Live from New York! - New German Films
This week, after attending the "Kino!2006 New German Films" series at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, TWIG brings you a "film special" featuring interviews with the directors of three films.

The Unknown Soldier Stripped Bare
Michael Verhoeven's latest picture is a disturbing documentary about brutal crimes committed by "ordinary" German Wehrmacht soldiers during World War II.

Mysterious Acid Attack on German Money
Over 1,000 banknotes have dissolved after being removed from cash registers across Germany, the Federal Bank reported.

Foreign Minister Steinmeier Travels to Central Asia
Steinmeier left for a five-day tour of Central Asia (30 Oct. – 4 Nov.), which will take him to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

U.S. Army General Norman Schwarzkopf Honored as 2006 Distinguished German-American of the Year
General Schwarzkopf was selected as a prominent German-American for his outstanding military career.

German Unemployment Dips below 10 Percent Mark
At 9.8 percent, the unemployment rate is lower than it has been in four years.

Volkswagen to Open Plant in Russia
The 370 million dollar investment in production capability in Russia is a direct challenge to the Korean car maker Hyundai.

Key Coalition Politicians Agree to Tax Relief for German Businesses
The reforms will trim the corporate tax rate from 38.6 percent to just under 30 percent.

Solomon Perel, a German Jew who escaped the Holocaust by joining the Hitler Youth, is Honored by Volkswagen
Perel returned to the Volkswagen factory in Braunschweig where he was an apprentice during the war to view a plaque commemorating his ordeal.

Manhattan Transfer: American Explores Grief, German Jazzes Things Up
Two very different art exhibitions with a German connection are now on show in New York: Alan Magee's "Trauerarbeit" and Lisa Lyskava's "Jazzing up".

100 Years of Alzheimer’s Disease Subject of Tuebingen Conference
In the city where Dr. Alois Alzheimer first presented his observations of a "curious disease of the cortex", researchers will look at the past and future of the battle to stop the disease.

Pilot Program for a Unified School in Berlin Unleashes Old Debate
The governing coalition in Berlin approved a unified school pilot program that has fanned the fires of a debate about whether the traditional multi-track system caters to differing levels of ability or segregates students by social class.

Riding the World Cup Wave: Soccer Balls Donated to German Schoolchildren
Kids in North Rhine-Westphalia will be the first to benefit from a new national public outreach initiative by the German Football Association.

German and EU Policymakers Talk to Kids About Europe
For kids in school, Germany's EU Presidency will begin on January 22, 2007, when Chancellor Angela Merkel inaugurates an official "EU Project Day" across the country.

Germany Chooses Munich, Karlsruhe as Elite Universities
In a nation that has long eschewed competitive rankings of colleges that are commonplace in the United States, the dawn of a new era seeking to foster excellence in higher learning has begun