkpoint Charlie and other places. While there, we celebrated New ...

Alarmed by the building of the Berlin Wall, President Kennedy sent his Vice-President, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and US General, Lucius D Clay to Berlin. The Berlin Wall remained a symbol of Cold War ...