KAANAPALI, Hawaii -- After an outdated stanza of the German national anthem was sung during the opening ceremonies, the United States took a 1-0 lead and was ahead in the other opening match in its ...

From talk radio to the president, agitated Americans have expressed anger over the “desecration” of “The Star-Spangled Banner” – a new version sung in Spanish. Although President Bush argues that the ...

Germany has embarked on a heated debate about its national anthem as the country continues to wrestle with its identity 70 years after its post-war rebirth and amid lingering tensions over its ...