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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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Picture This: Sling-Shot Protest
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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The Science of Memory: An Infinite Loop in the Brain
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Wouldn't it be great to be able to remember everything? To see all our most important moments, all the priceless encounters, adventures and triumphs? What if memory never faded, but instead could be retrieved at any time, as reliably as films in a video store?
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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Move Over Knut: New Book Pays Tribute to Berlin's Favorite Zoo Animals
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As it turns out, Knut the polar bear wasn't the first star zoo animal in Berlin. Knautschke the hippo, Bobby the gorilla and Swampy the alligator all won lasting popularity. So did many others, as a new book documents.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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The Poisoned Pickle Plot: Retiree Tries to Blackmail Lidl Supermarket Chain
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A German pensioner who had fallen on hard times devised a bizarre plan to force money out of the discount food chain Lidl. But the elderly man was tracked down by detectives and arrested.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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Too Close for Comfort: Amsterdam to Shut 43 Cannabis Cafes
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Amsterdam is being forced to close 43 of its 228 cannabis-selling cafes to meet national regulations. The establishments, including the world famous Bulldog, are simply too close to highschools.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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Berlin's Vagabond Chic: 'Most Beautiful Homeless Shelter in the World'
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With chandeliers instead of neon lighting and designer furnishings instead of springless sofas, a newly revamped homeless hostel in south Berlin looks more like a hip hotel -- and aims to give some dignity to those worn out by life on the streets.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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Interview with Notorious Lawyer Jacques Vergès: 'There Is No Such Thing as Absolute Evil'
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He has met Mao Zedong, Pol Pot and Che Guevara. He defended 'Carlos the Jackal' and Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie. Jacques Vergès, 83, is probably the world's most notorious attorney. His latest client is Khieu Samphan, the former head of state of Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, who is on trial for war crimes.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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Closed to the Public: Politkovskaya Trial Descends into Farce
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Doubts are growing over the murder trial of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. A court in Moscow has the task of uncovering the reasons behind the killing, but the public is barred from proceedings for spurious reasons.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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The Law and the High Seas: Germany Looks to Battle Pirates
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NATO has promised to send ships to the Gulf of Aden to work with a planned EU force against pirates off the coast of Somalia. Russia's navy has called for more cooperation from the West, while Germany works out just what its sailors can do.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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Growing Recession: German Economy Beginning to Suffer
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The number of indicators pointing to foul economic weather continues growing. A new index released on Friday testifies to increasingly empty order books. Experts predict that over 200,000 jobs are at risk.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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The World from Berlin: Far-Right NPD Is a 'Serpent at Democracy's Breast'
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A leading German politician is suggesting a way to deal with the far-right NPD -- cut off state funding. His proposal has met with some skepticism and on Friday many German papers argue that it could set a worrying precedent.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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Fighting the Global Financial Slump: Less Is Dangerous
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Amid a debt-deflation spiral, the governments' greatest risk is enacting stimulus measures that are too little to fight the slump.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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Venezuelan State Elections: Pressure Mounts for Entire Chavez Clan
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is facing yet another battle for power in gubernatorial elections. Even in his home state, a growing number of people are getting tired of the president and the Chavez clan.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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Picture This: Bone Yard
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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Deutsche Post Controversy: Commemorative Coins for Communists
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The German postal service has sparked outrage by producing a coin commemorating the formation of former East Germany's ruling Communist Party. Protest came from the highest echelons of the German government.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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City of Boatmen, France?: Map Reveals the Secrets Behind Place Names
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If you've got a date in New York, she'll be waiting in New Wild Boar City, according to a new etymological map of the world.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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The Lone Ranger: A Dream Team After All?
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Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton became rivals during the past year. Now, the president-elect has signalled he wants the former first lady to join his administration. A very wise move, writes SPIEGEL ONLINE blogger
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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Turning Off The Tap: Politician Proposes Funding Freeze For Far-Right Party
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Repeated governmental bids to ban the far-right, neo-Nazi NPD have fallen flat. Now a proposal is on the table to cut off the party's state funding in an attempt to halt rising support for the polemic group.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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The World from Berlin: 'Absurdistan along the Horn of Africa'
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Just a few weeks before the EU anti-pirate mission is set to deploy, German officials are still unsure how much military force they are allowed to use against Somali raiders. Politicans are frustrated by the indecision and, on Thursday, German commentators joined the fray.
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11/23/2008 06:43 AM
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A Climate Gift for Future Generations: Ecuador Seeks to Commercialize Rainforest
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Ecuador is the first country in the world to announce plans to leave the oil reserves beneath its rainforests in the ground. The country wants foreign businesses, including German companies, to compensate it for making this sacrifice.
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