Berlin Wall

Why China continues to call itself a communist state

Beijing’s 21st century Marxism does not see an intrinsic contradiction within its system, as long as it fits within how China has been ruled for thousands of years.

Divisions rife as Germany marks 30 years since Berlin Wall fall

Leaders of former Cold War powers will be absent as Donald Trump's 'America-first' policy, Britain's Brexit struggles and Russia's resurgence put a strain on ties.

Germany to mark 30 years since modern history's most famous wall fell

Fortified with barbed wire and overseen by armed guards who would shoot to kill, the Berlin Wall came down in November 1989, following the collapse of communism.

German puzzlers reconstruct Stasi files from millions of fragments

Since the manual reconstruction of the ripped up papers began in 1995, some 500 bags of fragments — equivalent to more than 1.5 million pages — have been pieced together.

Why the gap between former East and West Germany is growing

The fall of the Berlin Wall means a lot to Germans from the former East and West. But 30 years later, they do not seem to be as unified as they first hoped.

70 years on, Berlin recalls Airlift 'Candy Bombers'

For almost a year, mainly American and British pilots created a lifeline to support war-ravaged West Berlin, then encircled and blockaded by Soviet forces, with food and fuel.

Germany builds wall to separate refugees

Just a few weeks after a wall was built in a Munich suburb to separate a refugee centre from a housing estate, there are calls for it to be knocked down.

Walls dividing the world

In response to the huge influx of Syrian refugees into Europe more walls are being built, dividing nations and countries.