Communist East Germany allowed Western drug companies to use its medical patients as unwitting guinea pigs for tests.

Visitors come to see how desperate East Berliners dug their way to freedom.

The MTV European Awards are held each year in a different European city, with past hosts including Belfast in 2011, Madrid in 2010 and Berlin in 2009. German-born supermodel Heidi Klum, 39, hosted this year's event in Frankfurt. Check out the snaps taken on the red carpet.

A New Zealand man who had worked as a top United Nations environmental lawyer has died after a fall from a balcony in Germany.

When it comes to Christmas shopping, few countries can hold a candle to Germany. Its traditional Christmas markets have been creating the wow factor for more than six centuries.

Oktoberfest draws millions of visitors to Bavaria each year, but there's much more to this quirky German state.

Books trumping rugby? NZ's role as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair this week is more important than hosting last year's World Cup, says Bill English.

Anne D'Innocenzio discovers a love for river cruising on an eight-day trip on the Rhine, starting in Basel, Switzerland and ending in Amsterdam.

New Zealand won’t win eight golds in London, but it doesn’t stop anybody dreaming of stepping on top of the dais.