Reporting from Venice, Italy — In 1962, two men from East Berlin attempted a daring escape to the West. Peter Fechter and Helmut Kulbeik were young — all of 18. On Aug. 17, the pair slipped away from ...

A new exhibit at Union Station Kansas City will explore the history of the Fall of the Berlin Wall through interactive displays and a large local art installation. One Kansas City artist is helping ...

The Berlin Wall entered the history books in 1961. It stood for 28 years as a stark testament to the differences between life on one side of that wall and the other. Hard to believe it's been 25 years ...

BERLIN, Germany (KLTV/KTRE) – Three decades after the so-called ‘Peaceful Revolution’ toppled the German Democratic Republic, or East Germany, people are celebrating the anniversary of its climax -- ...

Two scenes from the end of the Cold War: Scene one: On June 12, 1987, President Reagan stood before the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate rising behind him, to challenge to the leader of the Soviet ...

Souvenir-seeking tourists have done serious damage to the Berlin Wall, leaving Germany with no choice: A wall in front of the wall will be erected in summer 2018, to protect the landmark structure ...

The German capital has many ruins that bear witness to its tumultuous history. Stretches of the Berlin Wall are preserved as a reminder of the pain wrought by political division during the Cold War, ...

New College announced that philanthropist Dr. Jack Jawitz is donating multiple sections of the wall — one of the most consequential physical symbols of oppression and division in modern history, ...

Published in Sibylle – the "Vogue of the East" – Ute Mahler's fashion photography shows how fashion looked in everyday life ...

"Remember coming home and my mom was sitting in front of the television, crying. That they had opened and it was like: ‘What?!’" said Jenny Parkinson. Parkinson is a German who grew up in Berlin. Her ...

Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this story misstated what part of Berlin the wall enclosed. Nov. 9 marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the iconic barrier ...