A.R. Rahman a free Sydney Festival hit at Parramatta Park
News.com.au
Eidinger, the Danish prince in Schaubuhne Berlin's version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, likes to ad lib. So far, he's quizzed an audience member who appeared to have fallen asleep, stood in the front row and declared the view terrible, telling ...
Cuban Robles targets record-breaking return
Reuters
The world record holder in the 110-meter hurdles is set to run on February 3 in Dusseldorf in his first appearance since pulling up lame at last year's world championships in Berlin. "I will try to be there in the top level of competition, ...
Winter of discontent for Berlin commuters
YAHOO!
BERLIN (AFP) – Berliners kicking their heels in the snow after months of rail breakdowns have been told the city has decided to end rail operator Deutsche Bahn's monopoly over its urban train network. Deutsche Bahn "is incapable of resolvin...
Thousands rally in Berlin to commemorate founders of German Communist ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
BERLIN - Thousands of people held a rally in east Berlin to pay tribute to the founders of the German Communist Party. Organizers say some 9,000 people gathered at Friedrichsfelde cemetery to mark the 91st anniversary of the deaths of Rosa ...
Berlin rejects Spanish economy sanction plan
YAHOO!
BERLIN (AFP) – Germany's economy minister Saturday rejected Spanish proposals to impose sanctions on European Union members that miss economic targets. Spain currently holds the rotating EU presidency and wants to push for a form of Europea...
Air Berlin passenger numbers tick up in December
CNBC
BERLIN - Air Berlin PLC, Germany's second-biggest airline, said Monday that its passenger numbers were up slightly on the year in December but were down nearly 4 percent for the whole of 2009 as the economic crisis weighed on travel. Some 2...
Berlin Revives Plan to Sell Company That Owns 41,100 Properties
Bloomberg
Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The city of Berlin revived a plan to sell its Berlin Immobilien Holding GmbH , owner of about 41,100 properties, according to a government official. “Talks are under way to sell BIH,” Daniel Abbou, a spokesman for the...
The World from Berlin: Looking at Haiti's Bleak Future
Der Spiegel
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BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7 in E Major - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra ...
Audiophile Audition
A commanding energy marks the Scherzo , the trumpet inviting sweeping gestures, the supporting strings and tympani inflamed. The chugging ostinati move through the various orchestral choirs gathering ever more force, a snowball rolling uphi...
Mug-o-rama features 32 Berlin drug suspects
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
More than 30 people were arrested last week in Green Lake County as the result of a major undercover into drug trafficking around Berlin. Today, the Appleton Post-Crescent has put up this interactive gallery of some suspects. Berlin has a p...
World’s most amazing views
MSNBC
People will always want to see the biggies, like the Berlin Wall or the Empire State Building,” says Henrik Tidefjaerd, a Berlin-based coolhunter at Berlinagenten.com who travels around the world to discover edgy, new destinations. “
"Berlin '36" a Fascinating Look at Nazi Intrigue
ABC News
PALM SPRINGS, California (Hollywood Reporter) - The Nazi era continues to throw up amazing real-life stories, and "Berlin '36'" is certainly another one. The story of Gretel Bergmann is hardly an obscure tale, however, as much has been writ...
Anarchists in Berlin turn anger on new 'bourgeoisie'
The Guardian
They come out mostly after dusk, typically carrying a simple set of tools – a box of matches, and slow-burning barbecue firelighters which are lit and placed next to a car's tyre. By the time the flames have taken hold the culprit has vanis...
48 Hours In: Berlin
The Independent
The city at Europe's heart has awakened for the new year. On 30 January, the Long Night of the Museums (www.bit.ly/LongNight) provides an opportunity to binge on culture, with more than 100 museums and cultural institutions opening their do...
Berlin (Germany)
Chicago Tribune
BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people held a rally in east Berlin to pay tribute to the founders of the German Communist Party. Organizers say some 9,000 people gathered at Friedrichsfelde cemetery to mark the 91st anniversary of the deaths of ...