Sky News: The country of Bulgaria, for example, is depicted as a toilet, while Germany is seen as a Swastika-style road map. The Netherlands is represented as embracing Islam with minarets poking out of flooded land and France, simply, as
Once upon a time there was a blacklist in Hollywood. Liberals still refer to it as McCarthyism, but they can’t even get that right. Joseph McCarthy was a U.S. senator and had nothing to do with Hollywood. It was the
Film is power. As with ideas and the words that convey them, film can inform, inspire, and move people to act – for better or for worse. Some films need to be made. Others are better left unmade for the
Reuters: The 4,600-year-old grave in Germany containing the remains of two adults and their children provides the earliest evidence of a nuclear family.
AFP: The French presidency has called for a mini summit in Paris on Saturday between the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Italy to agree on a European response to the global financial crisis. The meeting is likely to be
AFP: The French presidency has called for a mini summit in Paris on Saturday between the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Italy to agree on a European response to the global financial crisis. The meeting is likely to be
Reuters: The two men were arrested by police on a KLM aeroplane at Cologne airport in western Germany shortly before take-off. The men are suspected Islamic militants and are suspected of planning to take part in terrorist attacks. A police
AFP: The presumptive Democratic nominee is expected to meet King Abdullah II in Jordan, tread the frontlines of the Israeli-Arab conflict in Jerusalem and the West Bank, and engage leaders of European powers Germany, France and Britain.
ESPN: A Vienna brewery promised a lifelong supply of free beer to any Austria player who scores a goal for the co-hosts in their remaining Euro 2008 group matches against Poland and Germany.
AP: France and Germany appear certain to thwart a drive by U.S. President George W. Bush to place the strategically important Black Sea states of Ukraine and Georgia on track for NATO membership at the alliance summit.
From the YouTube post: Amy Walker does a little tour of 21 accents in 2 1/2 minutes. From the UK and Ireland to Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia, France, Australia, New Zealand, and around North America.
German treasure hunters say they might have located the long-lost “Amber Room” in eastern Germany. The legendary room consisted of amber panels decorated with gold leaf. Video courtesy of Reuters.
AP: European powers Britain, France and Germany said Monday they would recognize Kosovo’s independence but other EU nations were opposed including Spain, which has battled a violent Basque separatist movement for decades.
Smoking in public places is now banned in France and Germany — but in South Africa, the anti-smoking laws are even stricter. Smokers aren’t allowed to light up in bars and restaurants — and they could soon be breaking the
Italian officials say it’s extremely rare for a crime syndicate feud to lead to violence outside of Italy.
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3290535 ABC News reports that large teams of suicide bombers recently completed training and are being deployed to carry out attacks in the US, Canada, as well as locations in Germany and Great Britain. The video shows the ceremony for
http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/world/2007/06/06/pleitgen.germany.g8.protests.cnn Security forces held off 1,000 anti-G8 protesters who tried to reach the fence which seals off the G8 summit venue.
http://www.reuters.com/news/video/videoStory?videoId=51286 Germany’s fighting a losing battle to save its last glacier from melting away, by placing a shield of reflective blankets on its surface.
