Several landmarks of the German capital, including boulevards, squares, towers, historical and modern buildings will be illuminated for one week, from October 14 to 25, during the festival.
Two activists from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and New Zealand and a doctor from Australia yesterday won the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "alternative Nobel," for work to protect rain forests, improve women's health and rid the world of nuclear weapons.
Hours after the pop singer's first posthumous single This Is It was released amid great hype on Monday, it emerged that the tune had been recorded 18 years ago by an obscure Puerto Rican singer.
When the world's largest trade fair for books opens its doors today, the spotlight will be on the Middle Kingdom.
A member of Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission dismissed on Tuesday the significance of Western sanction threats over its disputed nuclear program, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.