Berlin Wall Came Down 20 Years Ago
"I recall it was really touching when the East German government bureaucrats were tearfully reunited with the West German government bureaucrats."
Liechtenstein, Andorra Forced To Fight By Larger Countries
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Haiti Makes Bid For 2216 Olympics
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI—Emphasizing the country's warm tropical climate, vibrant culture, and long-term plans to cultivate farmland capable of sustaining actual crops, the Haitian Olympic...
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Socialites Without Borders Teach Rwandans How To Mingle
KIGALI, RWANDA—In an effort to provide relief to a people devastated by civil war, genocide, and poverty, members of the humanitarian aid group Socialites Without Borders spent several hours...
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British Royal Family Concerned After Queen Elizabeth II Beheads 7 Tourists
LONDON—Sources close to the British royal family confirmed Tuesday that relatives of Queen Elizabeth II have privately expressed feelings of uneasiness ever since an incident last week in...
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Recent Rise In International Disputes Traced Back To Cute U.N. Tour Guide
NEW YORK—A recent spate of diplomatic conflicts around the globe has been linked to the hiring of an attractive tour guide by the United Nations, sources at the international organization's...
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Investigators Determine Air France Disaster Caused By Plane Crash
PARIS—After more than two weeks of analyzing flight records, cockpit radio transmissions, and floating ocean debris, investigators determined Thursday that the tragic events of Air France...
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Monument Designer To See If Some Other Country Wants To Buy Rejected War Memorial
LEESBURG, VA—Explaining that her design is not necessarily war-specific, Claire Dunham has begun shopping around a rejected memorial she originally created to honor soldiers who lost their...
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G-175 Nations Convene To Discuss How Things Can't Possibly Be Any Worse
HARARE, ZIMBABWE—In a hotel ballroom eight miles outside Zimbabwe's capital city, representatives from the world's 175 least powerful nations met this week to discuss how...
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Panicked, Sweat-Covered Pope Reverses Longstanding Ban On Abortion
VATICAN CITY—Overturning 2,000 years of religious doctrine, an out-of-breath and visibly flustered Pope Benedict XVI announced Sunday that the termination of unwanted pregnancies was now...
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