http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with world news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293649,walls-fall-bought-joy-to-berlin-confusion-to-authorities--feature.html Berlin - The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 is universally remembered as a night of euphoria and joy in Berlin. But for the city's police forces, it's also remembered as the night they played a key role in reunifying the city, making up ... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:10:31 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293649,walls-fall-bought-joy-to-berlin-confusion-to-authorities--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293648,the-night-the-wall-fell--a-firsthand-perspective--feature.html Berlin - It was a hated symbol of the division of Europe and the world for more than 28 years. Then suddenly - poof! - the Berlin Wall was gone. Of course, the Wall did not physically disappear overnigh... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:10:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293648,the-night-the-wall-fell--a-firsthand-perspective--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293608,tusk-poland-wont-buy-swine-flu-vaccine-until-its-proven-safe.html Warsaw - Poland will not buy swine flu vaccines until they are proven to be safe and without side effects, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday. We don't want to save and we won't save on vaccines if we are certain that they are safe for the Polis... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:40:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293608,tusk-poland-wont-buy-swine-flu-vaccine-until-its-proven-safe.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293597,eu-report-protectionist-worst-case-scenario-has-been-avoided.html Brussels - The global economic crisis has led to an increase in trade barriers, but the Group of 20 most powerful nations have managed to stave off a protectionist spiral, according to a European Union report published Friday. According to the EU's F... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:46:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293597,eu-report-protectionist-worst-case-scenario-has-been-avoided.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293595,chemical-biological-weapons-use-should-be-war-crime-dutch-say.html The Hague - The use of chemical and biological weapons should be defined as a war crime, two Dutch ministers wrote in a letter sent to the parliament on Friday. In the letter, Foreign Ministers Maxime Verhagen and Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:16:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293595,chemical-biological-weapons-use-should-be-war-crime-dutch-say.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293592,german-state-of-brandenburg-re-elects-premier-with-new-coalition.html Potsdam, Germany - The state of Brandenburg re-elected its premier, Matthias Platzeck, to office Friday at the head of a coalition which gives Germany's controversial Left party a new foothold in power. Platzeck, who is a former national leader of th... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:46:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293592,german-state-of-brandenburg-re-elects-premier-with-new-coalition.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293591,eu-again-urges-us-to-negotiate-visa-waivers-with-brussels.html Brussels - The European Union on Friday renewed its appeal to the United States to negotiate its visa waiver programmes with Brussels, rather than with individual member states. But US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano responded that the h... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:40:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293591,eu-again-urges-us-to-negotiate-visa-waivers-with-brussels.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293586,survey-not-all-east-europeans-happy-with-communisms-fall.html Warsaw - Most East Europeans believe that life is better now than under Communism, but a large number of people, especially in Hungary, have a positive view of life under the old regime, according to a four-nation survey released Friday in Warsaw. Cz... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:04:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293586,survey-not-all-east-europeans-happy-with-communisms-fall.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293572,police-helicopter-called-to-find-little-hide-and-seek-girl.html Regensburg, Germany - A little girl playing hide-and-seek seemed to vanish into thin air, prompting a manhunt by the police force of the German city of Regensburg, a spokesman said Friday. A police sniffer dog lost her scent and a police helicopter w... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:16:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293572,police-helicopter-called-to-find-little-hide-and-seek-girl.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293568,no-compensation-for-mosques-destroyed-in-the-bosnia-war.html Sarajevo - A court in Banja Luka ruled as unfounded the demands of Bosnia's Islamic Community that the city pay 64.7 million convertible marks (48 million dollars) as compensation for mosques destroyed during the 1992-95 Bosnia war, local media repor... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:10:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293568,no-compensation-for-mosques-destroyed-in-the-bosnia-war.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293562,legal-issues-snarl-german-inquiry-into-airstrike-colonel--update.html Berlin- One of two inquiries into an airstrike in Afghanistan in which dozens of civilians are thought to have died became snarled Friday in a legal question about what law applies. A military inquiry begun by NATO has suggested that German army Colo... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:46:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293562,legal-issues-snarl-german-inquiry-into-airstrike-colonel--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293559,danish-student-reported-arrested-during-protests-in-iran.html Copenhagen - A Danish student has been arrested in Iran during protests earlier this week, the Danish Union of Journalists said Friday. The Danish journalist union said the Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) had helped trace... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:34:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293559,danish-student-reported-arrested-during-protests-in-iran.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293557,sex-parties-and-politics-berlusconi-answers-critics-in-new-book.html Rome - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi holds forth on his various alleged sexual transgressions, his legal battles, and his views on government, both his own and through history, in a new two-volume book by a sympathetic Italian journalist. ... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:22:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293557,sex-parties-and-politics-berlusconi-answers-critics-in-new-book.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293550,stuttgarts-tasci-sidelined-for-several-weeks.html Stuttgart - Germany and VfB Stuttgart defender Serdar Tasci is likely out for the rest of the year with a foot injury, the Bundesliga club Stuttgart said on Friday. Coach Markus Babbel said that Tasci was close to a stress fracture and will be sideli... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:46:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293550,stuttgarts-tasci-sidelined-for-several-weeks.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293547,spain-defies-somali-pirates-threatening-to-kill-hostages.html Madrid - Spain does not intend to cede to the demands of Somali pirates threatening to kill fishermen they are holding as hostages, a senior official said Friday. The pirates have threatened to kill the fishermen if Madrid refuses to free two of thei... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:34:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293547,spain-defies-somali-pirates-threatening-to-kill-hostages.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293542,cas-grant-chelsea-stay-of-fifa-transfer-ban.html Lausanne, Switzerland - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday granted Chelsea a suspension of FIFA's transfer ban, allowing the English Premier League club to sign players during the January transfer window. Chelsea were banned from sign... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:22:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293542,cas-grant-chelsea-stay-of-fifa-transfer-ban.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293534,german-federal-prosecutor-to-investigate-kunduz-airstrike-colonel.html Berlin - The German federal prosecutor is to investigate the case of Colonel Georg Klein, who ordered an airstrike in Afghanistan in which dozens of civilians are thought to have died, prosecutors said Friday. Local prosecutors in the city of Dresden... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:16:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293534,german-federal-prosecutor-to-investigate-kunduz-airstrike-colonel.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293532,tears-of-joy-at-escada-after-indian-magnate-buys-fashion-house.html Munich- Employees at German fashion house Escada expressed relief on Friday after India's Mittal family agreed to buy the insolvent business. Megha Mittal, the daughter of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, was cheered as she introduced herself to Escada'... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:04:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293532,tears-of-joy-at-escada-after-indian-magnate-buys-fashion-house.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293526,no-sign-of-guard-who-made-off-with-11-million.html Paris - Police in the French city of Lyon were searching Friday for the driver of an armoured van who apparently made off with 11 million euros (16.4 million dollars) belonging to the Bank of France, French media reported. The 39-year-old driver appa... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:16:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293526,no-sign-of-guard-who-made-off-with-11-million.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293521,serbian-director-throws-out-croatian-journalists-causes-stir.html Belgrade - Well-known Serbian film-maker Emir Kusturica caused a mini scandal this week when he threw out a Croatian television crew and confiscated their footage after being offended by their questions, Belgrade dailies reported Friday. This is typ... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:40:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293521,serbian-director-throws-out-croatian-journalists-causes-stir.html