Germany vows to press on despite Syria UN veto

Proponents of a UN resolution condemning the government crackdown in Syria vow to press on despite the veto by Russia and China. But the international community has few options to actually stop the violence.

Mideast turmoil dominates conference in Munich

The annual security meeting in the Bavarian capital was overshadowed by fresh violence in Syria as well as Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

Winner or loser?

The economic crisis in Europe could put the brakes on growth in Africa.

Limping tiger

Bangladesh struggles to get itself together politically as it strives to improve living standards.

Spanish firm mulls European book consortium

Book sales are declining across Europe and US giants are poised to pounce on new markets. One answer for European publishers could be to band together to create a common e-book platform.

Malaria deaths higher than expected, study finds

Recent findings show the number of malaria-related deaths is nearly twice as high as previously thought. But other experts have doubts about the methods used to produce these estimates.

Crowdsourcing: writing history on the Internet

Internet users have been generating content on social networks for a long time. Now, archives and libraries are tapping into that resource to fill information gaps.

All level

Freiburg and Bremen each won a point while Cologne were victorious on Sunday.

Chiemgau in upper Bavaria

The Chiemgau area of upper Bavaria is filled with picture-book landscapes.

Development requires sustainability, not growth

The word 'sustainability' is on everyone's lips in the lead-up to the Rio+20 conference in Brazil in June. But if development policy is to improve, mere lip service must be replaced with binding agreements.