Below, a selected list of stories reported from across Europe and the Middle East.
The Wall Street Journal
- German electronic music — minus the techno sound — has an unlikely revival in the U.S.
- Art &Money: The Rising Cost of Cologne — In Soaring Market, Collectors Bid Up a City’s Artists; Von Heyl Tries Butterflies
- The Style-Meisters: A Guide to the People Who Make Berlin a Trendsetter in Design, Fashion, Architecture, Art and Literature
- As 800 Brewers Can Tell You, In Germany, All Beer is Local
- Style: Fashion Is an Art for Portuguese Designer — Fatima Lopes Is Attracting Global Attention, Raising Nation’s Profile for Style
- That Suit Is So You… We Test Personal Shoppers in Paris, London, Berlin; Here’s How They Measure Up
- Riga, Art Nouveau Capital — Explore the Streets of the Latvian City to Find Architectural Gems
- Europe: Expanding Horizons: Air Baltic’s Cheap Flights Gain Attention Beyond Eastern Europe
- Style: A New Look in an Old City — Mixing Hip With History, Estonia’s Capital Tallinn Offers Vibrant Design Scene
- Travel: Hotels’ New Foreign Policy — Seeking Global Guests, Resorts Try Crumpets, Heated Toilets; In Miami, a Ritz Goes Topless
- Java Joint: How does a coffee chain compete with the likes of Starbucks? If you’re Cup & Cino, you target Germany’s smaller towns
- Frankfurt Book Fair Readies Literary Attractions
- Review / Art: Painting a New Image of East German Art — Popular Show in Berlin Is Criticized for Avoiding Socialist
- Style: The Latest Fashion Is `Made in Berlin’ — Hip Designers Draw Spotlight
- Personal finance & Spending — Tour de France 2003: The Key Gear for Bicycling in Style
- Louis Vuitton Brands Its Space — Luxury-Goods Company Installs Team of Architects to Boost Image With `Commercial Cathedrals’
- A Neighborhood in East Berlin Gets a Makeover — Enclave of Hip Restaurants With Creative Fare Emerges In Once-Desolate Location
- A Global Journal Report: Valid or Not, Americans Feel Unwelcome
- Daniel Libeskind: Finalist Uses Design to Move Beyond Tragedy
- In The Neighborhood: An Eclectic District in Hamburg
- Nazi Past Taints Planned Berlin Art Exhibit — Leading Artists, Writers Protest Flick Collection; Others See a Conversion
- Home Front: In Berlin, Alexanderplatz Is a Saga Again — Architect Kollhoff’s Plan Sparks Fears of Giant Mall, Erasing Layers
- German Indie Labels Buck Music Slump — Small Companies Prosper By Embracing the Internet, Focusing on Niche Markets
The Financial Times
- An era of excellence?
- Padded sell
- Presidential preferences
- Wrapped in green
- Outlook uncertain
- Worries spread to all corners of the world
- Red-light gets the green light
- Reaching the stars
- Boom town blues
- A place to cook, a place to live
- Pint-sized perfection
- The name game
- Diplomatic baggage
ABCNews.com
- In Iraq, Sustained Violence leaves Terrible Legacy on Children
- In a Safer Baghdad, Cultural Institutions Still Suffer
- From the Ashes: After Looting, Burning, Iraqi National Archive Returns
- Iraqi Women Targeted by Campaign of Violence
- Obama, New to Foreign Stage, Takes Europe by Storm