Fri, Feb 10 2012
East German workmen set up barricades in this October 6, 1989 photo, to narrow the approaches to the Checkpoint Charlie border crossing through the Berlin Wall, apparently to thwart protests during its 40th anniversary celebrations.
West German citizens sit on the top of the Berlin wall near the Allied checkpoint Charlie after the opening of the East German border was announced in this November 9 1989.
East Berlin border guards on top the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandeburg Gate on November 11 1989.
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When the chips were down (on my garage floor)
Trading in the Berlin Wall’s remnants continues two decades after its fall
In a week in which Europe and much of the world commemorated the fall of the Berlin Wall, it is notable that this new November heralded several changes of its own.
No respite for Europe's southern cities
Even Turkey had snowfall.
The Artist and Hugo seem to be the current bookies' favourite.
Woody Allen has very rarely attended the Academy Awards.
Christopher Plummer and Max von Sydow, both 82, would be the oldest actors ever to win an Oscar.