Bolivia to explore for oil in protected areas
Bolivia has given the green light to oil exploration in seven of…
Opinion: Turkey steps up fight against ‘Islamic State’
Turkey has belatedly entered the international battle against the "Islamic State." However,…
The impact of China’s new crackdown on civil rights
In what seems to be a crackdown on public dissent, hundreds of…
Germany’s culture elite gears up for Bayreuth
It's all about the operas of Richard Wagner - but it's also…
FIFA announces 2018 World Cup schedule
Just over a year after Germany clinched its fourth World Cup crown…
Czech town in the path of coal excavators
Considering the carbon emissions from coal, one might imagine expansion of opencast…
Russian football beauty queen stripped of title for neo-Nazi views
A beauty queen honored as "Miss Charming" by Russia's top football league…
Amazon snatches Walmart’s crown
The e-commerce giant has posted a surprise profit in the second quarter,…
Big animals eat only big seeds? Think again
A new study finds that large animals eat not only large seeds…
Low oil price weighs on BASF earnings
The world's largest chemical company, BASF, has said continuously low oil prices…