Berlin News

On Feb. 27, 1933, somebody burned down the Reichstag building in Berlin ... with less than salubrious results.

The 44th Karlovy Vary Film Festival opens Friday with films marking the 20th anniversary of the implosion of communism taking centre stage at what is one of the world's oldest movie showcases.

FRE/KTM ATV GNCC rider Adam McGill showed up at the Snowshoe event to claim the title and the $10,000 purse just as he had done the previous year.

Critically-acclaimed violinist David Garrett may be able to master the greatest composers in history, but he also knows how to let loose and capture the greatest creator of pop music -- the late Michael Jackson.

Fans gathered at the Apollo Theater in Harlem to remember Michael Jackson Thursday night.

The history of art education is as complicated as the history of art. Workshops gave way to academies, then artists rebelled against the academies - and ended up forming their own artist-run schools like the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College.

They will likely be heeled but not necessarily well-heeled for the second annual Stiletto Run, taking place Wednesday night along Elmwood Avenue.

Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 1:13 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 1:13 p.m. After gaining two verbals at the beginning of the week, the Gators got their 15th commitment of the year from New Berlin, N.Y., Milford Academy athlete Travon Van on Thursday.

The National Theatre will premiere a new play by David Hare entitled The Power of Yes: A dramatist seeks to understand the financial crisis .

Since 1969, Unadilla has been a track synonymous with motocross. The famed facility hosted its first AMA Pro Motocross national in 1972 and ever since, Unadilla has stayed true to its roots and remains one of the most unique and challenging tracks in the world.

The European Union agreed on Monday to help the administration of President Barack Obama "turn the page" on Guantanamo, saying individual EU nations will take detainees from the American prison in Cuba.

Western nations, including the United States, are questioning the validity of the Iranian election result that saw the re-election of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Bruno Kroker, 93, who fled his native Germany during the Third Reich and worked as a journalist in China before becoming a communicator for the National Council of Churches USA, the World Council of Churches and the United Presbyterian Church, died early Thursday here at Meadowlands Hospital Center.

U.S. officials say two more Guantanamo Bay detainees have been released, sent to their home countries of Iraq and Chad.

Michael Capio, 28, performs the task of "idle reader" as Jamal Burgess, 18, works as an "Internet-porn consumer" . DIY currencies, otherwise known as complementary or local currencies, have been known to emerge during times of economic uncertainty.

As the Kremlin presses a campaign to recast Russia's 20th century history in a more favorable light, a research paper published Thursday on the Defense Ministry's Web site blamed Poland for starting World War II .

A revealing photograph of former model and France's current first lady Carla Bruni was bought for $19,600 by an anonymous bidder Thursday at a Berlin auction house.

The legendary sound of the 2 stroke engine will once again be featured at the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship.

The economic crisis will not delay construction of a controversial undersea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, according to a director of the Swiss-based Nord Stream concern promoting the project.

Glass beads added to paint give the words on highway signs a reflective quality, so drivers can read them at night.