Former civil rights activist Roland Jahn and photographer Andreas Rost both played a role in the resistance and fall of the Berlin Wall. Thirty years later, they recall some of the crucial moments from a period in recent German history that was characterized by both unity and division.

As the 30th anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall approaches, this report takes stock of how far Germany has come, and what still needs to be done. Emphasizing the importance of transparency and freedom of speech has helped reunite the nation – but other divides have also emerged.

Florian and Natali join divers Joop and Felicia Stahlenburg in making underwater willow tipis for the endangered cuttlefish to spawn in.

At the 9th Annual Conference of the German Council for Sustainable Development in Berlin on the 23rd of November 2009, Chancellor Angela Merkel talked about the upcoming challenges among others for the growth policy, for the educational and research policy, for species conservation and for international cooperation.

German chancellor Angela Merkel continues her talk at the German Council for Sustainable Development about sustainable ways of living and pleads for the importance of species diversity for us and our life on Earth.

Civil engineer Hermann Rothenhöfer offers a detailed look into the historic city of Karlsruhe, Germany. By walking past a variety of buildings, he documents the history and the change in style, lifestyles and the tastes of the people. Enjoy the beauty of this outstanding architecture!

The UNESCO World Heritage site Messel Pit is one of the excavation sites that yields the largest number of fossils worldwide. Professors as well as students split the slate in order to find well preserved fossils.

Reporters from the German magazine Auto Bild are visiting the annual International Auto Show in Frankfurt. Here, they show us which cars were the tops and the flops - and tell us why. Schaut mal rein!

According to a scientific study, the right dance moves do make a difference when trying to pick up the opposite sex. Check out this clip for more details! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Representatives of Sirius Advanced Cybernetics LLC (SAC) are in Stuttgart for Vision 2014, the world's leading machine vision trade fair. We get a look at their booth, while they explain what image processing is and present three of their company's current products.

Do you consider yourself a brave person? Well imagine putting a scarf over your eyes and playing soccer blind! For the members of the German Blind National Soccer League, this is part of their daily life. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

In part one of this series, Yabla star reporter Diane attends the Peter and Paul festival in Bretten, where she not only dons medieval garb, but proceeds to take lessons in loading and shooting a replica of an ancient matchlock musket, and all in a genuine Baden dialect!

In this next part, Yabla star reporter Diane tells us tales of the battle between Bretten and the Duke of Württemberg, of the fattened puppy that fooled him into retreat! We are also presented with the conjuring of a court jester. Viel Spaß!

Federal President of Germany Christian Wulff resigns after 598 days because of massive accusations of having taken bribes. A review. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Wild beauties gallop over the fields of the stud farm. These curly-haired horses are the breed which were ridden 200 years ago by North American Indians and are bred since 2005 by Petra Wolf. A few years ago, this would have been dangerous for her — see the video to find out why!

Relics of the GDR Worker and Farmers’ state can be found of all places in the deepest southwest of the former Federal Republic of Germany. For many years now the museum in Pforzheim has been touted as the only one in West Germany devoted to the topic of the GDR. Learn more here: Against Oblivion Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Pope Benedict is visiting his old home country. His first stop will be Berlin. As with every official visit, he will find rest and peace at the apostolic nunciature of Germany. The Apostolic Nuncio of Germany, Jean-Claude Périsset, shows "dpa video" around.
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The original dream of flying fascinates Wolfgang Labudde, owner of Vierwerk GmbH, a company that manufactures light aircraft. He draws his inspiration from the flying machines of Otto Lilienthal, the pioneer and first successful aviator in human history.

The 2011 swimming season is now open! The people of Fehmarn, an island in the Baltic Sea, enjoy their first dip in the sea at pretty brisk air and water temperatures. Carina Kühl, from the Rural Youth Group Fehmarn, reports. Video provided by

The 18-kilometer Fehmarn Belt Tunnel connecting Denmark and Germany will be the longest immersed tunnel in the world. This video explains how 360,000 tons of steel and 3 million cubic meters of concrete are being used to create the tunnel, which will run between Rødbyhavn on the island of Lolland and Puttgarden on the eastern coast of Schleswig-Holstein.

Die Klasse – Berlin '61 is a docudrama about a class of students who commuted from East Berlin to the West on a daily basis to attend school, and the consequences of the construction of the Berlin Wall. The story is told through interviews as well as reenacted scenes.

Even though adolescents who were denied the right to attend high school in East Berlin could find ways to continue their education in the West, neither the commute nor the social dynamics were easy.

The students at the Kepler School can spend their evenings out in West Berlin as well, but are constantly dealing with the boundaries.

As rumors began that the border was to be closed, the students began to wonder how their studies and lives would progress.