Two videos produced by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network have been found in the home of a Chicago man accused of a role in a terrorist plot, federal prosecutors said. The target was allegedly a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. Full Story »
A Missouri college with special ties to the start of the Cold War are commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall today. Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., was the site of Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech, which historians say marked the start of the Cold War. Westminster also has the largest complete piece of the Berlin Wall in the United States. Westminster students are creating a replica of the wall in the shadow of the actual wall. To commemorate the anniversary, they will tear down the replica wall. Full Story »
The revolution that brought down the communist regime in East Germany began in the city of Leipzig, about 100 miles from Berlin. There, a Lutheran pastor and his congregation began holding prayer meetings that eventually grew into massive demonstrations demanding peaceful change. As part of our series Voices of a Revolution, we hear from that pastor, the Rev. Christian Fuhrer. Full Story »
Ceremonies and celebrations marking the fall of the Berlin Wall are taking place in that city today, the 20th anniversary of the day the wall was breached. World leaders joined German Chancellor Angela Merkel in walking through the Brandenburg Gate in the heart of Berlin, crossing the line where the wall once divided the city. Michele Norris talks to NPR's Eric Westervelt, reporting from the German capital. Full Story »
Palestinian leaders are struggling with the aftermath of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' announcement that he does not intend to run for re-election in a vote scheduled for January. There is no clear-cut successor, and the uncertainty has rattled both Palestinians and Israelis. Full Story »
Spain's parliament recently voted to identify thousands of dead from the Spanish civil war of the 1930s. Their remains are in the same tomb as former dictator Francisco Franco. The monument, the Holy Cross of the Valley of the Fallen, has barely changed since the dictatorship ended three decades ago. Fausto Canales, 75, is among those fighting to get a loved one's remains taken out of that tomb. Full Story »
Thousands of joyous Germans and foreign visitors to Berlin crowded into the city to remember the night 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall fell, an event that has come to symbolize the end of communism in Europe. The celebrations included fireworks, concerts and the toppling of a row of giant dominoes to mark the anniversary. Full Story »
Authorities are investigating whether a man tied to 11 bodies found in his home and yard can be linked to any killings in places he lived while in the military, including Japan, California and the Carolinas. Two bodies among the 11 were identified Monday. Full Story »
The three were arrested July 31 after straying over the Iranian border from northern Iraq. The U.S. government and their families said the trio were on a hiking vacation and crossed accidentally. Full Story »
Iraq's electoral commission submits a proposal to hold national elections five days after the previously scheduled date. Parliament cleared the way for the national poll when it passed a crucial election law Sunday night after weeks of political haggling. Full Story »
