Germany

Denmark has suspended all rail links with Germany just hours ago after police stopped hundreds at the border. Audio

France and Germany are proposing a compulsory refugee quota system for European Union countries as the unprecedented influx continues. Audio

A New Zealander living in Germany says the welcome Syrian refugees received this weekend is "the best humanity can offer". Audio

New Zealand artist based in Berlin who represented New Zealand at the 2015 Venice Biennale with his work, Secret Power; four of the works have been acquired by Te Papa. Audio, Gallery

And for some of the luckier refugees, the journey is coming to an end at the Munich train station in Germany. Audio

The U.S. and the European Union imposed sanctions on Russia for the annexation of Crimea and Russia's role in the conflict in the East of the Ukraine. But do these sanctions have any effect on the… Audio

In front of a Wellington audience, composer Ross Harris, film-maker Louis Sutherland and poets Geoff Cochrane and Bill Manhire discuss differences and similarities in their approaches to creativity… Video, Audio

Drawing birds takes patience. To really get a sense of their behaviour you can't just draw from a photograph. You have to spend time watching. Artist Niels Meyer-Westfeld moved to New Zealand from… Audio, Gallery

Driving force for the past few years behind a project to design and build an open source electric car, which he details at Blitz Conversions Limited. Audio

No fee universities in Germany are attracting local and international students alike. Do we need to extend Invercargill's scheme to other parts of NZ? Audio

After discarding two albums, Dunedin's Kane Strang presents his 'official' debut Blue Cheese, a collection of heavy hearted psychedelic pop songs. Kane takes us through his song writing process, and… Audio

Ilya Schulz is the President of the German Airline Pilots Association. Audio

How did the pilot of Germanwings flight 4U 9525 who deliberately crashed the plane, remain in his job given his mental state? Martin Chalk is the Deputy President of the International Federation of… Audio

In the grandstands with the German crowds is Football Collective editor, American Dave Raish. Plenty of European soccer - the Champions League Round of 16 has wrapped up, and Formula 1 has restarted.

Uri Friedman is the Global Editor of The Atlantic. A court in Germany's just ruled in a case over the right of men to stand up when they urinate. It reflects a long-running debate about the issue in… Audio

Supporters and opponents of a group campaigning against what it sees as the expansion of Islam in Europe have held rival rallies across Germany. Audio

In the grandstands with the German crowds is Football Collective editor, American Dave Raish - the Bundesliga (Dortmund's shockingly bad season), the state of Schumacher, and Germany's interest in the… Audio

The Memories of a Nation, written by Neil MacGregor, published by Allen Lane, reviewed by Geoff Robinson. Audio

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, on a whistlestop tour here has backed New Zealand on how to combat Islamic State. Audio