Merkel: Two-state Solution is Key to Peace in the Middle East
The Chancellor said that all actors in the region should use this window of opportunity for the peace process

TWIG Exclusive: Five Questions for Fritz Stern, Historian and Author of Five Germanys I have Known
TWIG spoke with Stern on transatlantic relations, Europe, and the need for a European monument to "active decency" during the Nazi period.

TWIG Interview: "The Jürgen Klinsmann of Film" - Donnersmarck Brings a bit of Hollywood to D.C.
In a conversation with TWIG, the Oscar nominated director revealed his own Oscar picks.

Women of the Word: A Changing of the Guard at Germany's Most Popular Political Talk Show
Sabine Christiansen built her political talk show into "must see tv" for Germans. She will hand over the reins to Anne Will.

EU & US Open New Talks on Transatlantic Aviation Agreement
“We have used this day to make clear on a number of levels that for the EU it is indispensable that we achieve a balanced transport agreement,” Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee said at a joint press conference.

US Investors Increasingly Have Eye on Eastern Germany
Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee, met in Washington with a host of American companies planning to invest in the new federal states.

Ministers Link Trade, Environment at Nairobi Meeting
UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner: "We can no longer externalize these issues. Global trade and the environment are inextricably linked."

Bilingualism Can Delay Onset of Dementia
So there's no better time than the present to sign up for a language class at the Goethe Institut - it just might help you hold on to your marbles a little longer.

Sensational Ancient Find: Stone Age Summer Camp Uncovered in German Opencast Mine
Archaeologist Jürgen Thissen predicted in Bonn on Monday that historians were unlikely to ever find something like it again in Germany.

Going for Glossy Global Greatness: New Version of US Magazine Vanity Fair Hits German Newsstands
Conde Nast's biggest project outside the United States is expected to shake up the market for weekly magazines in Germany.

All Eyes on 57th Berlin International Film Festival
The festival opens on February 8 with the world premiere of Olivier Dahan’s “La Vie En Rose,” a cinematic memorial to legendary French singer Edith Piaf.

Transmediale: Man with Three Ears Dazzles at Berlin Festival for Art and Digital Culture
While Hollywood and Berlin gear up for celebrations of what was certainly the most powerful visual medium of the 20th Century - film - a smaller Berlin festival reminded the world that media culture in the 21st century may look very different.

Gerhard Richter – the 75th Birthday of the Chameleon of Art
With paintings of regular images, Richter has tried to subvert the hierarchy of art and the everyday. “I believe in nothing,” he has said.

DAAD Calls for Submissions to Design Contest
The competition "Designs on Germany" is accepting submissions for poster design ideas until March 23.

Readings: TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can Tell You Where to Find it!
Inside this Week, the LA Times on Angela Merkel, Der Spiegel on the inventors of punk and techno (it's not who you might think), and Signandsight at the Berlinale.

Travels with Kandinsky: Second Series of Gabriele Münter Photographs on Show at Munich's Lenbachhaus
The Lenbachhaus in Munich has unearthed some hitherto virtually unknown photographs by the painter and photographer.

Dance: Hamburg Ballet Goes Coast-to-Coast in US
The prestigious German company brings American Choreographer John Neumeier's versions of "The Lady of the Camellias" and "Death in Venice" to New York and California this month in a special US tour.

World's Most Expensive Book Makes Rare Appearance
Prince Henry the Lion's 12th-century book of Holy Gospels is now on view through March 18 in the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel.

Handball: Hosts Germany Win Title at Fairytale Worlds
The German handballers achieved on Sunday what their soccer counterparts came close to last year: winning the world title on their home turf 29-24 over Poland

Biathlon Championships: Newcomer Neuner Takes Women's Sprint and 10K Pursuit to Win Two Golds
Competing in her first World Cup season, the 19-year-old stunned her counterparts on Saturday to win the women's 7.5-km sprint.