Senior political leaders in Berlin have welcomed US President Barack Obama's NSA speech as an important first step. But many have expressed skepticism that Washington will follow through with broad surveillance reform. Go to article
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative in Afghanistan has been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a restaurant in Kabul. Several UN employees also died in the blast. Go to article
The EU has criticized Ukraine over laws that could stifle freedom of speech and assembly. President Viktor Yanukovych signed the bills into law late on Friday. Go to article
The UN’s top humanitarian official has announced evidence of mass atrocities by both sides in South Sudan’s conflict. A political dispute that began in December has led to ethnic bloodshed and mass displacement. Go to article
Damascus is seeking a regional cease-fire and a prisoner swap with opposition fighters, the Syrian foreign minister has said. The news came during a press conference in Moscow just days ahead of Syria peace talks. Go to article
Moody's has upgraded Ireland's credit rating from junk to investment grade, the last of the three major ratings agencies to do so. Dublin had already returned to the global bond market after exiting its bailout program. Go to article
The UK foreign minister has warned that an independent Scotland would lose diplomatic clout. Scots vote in a September 18 referendum that could end 307 years of union with England. Go to article
The Czech president has appointed Bohuslav Sobotka prime minister. The move opens the possibility for the country to form a centrist Cabinet in the coming days. Go to article
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that his country's ban on gay "propaganda" does not target homosexuals. The law has sparked outrage in the West in the run up to the February Winter Olympics in Sochi. Go to article
Germany's Simon Schempp has a earned a biathlon sprint victory at the World Cup in Italy, sharing first place with local boy Lukas Hofer in a rare dead heat finish. Ted Ligety grabbed top honors in the super-combined. Go to article
After weeks of debate, US President Barack Obama announced additional oversight measures for NSA surveillance programs. But key questions were left unanswered and little is likely to change for non-Americans.
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To hold on to power, the leadership in Kyiv is significantly curtailing civil liberties. Oleksandr Sushko, the Ukrainian coordinator for EU cooperation on civic rights, told DW he is outraged at the new laws.
Ukrainian laws to prevent protests represent a shot aimed directed at the European Union, says DW's Bernd Johann.
The financial crisis has not only changed Europe, it has also influenced German Chancellor Merkel's alliance policies. Instead of focussing on Paris, Merkel is establishing a broad network of ties.
Germany's ambassador to Islamabad says the cooperation between Pakistan and India is vital for the stability of South Asia and that Germany will continue to help Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO troops.
Germany has criticized EU plans to drop binding targets for renewables and energy efficiency. A leaked document says the bloc will focus on cutting emissions but other climate protection measures will be rolled back.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused South Sudanese government forces and the rebels of killing civilians based on their ethnicity. DW spoke to Skye Wheeler, a researcher for Human Rights Watch in South Sudan.
With scant energy and mineral reserves of its own, and nuclear plants mothballed since the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan is investing heavily in exploring beneath the oceans for resources that will power its future.
The withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan at the end of the year will not deter German aid organization Welthungerhilfe. But in order to stabilize the country, more aid will be needed, the NGO, calls out.
An influx of asylum seekers to Brazil has left the country straining to provide them basic services.
The fight over tech company shuttles using public bus stops is a sign of a deeper controversy.
Syria's Kurds are locked in conflict with both the Assad regime and Islamist extremists. Their pleas for help have, so far, fallen on deaf ears in the West - and they haven't been invited to the Geneva peace talks.
DW's Rainer Sollich argues that Egyptians want a strongman more than a constitution.
The world’s largest fair for food, agricultural products and horticulture is underway in Berlin.
Cyborgs, humans whose physical abilities are extended beyond their limitations, are no longer fiction, researchers write in a recently published article. But not everyone agrees about the definition of cyborg.
Pharmaceutical company, Sanofi, and Germany's Fraunhofer Institute have founded a joint research center where scientists will study how well natural products are suited for making antibiotics.
This Monday (20.01.2013), an alarm will go off in space to wake up Europe's Rosetta spacecraft from its deep sleep. If all goes according to plan, the satellite will land a probe on a comet in November.
European space science is in for a big year - if all things go to plan - starting with the "wake up" of Rosetta. European Space Agency Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain tells DW there's nothing to do but wait.
Dozens of Thai protesters have been hurt in an explosion at an anti-government rally, feeding fears the political conflict could spiral into civil war. Historian Matthew Phillips talks about Thailand's social divide.
Researchers say young men are becoming more affectionate with their friends. A study found a majority of young heterosexual men at British universities had, at some point, kissed another male on the lips.
Industrial giants are seeking to exploit the Mahan sal forests' rich coal reserves. Forest dwellers and Greenpeace are fighting to save the pristine area, but time is running out, with mining due to be approved in March.
The art world has been demanding more transparency regarding the search for Nazi-looted works. Now the Victoria and Albert Museum in London wants to publish an inventory list of the artworks stolen under the Nazis.
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