Jun 30 German Presidential Election Exposes Cracks in Merkel's Coalition By Larisa Epatko It took three rounds of voting Wednesday to elect Chancellor Angela Merkel's candidate for president, Christian Wulff, in a sign of brewing differences within her coalition ranks. Continue reading
Jan 21 A Shot in the Dark: Cinematographer of 'The White Ribbon' Gives His Take For U.S. audiences, cinematographer Christian Berger may be best described as "the eyes" of Michael Haneke, the Austrian auteur known for his intense (and frequently violent) films. Haneke and Berger's latest film, "The White Ribbon," matches their previous efforts in… Continue reading
Nov 09 20 Years After the Fall, Nostalgia Builds for East German Design Nostalgia for the East -- or 'ostalgie,' a portmanteau combining the words ost ('east') and nostalgie ('nostalgia') -- has taken hold in contemporary, unified Germany. Continue reading
Nov 03 Robert MacNeil: Covering the Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall By Larisa Epatko On Aug. 12, 1961, Robert MacNeil, then a junior correspondent for NBC News, was dispatched to Berlin to cover the unfolding events that would lead to the construction of a wall separating East and West Germany. Continue reading
Oct 08 Herta Muller Wins Nobel Prize in Literature By Arts Desk Romanian-born writer Herta Muller won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday, becoming only the 12th woman to win the prize in its 109-year history. Continue reading
Sep 28 Analysts: Merkel's Win Means Continuity in German-U.S. Relations By Larisa Epatko BERLIN -- As German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives work out final details with coalition partner the Free Democrats, analysts foresee few major foreign policy shifts in the new government and therefore little upheaval in relations with the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 27 Merkel Captures Second Term in German Elections By Larisa Epatko BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed victory for a new center-right government Sunday after elections propelled her Christian Democratic Union party and the pro-business Free Democrats to a majority. Continue reading