Read more Berlin stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1085/berlin.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:20:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74481/iaaf-denies-it-okd-gold-medal-for-semenya.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe International Association of Athletics Foundation is denying claims by the South African government that it decided to allow runner Caster Semenya to keep her gold medal in the wake of questions about her gender. South African officials announced yesterday that Semenya has been cleared of "wrongdoing" and would be...http://www.newser.com/story/74481/iaaf-denies-it-okd-gold-medal-for-semenya.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 3:54:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74030/obamas-ego-needs-its-own-zip-code.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe budget deficit hasn’t been the only thing ballooning since President Obama took office—the man’s ego is growing by leaps and bounds, moving Jeff Jacoby to wonder, “Was there ever a president as deeply enamored of himself as Barack Obama?” A video message for this week’s Berlin celebrations was...http://www.newser.com/story/74030/obamas-ego-needs-its-own-zip-code.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Nov 2009 12:01:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73673/sarko-lied-about-berlin-wall-memories.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy rushed to Berlin 20 years ago to begin chipping away at the Berlin Wall just hours before it fell, he recalls on his Facebook page. There's just one small problem: it never happened, say critics. The French media have been chipping away at Sarkozy's claim, uncovering...http://www.newser.com/story/73673/sarko-lied-about-berlin-wall-memories.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 3:27:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73652/germany-celebrates-fall-of-the-wall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFireworks illuminated the rainy skies above Berlin as Germans and high-profile visitors came together today to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall exactly 20 years ago. President Obama unexpectedly joined the festivities—in a video greeting introduced by Hillary Clinton. "There could be no clearer rebuke of tyranny," he...http://www.newser.com/story/73652/germany-celebrates-fall-of-the-wall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 17:51:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73585/germany-hails-anniversary-of-berlin-walls-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHundreds of foam dominoes will fall today in Berlin, symbolizing the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has called Nov. 9, 1989, "the happiest day in recent German history," will lead the festivities. The guest...http://www.newser.com/story/73585/germany-hails-anniversary-of-berlin-walls-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 8:54:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73359/au-revoir-paris-nightlife.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParis, a city whose decadent nightlife was once the stuff of legend, is looking more like a museum these days: pretty, quiet, and closed at night. Gentrification of former party neighborhoods has brought an influx of residents unwilling to put up with noise; resulting noise ordinances have caused music venues...http://www.newser.com/story/73359/au-revoir-paris-nightlife.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:33:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73354/u2s-berlin-show-walled-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOutraged Berliners are complaining that building a new wall in the heart of their city is a less-than-ideal way of marking 20 years since the Berlin Wall came down. U2 will play a free concert in Berlin tonight as part of the weeklong anniversary celebrations, but organizer MTV has erected...http://www.newser.com/story/73354/u2s-berlin-show-walled-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 7:06:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72064/obama-coming-up-short-on-human-rights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama's decision to skip the celebrations of the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall highlights the gap between his rhetoric on the campaign trail and the realities of his presidency, writes Bret Stephens. Obama hailed the "dream of freedom" in his big speech in Berlin last year...http://www.newser.com/story/72064/obama-coming-up-short-on-human-rights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 1:19:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71888/brothel-goes-green-with-bike-discount.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Berlin brothel that offers a discount to patrons who arrive by bicycle or public transportation is touting itself as the first “green” sex stop. Clients simply present their helmet, bike lock, or bus ticket at the Maison d’Envie, which just happens to be in a district where the Green...http://www.newser.com/story/71888/brothel-goes-green-with-bike-discount.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 12:01:31 CDT