'We Are One People' -- My Speech Before the Ruins of the Frauenkirche
The key moment for me during the process of German reunification was my visit to Dresden on Dec. 19. As I landed with my companions on the bumpy concrete runway of Dresden-Klotzsche Airport, it...
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Step Into The World's Greatest Fish Market Before It Disappears
It's not easy to capture the activity in Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market, where the fish deliveries start at 3 a.m. The lighting isn't great, and vendors tend to view photographers as fly-like...
View ArticleWeekend Roundup: 25 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Is the World...
The world is at a tipping point. Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the ensuing rise of China and other emerging economies, fragile institutions -- the Asia Pacific Economic...
View ArticleOn Peacekeeping
Remarks by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the American Enterprise Institute on UN Peacekeeping Reform, November, 7, 2014 Hello everybody. I have come...
View ArticleRomney: Democrats Lost Because They Weren't 'Proud' Enough Of Obama
WASHINGTON -- Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney might have been forgiven for gloating a little about this week's election. A half-dozen GOP Senate candidates pulled a page from...
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Oscar Haza: "We journalists are the witnesses to history"
Oscar Haza during the interview in the studios of 'Mega TV'. (14ymedio) 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, 7 November 2014 - Of all the faces that circulate on the illegal information networks, there is a very...
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Sick Woman Granted Final Wish To Say Goodbye To Beloved Horse Hours Before...
This woman's final wish was fulfilled when she was given one last chance to see an old friend. Sheila Marsh, 77, from Wigan, Lancashire in England, was a lifelong horse lover who had been battling...
View ArticleReflections on a Hospital Stay
As the immigration debate rages on in Washington, it is easy to forget what's really at stake. We watch the talking heads make their tit-for-tat arguments about border security and pathways to...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland's Eamon Bradley Faces Terror Charges After Fighting ISIS In...
LONDON (AP) — A Northern Ireland man who says he fought against the Islamic State group in Syria appeared in court Saturday charged with terrorism offenses. Eamon Bradley of Londonderry is charged with...
View ArticleU.S. Airstrikes Target ISIS Leaders In Iraq
By Michael Georgy and Phil Stewart BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON Nov 8 (Reuters) - U.S. air strikes destroyed an Islamic State convoy near the Iraqi city of Mosul but U.S. officials said on Saturday it was...
View ArticleThe Bogus Achievement for the Palestinian State
Some say the biggest achievement Mahmoud Abbas will be remembered for, is the magnitude of the pro-Palestinian campaign that has intensified during his 10 years as the official Palestinian leader. When...
View ArticleAs Russia Draws Closer To China, U.S. Faces A New Challenge
WASHINGTON — President Obama flies to Beijing on Sunday to renew efforts to refocus American foreign policy toward Asia. But when he lands, he will find the man who has done so much to frustrate him...
View ArticleMy Appeal to Our Leaders and to All of Us: Let Us Think, Propose and Act...
The following speech was delivered on November 8, 2014 at the New Policy Forum symposium in Berlin. I I am pleased to welcome all the participants and to see among them both the veterans of our Forum...
View ArticleThousands Of Israeli Arabs Protest Deadly Police Shooting
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Thousands of Israeli Arabs took to the streets Saturday in an angry protest after video footage showed police fatally shooting a 22-year-old Arab who appeared to be retreating...
View ArticleIran Supreme Leader Sending Top Aide To Nuclear Talks: Report
WASHINGTON -- The prospects of striking a deal with Iran over its nuclear program appeared to brighten Saturday, with reports that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may be sending a top...
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Lessons of the Berlin Wall's Forgotten Aftermath
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall this November 9th requires more than toasting the Cold War's end, or celebrating a catalyst for European union anchored in a united...
View ArticleISIS Chief ‘Critically Wounded' In Air Raid: Reports
The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was “critically wounded” when a U.S.-led air strike targeted the western Iraqi border town of al-Qaim, tribal sources...
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The Berlin Wall: Richard Avedon's Rendezvous With History
Twenty-five years ago the Berlin Wall started to crumble -- one of the most striking historical events of the twentieth century. World-renowned photographer Richard Avedon's visual account of this...
View Article25 Years After Berlin, Do We Still Need Walls?
The Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago this week. People on both sides filled the streets in celebration, cheered on by virtually everyone around the world. For all of us who were alive then, it remains one...
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25 Years After The Fall Of The Berlin Wall, These Barriers Are Still Standing
On this day in 1989, residents of Berlin gathered on opposite sides of the concrete barrier that had divided them for nearly three decades and started tearing it down piece by piece. The wall that...
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