29.06.2009 - Walled in! - The inner German border
The HDTV computer animation maps out portions of the former borders
in Berlin and between West and East Germany in an effort to show
what a divided Germany was really like.
Today, remnants of the Wall and of the no-man's land that separated
East from West are too few and far between for their meaning to be
passed on to future generations...
29.06.2009 - News
Water levels start to ebb but threat persists
Water levels of swollen rivers began falling across the country on Monday. The highest level flood warnings were in force at two sites in southern Bohemia on Monday afternoon...
29.06.2009 - Germany outclass England to win Euro U21
Showing their best performance in the 2009 European soccer
tournament the team of German coach Horst Hrubesch humiliated the
favourites England 4:0 in an almost sold out Malmo stadium on
Monday evening.
England, which had uncharacteristically advanced to the finals
after winning a penalty shootout against the hosts Sweden in the
semis, began strongly in the finals, but the Germans took the lead
in the 23rd minute when Bremen's Mesut Ozil provided Leverkusen's
Gonzalo Castro with a perfectly timed pass, enabling him to chip
the ball above England's replacement keeper Scott Loach...
29.06.2009 - Iranian authorities uphold Ahmadinejad's victory
Iran's Guardian Council endorsed President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's
victory in the June 12 election, saying that a recount of 10
percent of ballots, sampled randomly, had revealed no
irregularities.
The defeated reformist candidate, Mirhossein Mousavi, had rejected
the Council's offer of a partial vote recount in advance...
29.06.2009 - Current optimism belies deeper concerns over US withdrawals from Iraq
The date June 30, 2009 may just be another in the continuing
struggle for normalcy in Iraq but it could prove to be one of the
most significant of the country's recent, blighted history. On that
day, US troops pull back from Iraqi cities, leaving Iraqi forces to
take over control for security operations in urban areas...
29.06.2009 - Merkel makes tax cuts into her pitch for re-election
29.06.2009 - Porsche turns down VW terms for merger
29.06.2009 - EU brings Russia and Ukraine together for gas talks
29.06.2009 - Renewable energy agency to call United Arab Emirates home
29.06.2009 - Vatican to open Apostle Paul's tomb after surprise discovery
29.06.2009 - Sports News
29.06.2009 - In Caucasus, EU monitors must deal with tensions alone
29.06.2009 - “Několik vět” petition marked the final months of communism in Czechoslovakia
29.06.2009 - Angry farmers halt national highway traffic over milk prices
29.06.2009 - Flash floods take heavy toll
29.06.2009 - Companies agree on standard mobile phone charger
29.06.2009 - Rivals attack Chancellor Merkel's tax cut plans
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29.06.2009 - Amazon Kindle to skip Germany because of phone fees
29.06.2009 - Brazil win the Confederations Cup, dashing US dreams