From: sevenload on Tue, Jun 01 2010 9:32 AM

Full speed ahead for the German national team as they gear up for the World Cup. The boys have set up camp in South Tirol. It’s a location with history, since the first year the team trained there, in 1990, they won the World Cup. But they're facing big challenges this time around - mostly ...

From: sevenload on Tue, Jun 01 2010 9:32 AM

Germany is celebrating 19-year-old Lena Meyer-Landrut after her surprise victory at the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo. It was the first win for Germany in nearly three decades.

From: sevenload on Tue, Jun 01 2010 9:31 AM

On this edition: Germany’s first Hip Hop AgencyThe hip-hop scene has become part of German mainstream youth culture. To satisfy demand from the music industry and fashion labels for models that can also dance, the Hip Hop Models Berlin agency was founded. Mallorca through the viewfinderJörg Bräu...

From: sevenload on Sun, May 30 2010 9:51 AM

The residents of Bernkastel-Kues in south-west Germany call it the monster: a road bridge in the Mosel region. The idea is to ease traffic and accelerate economic development in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The problem though is that the bridge cuts right through some of the world’s most fa...

From: sevenload on Sun, May 30 2010 9:50 AM

Denim never goes out of style, and this year is no exception. To Lea Gross from German Vogue, jeans are more than just a comfortable pair of pants, they’re an important fashion statement — it depends on what look you're after. Hollywood is the trendsetter again -- patchwork and distre...

From: sevenload on Fri, May 28 2010 10:00 AM

The soccer World Cup in South Africa is just weeks away and Tipp-Kick is gearing up to play a central role once again here in Germany. The table-football game has been going from strength to strength in the country for 85 years. Its maker, a small company in the Black Forest, has managed to esta...

From: sevenload on Wed, May 26 2010 9:41 AM

Hip hop is increasingly becoming part of the mainstream among young Germans. So it’s not just music producers who need models for their videos, but also fashion designers are on the lookout for models to bring Street Style to life. Germany's first hip hop model agency doesn't recruit a...

From: sevenload on Mon, May 24 2010 10:01 AM

Deutsche Welle meets British crime writer Philip Kerr, the creator of the Berlin Noir, at one of his own crime scenes - the luxurious Adlon Hotel. Kerr has set most of his books in Nazi Germany - in his latest thriller 'If the Dead Rise Not,' his fictitious sleuth Bernie Gunther is a h...

From: sevenload on Mon, May 24 2010 10:01 AM

In this edition: Dresden Music FestivalThe Dresden Music Festival can claim to be one of the biggest classic festivals in Germany, attracting around 150,000 guests each year. One of this year’s highlights is the opening night with conductor Mikhail Tatarnikov and the prestigious Russian National...

From: sevenload on Mon, May 24 2010 9:51 AM

Deutsche Welle speaks exclusively to Oliver Bierhoff, the German national soccer team manager, and goal-scoring hero of Germany’s 1996 European Championship title, about the impending World Championships in South Africa.

From: sevenload on Sat, May 22 2010 10:01 AM

The continuing discussion about cases of sexual abuse and allegations concerning Bishop Walter Mixa have led to widespread mistrust of the Catholic Church in Germany. Catholics are leaving the church in growing numbers, and congregations fear collapse. Here is DW’s report from a Bavarian Catholi...

From: sevenload on Sun, May 16 2010 7:09 AM

The Afghanistan mission is highly unpopular in Germany - calls for a speedy exit strategy are getting louder. Yet some say withdrawal would have a devastating impact on efforts to create good governance and the rule of law in Afghan society. They include young Afghan students who are in Germany t...

From: sevenload on Fri, May 14 2010 7:12 AM

Flocke has moved out. The beloved polar bear from Nuremberg’s zoo and her companion, Rasputin, have started a new life in an ocean theme park on the French Riviera. Polar bears in southern France?

From: sevenload on Fri, May 14 2010 7:12 AM

The child sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church is on the agenda at an ecumenical church convention drawing over 100,000 German Catholics and Protestants to Munich. Some worry the scandal could overshadow other issues where it’s crucial to strengthen common ground. A Catholic priest and a Prot...

From: sevenload on Mon, May 10 2010 4:21 AM

Felix Roseburg, an Israeli studying at the University of Tübingen, has always wanted to visit the Swabian Jura. Our cameras went along as he made his first trip to the region and got to know some of its many attractions.

From: sevenload on Mon, May 10 2010 4:20 AM

Felix Rosenberg aus Israel studiert in Tübingen Computerlinguistik. Mit uns macht er einen Ausflug in die Schwäbische Alb - eine Ecke, die er immer schon mal kennen lernen wollte. Felix will unbedingt die Synagoge in Hechingen besichtigen. Aber dabei bleibt es natürlich nicht. Die Burg Hohenzoll...

From: sevenload on Mon, May 10 2010 4:19 AM

In this edition: Star violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, the Swiss city of Basel, photographer Barbara Klemm, a day at the race track and miniature design houses.Miniature Design HousesMore and more people are collecting mini-houses. We takea look at this rather expensive hobby. Star Violinist Anne-S...

From: sevenload on Sat, May 08 2010 3:53 AM

There are few more emotive sounds than the cry of the muezzin calling the faithful to prayer. But in Istanbul over-amplified and tinny external speakers, combined with some fairly unimpressive vocal skills, have led to complaints from the neighbors. Now the mufti of Istanbul has stepped in: The ...

From: sevenload on Sat, May 08 2010 3:52 AM

Two years ago, the last Polaroid film dropped off the production line in the Netherlands. Now the retro film is making a comeback. A company known as The Impossible Project is producing the film and bringing it back on the market.

From: sevenload on Thu, May 06 2010 2:40 AM

With the Formula One season underway, we wanted to know what it feels like to drive a racing car. So we sent our reporter on a one-day course for amateurs and she then took a spin around the Nuerburgring race track southwest of Bonn.