Why Taiwan’s single people are a national security threat
Lydia from Taipei and almost all of her friends are single. Sociologist Wen-Shan Yang explains why Taiwan's single culture is putting the welfare of the whole country at risk. Whether…
Austria’s top pole-vaulter paralyzed after training injury
Austrian pole-vaulter Kira Grünberg suffered a serious injury in training and despite emergency surgery, has been left paralyzed by the accident. Austria's leading pole-vaulter Kira Grünberg has suffered severe cervical…
Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign ‘Declaration of Cairo’
Strategic cooperation between two countries enhanced in Al-Sisi’s meeting with Saudi delegation
Finally an identity for India-Bangladesh enclave denizens
For decades, some 50,000 stateless people have lived in tiny enclaves in the border area between Bangladesh and India. But after a new agreement between the two countries, they will…
China cracks down on automated trading
As stocks in China continue slipping, the Asian country's securities watchdog has started looking into the impact of computerized trading on the share market. It hopes to stop the current…
China’s most famous artist abroad: Who is Ai Weiwei?
After four years without a passport, the dissident artist can now travel and has arrived in Germany. DW looks at what political restriction means for the artist and why his…
Airbus logs solid half-year results
European plane maker Airbus has reported a rise in earnings and revenues for the first half of the current year. With no major interruptions in global aviation expected, the group…
Palestinian toddler killed in West Bank arson attack
An 18-month-old child has been killed in a house fire believed to have been set by Jewish extremists in the West Bank. The child's parents and brother were also injured…
Rio Olympics security force double that of London games
Organisers of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro say they will have more than double the number of security personnel as London had at the previous games. Pollution in…
Rio Olympics security force double that of London games
Organizers of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro say they'll have more than double the number of security personnel as London had at the previous games. Pollution in Brazil…