South Africa is marking the 20th anniversary of post-apartheid democracy. The country still faces many challenges, among them corruption, racial inequality, poverty, rampant crime and a lack of basic services. Apartheid anniversary. On Sunday, South ...
US President Barack Obama has given Japan defense assurances at the start of his four-nation Asia tour. He'll be walking a delicate line between supporting US allies while at the same time trying not to provoke China - America's biggest trade partner - which ...
Few authors have had their works produced on stage and turned into films as often as William Shakespeare. Since the 18th century, his birth date has been April 23, but nobody knows for sure when exactly he was born. William Shakespeare Portrait Photo: ...
Nigeria has been rocked by an unprecedented series of attacks. On Wednesday morning (16.04.2014) suspected Islamist extremists attacked a village in the northeastern state of Borno, killing 18 inhabitants, according to media reports quoting security ...
Ghana's New Patriotic Party, the NPP, has voted in Paul Afoko as its new chairman. He is expected to rebrand the party and provide alternative policies ahead of the next national poll in 2016.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to punish Palestinians for their decision to submit requests to join international treaties. His warning came amid wrangles at fragile US-brokered peace talks. USA Israel Ministerpräsident Benjamin ...
European and African leaders from some 70 nations are seeking to improve political and economic cooperation between their two continents at a two-day Brussels summit. EU Afrika Gipfel Merkel 02.04.2014 Brüssel. The meeting comes as the European ...
Three near-simultaneous blasts in downtown Nairobi have killed at least six people, according to Kenyan officials. The blasts occurred in an area known for its large Somali population. Nairobi Eastleigh Bombenexplosion 31.03.2014. Police said three blasts ...
Three near-simultaneous blasts in downtown Nairobi have killed at least six people, according to Kenyan officials. The blasts occurred in an area known for its large Somali population. Nairobi Eastleigh Bombenexplosion 31.03.2014. Police said three blasts ...
Researchers have rebuilt a yeast chromosome, deleting superfluous genetic material not needed for survival. Such designer organisms could be the future of biotechnology. Are designer humans next? synthetic yeast chromosom Photo: Lucy Reading- ...
South Korea, Japan and the US have condemned the test-firing of two medium range missiles by North Korea. Pyongyang, which has test-fired numerous shorter range weapons recently, says it is involved in routine exercises. A soldier stands beneath a ...
Defense lawyers have boycotted a fresh mass trial in Minya, Egypt, while the United Nations says Monday's mass death sentences of Muslim Brotherhood members violate international law. Mohammed Badie hinter Gittern. In a fresh mass trial of Muslim ...
Roughly seven million people have died from air pollution, a report by the World Health Organization says. The analysis linked dirty air not only to lung disease, but also to heart disease and cancer of the bladder. Luftverschmutzung. The United Nation's ...
An Egyptian court has sentenced to death 529 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. The defendants had been found guilty of murder and inciting violence among other charges. Egyptian flag. Of those defendants sentenced to death on ...
US President Barack Obama has arrived in the Netherlands for crisis talks about Russia's annexation of Crimea. It comes as Russian troops seize another Crimean military base. Barack Obama leaves the US for a nucelar security summit in The Hague.
China has said there is no evidence linking its nationals on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight to terror or hijacking. Beijing has also begun searching Chinese territory for the missing aircraft. China's ambassador to Malaysia, Huang Huikang, said ...
Crimea's parliament has requested annexation by Moscow. The move came after final results from Sunday's referendum showed that 96.8 percent of Crimeans have voted to break away from Ukraine. Referendum auf der Krim Jubel. On Monday morning ...
Nico Rosberg has started his 2014 season with an imposing win in Melbourne, finishing more than 20 seconds ahead of the field. Daniel Ricciardo came in second on home tarmac, while debutant Kevin Magnussen was third. Melbourne Australien Nico ...
A court in Paris has sentenced Pascal Simbikangwa to 25 years in prison on genocide charges. The trial was the first in France pertaining to Rwanda's 1994 genocide, and it may not be the last. Pascal Simbikangwa, in an undated file photo provided by ...
Uli Hoeness won't appeal his tax trial verdict and will go straight to jail. For this, the former Bayern Munich president deserves respect, despite everything he's done, says DW sports editor Andreas Sten-Ziemons. Portrait Andreas Sten-Ziemons. (Photo: dw).
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