Many people in the former East Germany say they feel like second-class citizens 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, despite a growing economy and low unemployment.

Sister Brigitte Queisser walks slowly along the decaying remains of the Berlin Wall, its rusty rebar reinforcement exposed where the concrete has crumbled away. The 77-year-old pauses to catch her breath, opens a gate and steps from the former democratic West Berlin into what used to be the communist East.

Moscow, Oct 31 (AP/UNB) — When the Berlin Wall fell, the Soviet Union stepped back, letting East Germany's communist government collapse and then quickly accepting German unification. Russian President Vladimir Putin now blames the Soviet leadership for naivety that paved the way for NATO's expansion eastward.

Rhodes, Oct. 12 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the world is more divided than ever, thus dialogue is urgently needed to build a more inclusive and peaceful future, experts said Friday at the opening of the two-day Rhodes Forum.