It was a magical match and a come from behind victory. Twice. Sunday’s electrifying World Cup final in Frankfurt between the US and Japan saw the two teams battle it out in extra time. Ultimately,...

As part of Germany’s hosting the sixth Women's World Cup, DW-AKADEMIE, the training institute of international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, invited eight TV journalists from around the world to take...

It was a bitter moment for the German women’s national football team: after losing 0:1 against Japan in the quarter-final, the favourites for the World Cup championship on home ground were eliminated...

Major sporting events also have a major environmental impact. According to calculations by the Öko-Institut, around 40,000 tons of greenhouse gases arise from hosting the Women’s World Cup. Green...

Times have changed in Germany as a football country: nowadays, parents no longer take just their sons to training sessions on the pitch – they’re taking their daughters, too.

Germany, land of Wagner, techno, 99 Luftballons, and David Hasselhoff? Oh no. There’s a lot more to German music than first meets the eye. The best German music you’ve never heard.

Bonn may be able to boast itself as the birthplace of Beethoven and home to ample summer open-air concerts, but what about that good old rock and roll music?

Looking for adventure? Young Germany compiled a list of unique and unusual sites that tour books may not cover, then we linked them all together for a one-of-a-kind road (or train) trip through...

Travel addicts know the feeling: the itch in your feet that leads you onto the road and the momentum that keeps you going, that makes anything but a nomadic life begin to seem impossible.

Young Germany profiles the RUHR.2010 European Capital of Culture, its dynamism & changing scenery. Fellow 2010 European Capitals of Culture Istanbul and Pécs join the Ruhr Metropolis on its colorful,...

Just in time for the summer travel season, RUHR.2010 has launched an App providing mobile access to the 2010 European Capital of Culture Program. Young Germany interviewed the App's designer,...

by Joachim Schirrmacher Five trade fairs, more than 2,000 exhibitors, 70 shows, and 150 events in four days – the Berlin Fashion Week simply can’t be beat.

Joachim Schirrmacher gives his verdict and some food for thought on the last day of Berlin Fashion Week.

The air is filled with dust. A group of teenage boys is kicking a ball around the uneven playing field. It’s a far cry from the silky soft green turfs in German’s professional soccer stadiums. But...

Two world records. Two Olympic gold medals. Reigning world champion over 50 and 100 metres. And so very nearly it didn't happen. Britta Steffen gave up swimming after the Olympic games in 2004. She...

On 3 October 1990 the GDR acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. Much has changed since then – nationally and internationally. How does reunification look after 20 years?

Every country has generations that influence the social and political trajectory more than others. In Germany the post-war generation stands for the reconstruction of a war-torn country and the...

A growl reverberates through the concert hall. Even the back row feels the bass. The crowd in the Frankfurt Festhalle is delirious. Metallica are in town. Frontman James Hetfield grabs his microphone...

Techno music is often misjudged as the domain of drug-crazed, pill popping freaks. Confronting these stereotypes, 26-year-old techno enthusiast Matthias Hiemesch and friends in Hamburg decided to...

Berlin is building a reputation as the place to be if you are starting out in the fashion business. Thousands of young creatives flock to the capital from around the world to found small labels here....

The first decade of the new millennium will be remembered for many things: The war in Iraq, the swine flu pandemic and the current economic crisis. Add to that list the phenomenon of reality TV which...

Over 200,000 people from all over the world are researching, working and studying in Berlin. Their creativity and curiosity make the German capital one of the most diverse research regions on the...

Everywhere you go in Berlin you get the feeling that creative people are at work. Whether you are strolling past galleries, spotting creatives on laptops in cafes, or just admiring graffiti on the...

Marvin still cannot quite believe what he has just experienced. He’s in Germany for the first time, and then this happens. “I’ve just met the Vice-President of the Bundestag,” says the 21-year-old...

If you ever need a real-life template for successful cultural integration, look no further than Tianna Dauner. Still in her twenties, she has spent significant time living in Jamaica, the United...

An interview with Audrey D’souza, Regional Director of the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce in Bangalore, on India as a business location and the IT center Bangalore

The e-mails Kush Desai received from colleagues at SAP Labs India in Bangalore last October had one central message: pride. Pride that for the first time a fellow countryman, one of them, had been...

The team from the Bochum University of Applied Sciences embarked on the World Solar Challenge October 17 in Darwin, Australia. The endeavor demands...

Despite the growth of innovative mobility options from public transport to green scooters, cars are a part of modern life and unlikely to go away...

A big surprise at the German Film Awards 2011: the film “Vincent will Meer” (Vincent Wants to Sea) and actor Florian David Fitz are the big winners...

In his Cannes-nominated debut film "Picco", Philip Koch paints a heart-breaking picture of the German youth prison system. He says of his chosen...