This film is gentle, touching and warmly humorous. It centers around a young man and his family living in East Germany. The man's mother, a true believer in socialism, falls into a coma soon before the Berlin Wall falls and the country runs at breakneck speed toward unification. Her coma lasts six months. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/i7EB47ENNV0″ […]
Hezbollah announced yesterday that its Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah will be making an address on Al Manar TV at (1 pm EST) in response to Israel's military campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Various sources have reported that air strikes have so far led to over 200 deaths, with Hamas security and police forces […]
Hundreds of cars and motorcycles reportedly took part in the biggest parade ever held in the town of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip today in preparation for Hamas's 21st anniversary celebration tomorrow, according to the group's Palestinian Information Center (PIC) news. The Palestinian Ma’an News Network reports that Hamas has placed its supporters and […]
"Mongol" is solid for what it is: a portrayal of the young Genghis Khan in 12th century Mongolia. With landscapes that provide stunning backdrops of just about every scene, this movie is easy on the eyes. The problem, however, is with what the film leaves out. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/28OLBrW6PSM” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] The life of […]
This post was written by Transatlantic Media Network intern Cecily Boggs German media and officials are irritated by a fresh revelation about the 3,600 German troops stationed in the north of Afghanistan: they drink a lot of beer and wine. The news came on top of constant complaints from other NATO allies about the German […]
This post was written by Transatlantic Media Network Intern Cecily Boggs The European media have given a cautious, and frequently critical, welcome to President-elect Barack Obama's nomination of his foreign policy and security team, and particularly his choice his defeated rival Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State. Many commentators asked whether such a well-known and […]
As the "Big Three' American automakers continue their quest for a government bail-out, European commentators have tended to take to the view that they should submit to the "survival-of-the-fittest" logic of market forces , not least, perhaps, because many European companies fear that a U.S. bail-out would give the American manufacturers an unfair competitive advantage. […]
A report by Tom Arango in the New York Times, "World Falls for American Media, Even as It Sours on America,' says that while the image of the United States around the world remains negative, according to the latest Pew Global Attitudes Project (released in June), the viewing of American movies and television has dramatically […]
At a time when most newspapers are rapidly increasing their online and video content, the international television giant CNN is making a lunge in the reverse direction. At a meeting of editors at its Atlanta headquarters this week, CNN plans to unveil details of a new service, CNN Wire, which it will market to newspapers […]
Syria's SANA News Agency reports that tomorrow Damascus will play host to an international conference on the Palestinian ‘right of return’. According to SANA, the conference will aim to the solidify the right of Palestinians to return to their homeland as a condition without exception, refusing any moves to nationalize Palestinian refugees in their host […]
While the Big Three U.S. automakers plead for massive public bail-outs, European carmakers have followed hot on their heels, asking governments for large soft loans to help keep their businesses afloat as credit markets tighten. The requests have led to a similar debate to that raging in Washington over whether the car industry deserves support […]
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