The 2011 Miss Hesse contest brought together hopefuls from all over the state to win the chance to become Miss Germany. Thirteen girls strutted their stuff, first in an evening gown, then with skintight hot pants and a bare midriff top.

Join Jonathan Johnson on his tour through East Berlin. He shows us, among other things, the remnants of the notorious Berlin Wall.

In the making of Frida Gold’s song “Show Me How You Dance,” the band talks about why they first had some reservations about making a video and how those ended in smoke.

With his hat and sunglasses, most Germans recognize him instantly: Musician Udo Lindenberg has made history, and now he's 65 and has a brand new album out. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Interrogatives ("question words") change the sentence's word order in many languages. Check out this clip to learn how to correctly ask questions with "why" and "because" in German!

Do you like it hot? Then this Berlin snack bar is for you! It boasts the world's hottest sauces to go on your curried sausage, and fans even have contests over who can make it to the highest level of the twelve levels of spiciness. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Ah! Spring has sprung and summer is in full swing! Gone are the winter blues and people are enjoying the outdoors again!

Paris Hilton is on a promotional tour in Frankfurt, Germany, causing a stir wherever she appears.

Lydia explains patiently and slowly how to tell the time in German. Have fun!

At fashion shows beauty glistens on the runway, but behind the perfect shows there is a lot of work going on. While the celebrities make themselves comfortable in the VIP area and the photographers snap pictures of stars and starlets in the lobby, behind the scenes everything is being made ready for the big performance. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

How does the position of the verb change in German in sentences using "why" and "because"? Solidify your German grammar skills with this exclusive Yabla video.

In part 2 of the model contest event “RNZ Top Model,” candidates are interviewed and the winner is announced. Enjoy!

Culcha Candela has a new album, which includes all of the old and new hits. The Best is the name of the just-released "best of" album. The Berlin band Culcha Candela has existed for almost nine years, so it's time to see things in their proper perspective. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Part two of the interview with the German rock band Unheilig [Unholy], in which lead singer "the Count" is interviewed by Thomas Raudnitzky, moderator of trend magazine rheinmain Szene.

A television bet changed the life of hundreds of thousands of people in Ethiopia. In the program "Wetten, dass...?" [Bet that...?] from May 16th, 1981, actor Karlheinz Böhm bet that not every third viewer would donate a German mark for the Central African Sahelian Zone. He proved to be right, but as a result, founded the People for People Foundation. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]