Berlin is Abuzz With Beehives on Roofs Across the City
Beekeeper Uwe Marth pulls out a honeycomb produced in the hive he tends beneath the dome of the neo-baroque landmark in the German capital—and home to perhaps 30,000 bees. The hive on the riverside...
View ArticleBerlin Airport Terminal Shut for Deeply Personal Reason
Around 11am on Tuesday, the D terminal at Berlin's Schönefeld Airport was shut down and an announcement was made seeking the owner of a piece of luggage. Airport personnel had flagged "suspicious...
View Article'Don't Know What Happened:' Bono Loses Voice During Show
For the second time since 1989, U2 has had to cancel a concert partway through after Bono's voice failed, reports E! Online . The 58-year-old made it about 20 minutes into the show in Berlin before...
View ArticleBerlin Police Are Looking for Woman—in a 'Creepy' Way
Berlin Police are searching for a woman. No, she's not missing, she just caught the eye of one of the city's officers. "Please contact me," read an Instagram story posted to the police force's official...
View ArticleDowntown Drag Racers Get Life for Murder
Two men involved in a fatal 2016 drag race are going to prison for life after all, Deutsche Welle reports. Identified only as Hamdi H., 28, and Marvin N., 25, they were initially found guilty of murder...
View ArticleNew Aim for Rosa Parks' Home: Return It to US
Last year, an American artist living in Germany bought Rosa Parks' dilapidated home in Detroit and reassembled it in Berlin as an art project. Now Ryan Mendoza says it's time for the home to return to...
View ArticleWhere There's Smoke, There's ... Pregnant Women?
A reported fire in a Hamburg basement turned out to be a false alarm after firefighters determined that the smell of burning came from an alternative therapy being used at a neighboring gynecological...
View ArticleCops Nab 6 in Foiled Plot to Stab Runners
Six people were detained in connection with what police and prosecutors allege was a plan to carry out an attack on Berlin's half-marathon Sunday, German authorities say. "There were isolated...
View ArticleThey Published an Enemies List. The Response Was Unexpected
One of Hungary's most famous native sons is at odds with the country's newly re-elected prime minister in a political fight that has international implications. The dispute between billionaire...
View ArticleBerlin is Abuzz With Beehives on Roofs Across the City
Beekeeper Uwe Marth pulls out a honeycomb produced in the hive he tends beneath the dome of the neo-baroque landmark in the German capital—and home to perhaps 30,000 bees. The hive on the riverside...
View ArticleBerlin Airport Terminal Shut for Deeply Personal Reason
Around 11am on Tuesday, the D terminal at Berlin's Schönefeld Airport was shut down and an announcement was made seeking the owner of a piece of luggage. Airport personnel had flagged "suspicious...
View Article'Don't Know What Happened:' Bono Loses Voice During Show
For the second time since 1989, U2 has had to cancel a concert partway through after Bono's voice failed, reports E! Online . The 58-year-old made it about 20 minutes into the show in Berlin before...
View ArticleBerlin Police Are Looking for Woman—in a 'Creepy' Way
Berlin Police are searching for a woman. No, she's not missing, she just caught the eye of one of the city's officers. "Please contact me," read an Instagram story posted to the police force's official...
View ArticleDowntown Drag Racers Get Life for Murder
Two men involved in a fatal 2016 drag race are going to prison for life after all, Deutsche Welle reports. Identified only as Hamdi H., 28, and Marvin N., 25, they were initially found guilty of murder...
View ArticleIn a 16-Inch Coffin, the Grim Remains of WWII
The coffin that was buried in Berlin on Monday measured only 16 inches long. Inside were more than 300 pieces of human tissue, the majority of which measured about 0.2 inches square. The AP reports...
View ArticleAfter Visibly Shaking, Merkel Explains
Angela Merkel was seen shaking uncontrollably Tuesday during a welcoming ceremony for Ukraine's president—but she blames dehydration and says all is fine now. "I've drunk at least three glasses of...
View ArticleShe Finally Got an Audition With the Boys Choir. Now She's Suing
For more than 550 years, the State and Cathedral Choir of Berlin has performed all over Germany and the world. But while the choral group has renown, there's one thing it doesn't have, and never has: a...
View Article'If a Car Targets Motorcycles, They Don't Have a Chance'
An Iraqi-born man deliberately drove his car into motorcycles along a stretch of Berlin highway, leaving at least one person in life-threatening condition in what German officials said Wednesday was a...
View ArticleNavalny Treated in German Hospital
Alexei Navalny, who fell ill after drinking tea his supporters believe was poisoned, is now being treated in a hospital in Berlin. The Russian opposition leader was taken by air ambulance from Siberia...
View ArticleGermany: 'Certain Likelihood' Navalny Was Poisoned
Now that he's safely in Berlin , a seriously ill Alexei Navalny is being treated and monitored by doctors, and now the German government is saying the 44-year-old Russian opposition leader needs police...
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