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Sprinters crowned at IAAF event

2009-11-23T11:24:40Z

Jamaica's Usain Bolt and American Sanya Richards have won their second IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards.

Caster Semenya's wait goes on after IAAF denial

2009-11-20T09:28:56Z

The International Association of Athletics Federations insist no deal has been struck allowing Caster Semenya to keep her World Championships 800 metres gold medal

Caster Semenya to keep medal as athletics chiefs delay gender call

2009-11-19T09:10:46Z

Caster Semenya will keep the gold medal she won at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, the South African Government has said

Truth about the sex trade from Edward Kienholz

2009-11-19T12:14:26Z

Edward Kienholz is the forgotten father of installation art - and his evocation of the red light district of Amsterdam captures the truth about the sex trade

�Being in the UK is the best place to make movies�

2009-11-18T08:04:52Z

Harry Brown producer Kris Thykier made his money in PR and is using it to carve a path in the movie industry

It's not time for a Zaha Hadid backlash

2009-11-17T09:35:49Z

The world's most glamorous architect has just unveiled a futuristic new museum in Rome - and her Olympic Aquatics Centre is taking shape. They may be extravagant, but there is still value in thinking big

Cold War nations celebrate day the Berlin Wall was toppled 20 years ago

2009-11-09T11:17:45Z

Thousands of Germans celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as world leaders gathered to mark the event that triggered the end of the Cold War

Fall of the wall was a great day for Europe

2009-11-09T09:01:12Z

The 20th century was bloody and terrible in many ways but 20 years ago today, one grim chapter in the history of that time was brought to a good conclusion

Legends of the Berlin Wall

2009-11-04T09:46:19Z

It's 20 years since the Berlin Wall came down, and even longer since Nick Curtis lived in Germany's most iconic city. So what does he make of Berlin now?

Doctor kills two patients with drugs at group therapy session

2009-09-21T07:12:58Z

Two patients were killed and 10 others taken to hospital after a doctor leading their group therapy session gave them drugs and other substances, Berlin police said.

Caster Semenya set to keep 800m gold medal

2009-09-09T10:45:42Z

Caster Semenya is almost certain to keep her World Championships 800 metres gold medal whatever the outcome her gender tests

Caster Semenya's mother unconcerned by gender doubts

2009-08-20T08:29:26Z

The mother of new 800 metres world champion Caster Semenya has no doubt over her child's gender

Illness sees Steph Twell suffer a tearful exit from Berlin

2009-08-18T13:41:10Z

Britain's Steph Twell broke down in tears today after crashing out of the 1,500metres at the World Championships in Berlin

Heel problem puts Kelly Sotherton out of Berlin contention

2009-07-20T13:44:34Z

Kelly Sotherton has pulled out of the World Athletics Championships just eight days after saying she was very confident of overcoming a persistent heel injury to compete in Belin

'Green' discount for brothel clients

2009-07-14T07:17:17Z

Phillips Idowu claims he's keeping it low-key for Berlin

2009-07-13T08:52:49Z

Olympic silver medallist Phillips Idowu believes he can benefit from a low-key approach to next month's World Championships in Berlin.

Bruno goes soft in Berlin premiere

2009-06-22T12:57:39Z

Bruno stayed clear of any racial stereotypes in the German capital.

Christine Ohuruogu enjoys the perfect return

2009-06-12T07:48:23Z

Athletics: Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu breezed to victory in her first 400metres race since last September at the Montreuil International in Paris

Over There documents young man's disillusion

2009-03-09T00:00:00Z

Mark Ravenhill has hit upon an arresting dramatic conceit to convey complex ideas and emotions in Over There.

Haile wins but misses record

2009-01-16T10:43:26Z

Haile Gebrselassie was a clear winner of the Dubai Marathon but failed in his attempt to set a third world record at the distance

All around the world for �1.4 million

2008-12-30T10:06:36Z

Globetrotting backbench MPs have received �1.4million of free trips in a year - flying first class, staying in five-star hotels and getting a daily cash allowance

Brits in race to build in Berlin

2008-10-31T10:53:33Z

British investors are among those putting up money for a major waterside development near the remains of the Berlin Wall

Masters of scissors and glue in cut and paste

2008-09-25T23:00:00Z

Occasionally an exhibition both startling and compelling lands in one of London�s off-centre galleries. Cut and paste is one of them.

Friends at war in Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008-09-10T23:00:00Z

Only in the last 10 minutes does The Boy in Striped Pyjamas get to grips with the full horror of the Holocaust.

Now you see it, now you don't: Madonna goes from greying to glamorous in 24 hours

2008-02-13T17:00:24Z

Madonna proved she really is the master of reinvention while on a visit to Berlin this week after she completely transformed her look in less than 24 hours

Surviving tale

2007-09-19T23:00:00Z

The twist in Yella comes in the final reel, but director Christian Petzold may never make anything as direct as The Lives of Others.

Dark classic takes a walk on the wild side

2007-07-01T23:00:00Z

To celebrate the 34th anniversary of his album Berlin, Lou Reed played each song in its entirety during a mesmerising performance

Making a hit out of Lives of Others

2007-04-20T12:05:57Z

Anne McElvoy talks to the director of Oscar-winning hit The Lives of Others, and asks him why a German film about the Stasi has been a global hit.

Fake notes, French jokes and a funny Hitler

2007-02-15T15:40:21Z

Derek Malcolm takes a look at the films which have been making headlines this week at the Berlin Film Festival.

Postwar secrets and lies

2006-12-14T00:00:00Z

The surprise winner of the Berlin Festival's Golden Bear last year, Esma's Secret examines the effect of the Bosnian conflict on a mother and daughter living in Sarajevo.