Authorities in Germany's capital Berlin have banned local performers from wearing US army uniforms at Checkpoint Charlie, the iconic Cold War crossing between the east and west of the city.

On December 4, 1989, the artist Gabriele Stötzer and a group of women organized the occupation of the local Stasi building in Erfurt. Although the borders between East and West Germany were ...

Stasi officers “kept an iron grip on every aspect of life inside East Germany”, but tried to destroy their internal records when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, says the newspaper. But the files ...

Checkpoint Charlie was the most popular border crossing between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. It has also had a starring role in major films, including the James Bond franchise.

And, amid the questions of just who murdered her, another question has arisen: Could Gansau have been assisting Stasi, the ...