Arts, Culture & Media
The World
May 20, 2008
For our Geo Quiz today, we're looking for the city that's home to an unusual German landmark. It's a former Nazi air raid shelter that was later used as a prison, a fruit cellar, and a venue for techno raves. Now it's coming back as a contemporary art gallery in Berlin, the answer to our quiz. Lisa Mullins gets details from Der Spiegel reporter R. Jay Magill.
Environment
In Berlin, learning to live uneasily with wild boars
Agence France-Presse
December 15, 2017
Thousands of wild boars call Berlin home, where they dig up gardens, cause road accidents and rampage through neighborhoods.
Global Politics
Meet the man who volunteered for Obama, worked for Bernie and is now consulting Putin's opponent
The World
February 26, 2018
Vitali Shkliarov was mesmerized by Barack Obama's Berlin speech in 2008, though he didn't speak English at the time. Shkliarov went on to work for Obama and then Bernie Sanders. Now he's an adviser in the Russian elections.
Conflict
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to appear in German court after protests flare
Reuters
March 26, 2018
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont was due to appear in a German court on Monday as Spain sought to extradite him over the region's independence fight after a night of protests there in which dozens of people were hurt in clashes with police.
Conflict
In Germany, there are growing fears of a rise in anti-Semitism
The World
May 31, 2018
In Germany, some right-wing groups blame the recent arrival of Muslim asylum-seekers for an apparent rise in anti-Jewish incidents. But others say that's only part of the story. They point out that anti-Semitism in 21st century Germany has been around for a while.
Immigration
On Berlin's 'Arab street,' tension between newcomers and established migrants
Reuters
June 01, 2018
It is earlier generations of Arab migrants in places like Sonnenallee who often show the greatest resentment to the newcomers.
Economics
North Korean diplomats are beating sanctions to raise cash with this Berlin hostel
The World
June 11, 2018
North Korea owns City Hostel Berlin building and leases it to a German hotelier for 38,000 euros per month — despite UN sanctions. It's just one way this unusual landlord brings in hard currency to support the regime.
Before summit, Merkel calls migration 'make or break' for Europe
Reuters
June 28, 2018
Under severe pressure from conservative allies at home, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on European leaders on Thursday to forge a common approach to migration, calling it a "make or break" issue for Europe.
Conflict & Justice
Berlin's first Arabic-language public library aims to redefine refugee integration
GlobalPost
July 06, 2018
As anti-refugee blowback forces Chancellor Angela Merkel to close the country's doors, an Arabic-language library and cultural center in Berlin seeks mutual understanding.
Global Politics
Germany's relations with Russia and the US are a delicate balancing act in the Trump-Putin era
GlobalPost
July 13, 2018
President Donald Trump shocked Germans during the NATO summit in Brussels this week by accusing their country of being in bed with Russia. As Trump heads to Helsinki for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Germany is in many ways stuck between a rock and a hard place.'
Justice
Africans take Germany to court in New York over 'forgotten genocide'
GlobalPost
July 31, 2018
Namibian tribespeople are attempting to sue the German government for reparations linked to a massacre of their descendants more than a century ago.