Berlin

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", police spokesman Michael Gassen told The Berlin Spectator. "The opposite is the case." Indeed, Berlin is not like Chicago 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…

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 like a Berliner, or most of the 200 prospects from Pankow, or those from Marzahn.

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…

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, 1990 the reunification process was finalized. This is what the Germans are celebrating on Unification Day. This time, Berlin organized the main celebration. Days before the big event, the…