Topic: Brandenburg Gate

In return to Berlin, Obama finds a cooler Germany

While still highly popular, Obama has come under criticism from the German public and government alike over the NSA's online surveillance program and US use of drones.

Global Viewpoint Eurozone crisis: A Polish answer to the 'German question'

Days ahead of a key summit to solve the European debt crisis, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski bluntly spelled out six reasons why Germany – more than any other country – owes its fellow European Union members solidarity in holding the eurozone together.
12/06/2011 01:48 pm

Global Viewpoint Eurozone crisis: A Polish answer to the 'German question'

Days ahead of a key summit to solve the European debt crisis, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski bluntly spelled out six reasons why Germany – more than any other country – owes its fellow European Union members solidarity in holding the eurozone together.

In Pictures Europe's love-hate relationship with the Pope

Looking back: The Monitor's coverage of 9/11

Ten years ago, The Monitor had recently moved into a renovated newsroom on the second floor of the venerable Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston. It featured new, modular desks, carpeting instead of linoleum, and many large TV monitors hung from the ceiling. They were tuned to various network and cable channels, but with the sound turned off, normally. So the first indication of a crisis on 9/11 was a chilling silent image of smoke billowing from the North Tower of the World Trade Center, an image that spread from screen to screen across the newsroom. When the second plane hit, 17 minutes after the first, it was clear that the United States was under attack. We had four hours till deadline that day. Four hours in which to try to make sense of what had just happened. Reporters, editors, photographers, editorial writers, columnists, feature writers, even editors and writers of the religious article that appears in the Monitor daily, sprang into action. It was the beginning of days, weeks, and months of reporting and analysis of that incident and its aftermath that would follow. The list below represents some of the most significant reporting and writing we did that day and on subsequent days. The 9/11 stories and images are The Monitor's first draft of the history of that moment. Like most first drafts, some could do with some revising now. But give credit to the swiftness with which they had to be written -- especially those produced that first day and week -- and the decades (if not centuries) of accumulated wisdom, knowledge, and expertise they represent on the part of a staff that worked around the clock to bring them to you.
09/06/2011 03:00 pm

In Pictures 50th anniversary of the Berlin Wall

The work we're meant to do

A Christian Science perspective: You don't have to be a world leader to make a difference.
07/08/2011 10:22 am

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 06/14

In Pictures Germany Inc

New Year's Eve 2011 around the world

Much of the US will be tuning into the Times Square ball drop in New York City, but there are celebrations to rival that one around the world. Below are some of the world's biggest New Year's Eve celebrations.
12/31/2010 10:38 am

The world in 2011: Trends and events to watch in every region

Monitor staff writers and correspondents in each of the world's regions share what they expect to be top headlines in 2011.
12/28/2010 02:17 pm

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 12/02

Photos of the Day Photos of the day 12/01

In Pictures Happy Hanukkah

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 10/12

Opinion World Cup semifinals: the case for German pride

Germans are finally able to celebrate their country after more than 60 years of dealing with their past. For the rest of the world, this should be a welcome turning point.
07/07/2010 12:03 pm

In Pictures Fireworks: A party in the sky

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 05/20

In Pictures Earth Hour 2010

How the world views Obama at one year

While Obama remains a ‘rock star’ in many countries, skeptics don’t see much tangible change in US policy.
01/14/2010 02:05 pm

Global News Blog Police erect barricades at Berlin Wall celebration, detain revelers

At celebrations for the fall of the Berlin Wall, police erect barricades and detained revelers who sought to break through.
11/09/2009 12:00 am

Global News Blog At Berlin Wall fall celebration, old allies ask where is Obama?

As leaders and revelers celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, President Barack Obama's absence is one of several diplomatic wrinkles marring the event.
11/09/2009 12:00 am

The comedy of errors that caused a wall to fall

11/08/2009 12:00 am

Karadzic ends boycott of trial seen as key to Balkans closure

Karadzic, who broke boycott of his war-crimes trial but asked for more time to prepare, rose from small-town figure to become front-man for Serb strongman Milosevic.
11/03/2009 12:00 am

Global News Blog Germany: Citywide charm offensive

05/01/2009 01:00 am