Germany, allies mark 30 years since Berlin Wall fell

BERLIN -- Germany marked the 30th anniversary Saturday of the opening of the Berlin Wall, a pivotal moment in the events that brought down Communism in eastern Europe. Leaders from Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic attended a ceremony at Bernauer Strasse -- where one of the last parts of the Berlin Wall remains -- before placing roses in gaps in the once-fearsome barrier that divided the city for 28 years. Axel Klausmeier, head of the Berlin Wall memorial site, recalled t