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Chasing the Story on a Night That Changed All
I met Angelika Wachs for only a few minutes of my life. But what moments they were.
Christmas shoppers are urged to head East for best bargains
Britons banking on pre-Christmas shopping bargains should head for the former Eastern Bloc countries, it has been revealed.
Berlin's Archbishop Recalls Fall of Wall
By Serena Sartini BERLIN, Germany, NOV. 9, 2009 .- On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the city's archbishop is recalling the moment of Germany's reunification with gratitude.
Having attacked Obama for overseas "apology tour," conservative...
November 09, 2009 7:48 pm ET - 10 Comments Members of the conservative media, including Fox News, are attacking President Obama for not attending the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
People went for a swim naked and even played beach ball a " naked
On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall came down. The East German nation, for 28 years hidden from the world's eyes behind almost impassable walls, suddenly opened up.
Head Spins: DJ Ipek, at White Room This Thursday
But of all the beats in all the world, wouldn't it make just as much sense for us to embrace the rhythms of East as well as West? But unfortunately, even in a town as wildly diverse as Miami, that kind of collision of cultures is damn hard to come by.
Hillary urges Iran to accept UN nuclear offer
Reuters, Berlin US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday urged Iran to accept a U.N.-drafted proposal to have uranium for a medical reactor enriched abroad.
Ice wall commemorates Berlin Wall
Theirs was a divided city, where east was east and west was west. Then one night, the spell was broken and the world changed.
Day OneI'll leave Guatemala in a few hours, via the Pan American Highway by bus and head for San Salvador, the capital.and it rocks.
El Salvador floods: Eyewitness accounts
BBC readers in El Salvador describe their experiences of the devastating floods and landslides, which have killed at least 130 people and have left about 7,000 living in shelters.
124 dead in El Salvador floods
The death toll from flooding and mudslides in El Salvador caused by Hurricane Ida has risen to 124.
Politicians' walls are always the product of fear
WALLS designed to keep people in or out a ' whether in Berlin, Nicosia, Israel, or Korea a ' are always the product of fear: East German leaders' fear of a mass exodus by their citizens seeking freedom and dignity; Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders' fear of continued war; Israelis' fear of terrorism; or the North Korean leadership's fear of ...
3 US citizens face spying charges: Iran
Three Americans taken into custody near the border with Iraq on July 31 are facing spying charges, Iran's judiciary said yesterday, as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for their release.
Wall anniversary celebrations kick off in Berlin
Berlin warmed up Sunday for the 20th anniversary of the Wall's fall with celebrations throughout the city, as crowds gathered to relive the ecstatic scenes that heralded the demise of European communism.
Berlin Wall: 20th anniversary of the fall
On Sunday ABC Radio national broadcast the world premiere of the radio version of David Hare's Berlin , a 55-minute meditation about Germany's restored capital.
Germany celebrates day Berlin Wall collapsed, paving the way for reunification
German leaders have gathered at a church in the former East Berlin for a prayer service marking the 20th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall was opened.
Obama Draws Criticism for Sitting Out Berlin Wall Anniversary
The president does not plan to travel to Germany to attend the 20th anniversary celebration Monday of the fall of the Berlin Wall, drawing heated criticism from those who say he's ignoring a shining triumph of American-inspired democracy.
El Salvador flooding kills at least 91
Workers on Sunday walk along a street that was damaged by heavy rain in San Martin, on the outskirts of the Salvadoran capital, San Salvador.
East German guard recalls shame of opening Berlin Wall,...
This Nov. 11, 1989 file photo shows East German border guards standing on top of the Berlin wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate, background, after they removed Berliners from the wall.
Berlin all fired up for wall-to-wall partying
THE elderly lady with her shopping bag stood and stared at the armed policeman politely but firmly preventing her from crossing the 8ft-high barrier built across the street.
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