Communist East Germany closed its border in Berlin on Aug. 13, 1961, when it erected a wall that eventually turned into an increasingly elaborate fortification snaking through the city and around ...

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Sex, drugs, black leather, techno. For many, that’s what comes to mind when defining Berlin style. And that’s true in many cases: Berlin has a history of being one of the more affordable European ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German capital will mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a huge street party around the Brandenburg Gate celebrating the part ordinary people played in ...