World leaders, crowds cheer 20th anniversary of Berlin Wall fall with music and marchesmore images Clinton urges Iran to free US hikersTEHRAN/BERLIN - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Monday called for Iran to immediately release three US hikers charged with espionage after four months of detention in Tehran. President Obama pays tribute to fall of Berlin Wall in video message to anniversary eventQuotes from celebration of the 20th anniversary of Berlin Wall’s collapseMerkel thanks Gorbachev on Berlin Wall anniversary for making change possible in East Germany
Merkel thanks Gorbachev on Berlin Wall anniversary US, Germany boost pressure on Afghanistan’s Karzai for reform, warn Iran on nuclear program
US, Germany increase pressure on Afghan’s Karzai Clinton calls for Iran to release 3 Americans as prosecutor says they’re accused of espionage
Clinton calls anew for Iran to release 3 Americans On 20th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall, Clinton congratulates Germans
Clinton praises Germany on Berlin Wall tour Key facts about the Berlin Wall, which collapsed in 1989 and led to German reunification
Key facts about the Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall stood for nearly three decades, the most potent symbol of Cold War divisions. Its collapse helped herald the wider collapse of communism across eastern Europe. Sarkozy recounts how he chipped away at Berlin Wall with a pick axeBERLIN - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has revealed how he actively participated in the historic fall of the Berlin Wall, by chipping away at the concrete slabs with a pick axe on November 9, 1989. Germany marks 71th anniversary of anti-Semitic pogrom Kristallnacht
Germany marks anniversary of anti-Semitic pogrom Berlin celebrates the fall of the WallBERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday retraced the steps she took after the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, as international leaders gathered in Berlin to celebrate the events of Nov 9, 1989. Germany celebrates day Berlin Wall collapsed, paving the way for reunificationGermany celebrates fall of Berlin Wall BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel has joined former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and other luminaries at what was once a fortified border crossing — retracing her steps on the night 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall fell. Clinton says Berlin Wall celebration should be call to action, not just reflection
Clinton: Berlin Wall festivities not just a party AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EST |