Time for Germany to re-enagage with Europe

Ms Merkel’s political patron, Mr Kohl, argued that German unity and European integration were two sides of the same coin

Angela Merkel relives the day the Wall fell

The German Chancellor has personalised the festivities shifting the focus into a celebration of the East German people

Beltway sniper to be executed tonight

Muhammad and his teenage accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo killed ten people and wounded three in random shootings in October 2002

Life in divided Berlin was grim but fun

The encirclement of the Berlin Wall created a frenetic, hedonistic, hothouse atmosphere where life was lived at twice the pace

Miliband's Berlin trip fuels EU talk

Foreign Minister took flight to join EU leaders in Germany, increasing talk of an interest in High Representative role

How Russians took on their government

Former Federal Security Service agents and inspectors who criticised their leaders have been sent to jail or killed

Kraft launches £9.8bn hostile bid for Cadbury

Dairy Milk maker issues a withering rebuff to the US food giant, describing its offer as 'unattractive' and 'derisory'

FBI to probe Fort Hood gunman's 9/11 links

Senator Joe Lieberman calls for inquiry into whether US Army failed to spot Major Nidal Hasan turning to extremism

IN DEPTH: a sensitive task

Gordon Brown has fallen foul of the official policy that Prime Minister should write to all bereaved military families

Brown 'mortified' over misspelt letter of condolence

Prime Minister pledges to continue writing messages himself despite getting name of dead serviceman wrong

Fisherman tells of lucky escape after shark attack

Dean Brougham thought one of his mates was pulling his leg in the water until he turned around and saw the face of a shark

Chinese official found dead after boozy dinner

Ruddy-faced and jovial Communist Party secretary Shen Hao found dead after an alcohol-fuelled dinner with investors

IN FULL: the Thaksin Shinawatra transcript

Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia Editor of The Times, spoke to ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at his Dubai home

Saudis killed retaking village from rebels

The violence has threatened to drag Saudi Arabia into a battle between the Yemen Government and a small Shia Muslim group

Shadow of Kristallnacht over Berlin party

The world is in Berlin to party but there will be no triumphalism for Germans on a day of contrition over the 1938 Nazi pogrom

President 'insensitive' over Fort Hood shootings

The President’s absence from US's largest military base is in contrast to a low-key visit by his predecessor on Friday

Afghans have waited eight years for security

Counter-insurgency theory has moved from the idea of simply killing Taleban fighters to focusing on protecting the populace

ANALYSIS: everyone for himself in the city of unity

After the finale of the Berlin Wall celebrations, EU leaders will fight over the top jobs made possible by the events of 1989