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New video emerges of YouTube brawl at Berlin's Alexanderplatz

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:44:07 +0200

A new video has emerged of a mass brawl instigated by social media influencers which shocked onlookers in Berlin’s central Alexanderplatz.

Berlin to push ahead with plan to give Alexanderplatz an American makeover

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 16:00:26 +0100

For the past 25 years, protests, rescheduling and hesitant investors have delayed construction on one of the most popular tourist destinations in the German capital - Alexanderplatz. But that is set to change with a major rebuilding project up and running again.

Two mass brawls leave eight injured in Berlin’s busy Alexanderplatz

Mon, 11 Sep 2017 11:27:36 +0200

Alexanderplatz is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the German capital. But it is also regularly the scene of violent crime, as two mass brawls over the weekend once again proved.

Suspect arrested over knocking man down Berlin U-Bahn stairs

Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:35:24 +0200

Berlin police arrested a man on Wednesday evening who they suspect knocked another man down the stairs of an U-Bahn station last month.

Stabbing at Berlin TV Tower leaves two hospitalized

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 15:29:52 +0100

Two young men had to be treated in hospital on Sunday after they were attacked by a group armed with knives under the TV Tower in Alexanderplatz, Berlin's most iconic location.

Berlin politician crusades for health of skateboarding dog

Thu, 26 May 2016 18:02:05 +0200

Can a canine enjoy skateboarding? That's the question Berlin politicians are struggling to address in a row over a dog on four wheels.

Berlin's busiest square is hunting ground for criminals

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 13:32:08 +0100

For years, crooks and criminals have tormented tourists and travellers at Berlin Alexanderplatz. Police efforts to fight the scourge have so far failed.

New hotel squashes Berlin U-Bahn tunnels

Thu, 12 Nov 2015 10:11:27 +0100

Trains running through Berlin's busy Alexanderplatz station have been forced to slow to a crawl after hotel construction above ground caused a tunnel roof to subside.

'Dr Death' corpse museum gets go-ahead

Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:35:00 +0100

A Berlin court has said that infamous human taxidermist Gunther von Hagens can open a museum in the capital - over objections from local officials.

Man arrested over Alexanderplatz killing

Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:28:00 +0200

UPDATE: Police arrested one man on Monday afternoon after a 30-year-old clubgoer was fatally stabbed on Berlin's busy Alexanderplatz in front of several witnesses on Sunday afternoon.

Berlin skyscraper too heavy for Alexanderplatz

Wed, 07 May 2014 19:13:00 +0200

A bid to build Germany's tallest apartment block in central Berlin is in jeopardy amid fears the skyscraper will be so heavy it will crush the U-Bahn tunnel beneath it.

Germany's tallest hotel planned for Berlin

Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:54:00 +0100

Developers revealed plans on Tuesday to build Germany's highest hotel rising 175 metres above the city in the Neukölln area of Berlin. It will boast 814 rooms on 46 floors.

Alexanderplatz to get Germany's tallest flats

Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:17:00 +0100

Germany’s tallest apartment block will be built in Berlin by an American architect in the centre of the former Communist east of the city.

Architects plan 'garden city' for Alexanderplatz

Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:03:00 +0100

An American investor launched a competition earlier this year to design a high-rise apartment block for Berlin’s Alexanderplatz. But two architects want to build their own skyscraper there – a vertical “garden city”.

Judge jails six men for fatal Berlin beating

Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:43:00 +0200

A court sentenced six men to prison on Thursday after a 20-year-old man was beaten to death in Berlin city centre.

Berlin police say lethal shot was 'defence'

Sat, 29 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0200

German police have defended an officer's decision to shoot a naked man brandishing a knife in central Berlin on Friday morning. He died of his injuries. The shot, which hit him in the chest was, they said, legitimate self-defence.

Extradition trials delay Berlin killing charges

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:45:00 +0100

While the family and friends of a young man who was beaten to death in Berlin have pleaded with the top suspect, who fled to Turkey, to return to Germany, officials say getting him back will not be easy, Die Welt reported on Sunday.

Memorial for beating victim after first arrest

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:47:00 +0100

Hundreds of Berliners took part in a memorial service on Sunday for Jonny K., the 20-year-old man beaten to death in the centre of the city two weeks ago.

Germany 'needs more public security cameras'

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:33:00 +0200

Germany needs more cameras in public places and more police patrolling the streets, the interior minister said in an interview on Sunday. Attacks were becoming more brutal, despite a decline in general street crime.

Police offer €15,000 for deadly attack tips

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:10:00 +0200

Police hunting the gang who beat a young man to death in Berlin at the weekend are offering a reward of €15,000 for information leading to arrests. Details also emerged suggesting he was killed while trying to help a friend under attack.