Berlin

Then it hit me. I actually never hated you, my lovely Berlin. The problem wasn't you, but me. With what kind of eyes did I look at you? With what kind of nose did I smell the stink of your U-Bahn stations? With what kind of ears did I hear your annoying street noise?

Berlin does have this new homicide case. But is the city comparable to Chicago of the 1960-s, when murder on the street was a regular occurrence? "Not at all",…

Raids on the objects started at 6 a.m. on Thursday. Police believe the smugglers gang they cracked down on owned some 700 weapons. Many of the police officers…

But the 'Competition' is the main section of the festival. It separates the men from the boys and the women from the girls, but hopefully not the dentures from the gums. This is where the Golden and Silver Bears will be dispensed. Yes, this is the moment for Kleenex, Valium and breath spray.

Hussein from Yemen will probably not find an affordable apartment in the next months. Neither will the young doctor or the African lady who actually seemed more…

But of course not everyone shares Müller's or the Berlin Senate's opinion. For instance the Berlin Transport Authority is not enthusiastic at all. "People would…

The Berlin police have released a rap video clip. In the tune entitled 'Here For Each Other' ('Füreinander Da'), immigrants and police officers sing and rap lyrics opposing hatred. The song promotes tolerance and togetherness with a chorus saying the following, in German: "We are here for each other, we set an example against hatred". In the…

Twenty-eight years ago, the Berlin Wall fell. It lasted for the same period of time, 28 years, from August 13th, 1961, to November 9th, 1989. On October 3rd,…