Why Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed
Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed by a former military regime in Nigeria for…
VW scandal risks knock-on effect for Portugal
The VW plant Autoeuropa, one of the main employers in the Portuguese…
New 3-D app shows what Rome looked like over the centuries
The Roman Forum, cradle of the biggest empire of the ancient world,…
Katarina Witt: the glitter and the gold
Just a few weeks before her 50th birthday, the German figure skating…
Russia and Iran sign S-300 air-defense missile contract
The deal to supply advanced air-defense systems to Iran is "back in…
Most Syrian refugee children in Turkey are not in school: HRW
Over 400,000 Syrian refugee children in Turkey are not being educated, Human…
OECD says growth outlook ‘deeply concerning’
Is the world headed for another recession? The OECD has raised the…
An ‘unfavorable environment’ for female scientists
Teams of female scientists tend to pursue different questions than teams of…
German exports rebound stongly
German exports have gone up sharply, following a major slump in August.…
UK women work for free for the rest of the year
Because of a lingering gap between what female and male workers earn,…