Films from Iran, Chile, Romania lead pack for Berlin prizes
A Chilean feel-good movie about ageing, a picture made in secret by Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi and a drama about Romania's new rich were the odds-on favourites for prizes Saturday at the Berlin film festival.
Brussels calls for DNA tests, EU police in horsemeat crisis
The EU's executive called in Europe's law enforcers and urged bloc-wide DNA food testing on Wednesday to restore consumer confidence in a widening scandal over horsemeat-tainted processed food.
US to launch free trade talks with EU: Obama
The United States and Europe will launch talks on what would be the world's largest free trade zone, US President Barack Obama declared Tuesday in his State of the Union address.
German prosecutors investigate into Aliyev's purchase of mining company
German authorities are investigating Rakhat Aliyev over his purchase of Metallwerke Bender Rheinland GmbH mining company.
Kazakhstan's Lessons of Harmony to be screened at Berlinale
Kazakhstan's Lessons of Harmony movie tells the story of a 13-y.o. boy bullied by his classmates into a personality disorder.
Women headline Berlin film fest's breakout hits
Fierce performances by lead actresses lit up the screens Sunday at the 63rd Berlinale which, after Cannes shunned female filmmakers in its competition last year.
Wong Kar Wai martial arts epic opens 63rd Berlinale
The 63rd Berlin film festival opens Thursday with a gala screening of Chinese director Wong Kar Wai's martial arts epic about the mentor of kung fu superstar Bruce Lee.
Next Iran talks: stalemate on the steppes?
Agreeing a venue for the next round of talks between Iran and six world powers on Tehran's nuclear drive was hard enough. Achieving progress will be tougher still.
'Last' Soderbergh film, French divas battle at Berlinale
Steven Soderbergh's "last" movie, a battle of French screen icons and daring looks at homosexuality in the Catholic Church will vie for gold at the Berlin film festival starting.
Bolshoi ballet chief in acid attack leaves hospital
The Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director Sergei Filin left a Moscow hospital on Monday morning to move to a German clinic for further treatment after he suffered serious eye damage in an acid attack.
Kazakhstan and Germany to open technologies transfer center for preparation of EXPO
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov rendered an official visit to Germany.
US, Russia seek to iron out Syria differences
The US and Russia meet in Germany Saturday in a new bid to iron out their differences over the war in Syria, with the head of the opposition saying the world must not be a bystander to the tragedy.
Germany security talks begin with Syria in focus
Syria's opposition chief said the international community must not be a bystander to the tragedy of the Syrian people as US and other officials, ministers and military brass gathered for the Munich Security Conference.
Daimler seeks stake in China car maker: report
German auto maker Daimler is planning to buy a 10 to 20 percent stake in the passenger car unit of its Chinese partner BAIC Group and could sign the deal Friday.
Germany commemorates 80 years since Hitler's rise to power
Berlin on Wednesday commemorates Adolf Hitler's rise to power 80 years ago, with exhibitions exploring what Chancellor Angela Merkel has called Germany's "everlasting responsibility" for crimes committed by the Nazis.
German intelligence service interested in Rakhat Aliyev
Angela Merkel said that information on Aliyev was part of a “successful” operation of German intelligence service and its publication would be deleterious to its source.
Biathlon: Kazakhstan athlete won silver in Junior World Championship
Kazakhstan's Galina Vishnevskaya missed one target and was 1.15,6 minutes behind Russia’s Uliana Kaisheva who won gold.
Australia joins Europeans in Benghazi threat alert
Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia have all urged their citizens to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi due to a "specific, imminent threat to Westerners", linked to French action in Mali.
Comic novel imagining Hitler's return is German bestseller
Eighty years after Adolf Hitler's rise to power, a novel that imagines his return to modern-day Berlin has become a bestseller in Germany, though a comedy about the Fuehrer is not to everyone's taste.
Kazakhstan movie to be screened as part of official selection of Berlinale Film Festival for the first time
Kazakhstan drama will be screened as part of official selection along with movies made by Steven Soderbergh, Gus Van Sant, Bruno Dumont.