In an interview with DW, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his sympathy with the relatives of the attack in Nice. He warned that democratic societies must not “commit themselves to a course that...
Anti-lockdown protesters clash with police in Barcelona
Angry crowds hurled projectiles at police in Barcelona, as hundreds of protesters gathered in the streets to demonstrate against the new #COVID state of emergency.
Arizona: Could shifting demographics turn a solid red state blue?
Once a solid Republican stronghold, Arizona is now up for grabs. This is due in part to changing demographics with an influx of new residents from more liberal states like California. But there’s also a massive...
Who are the four candidates standing in Ivory Coast’s presidential election?
Ivory Coast’s Constitutional Court ruled in September that only four of 44 presidential hopefuls would be allowed to run in the country’s October 31 presidential election.
Africa 1960: Four faces of independence from France
Sixty years ago, most of the French colonies in sub-Saharan Africa became independent nations. Between January 1 and December 31, 1960, some 17 countries, including 14 under French rule, gained their statehood...
Death toll rises in Aegean earthquake as rescue teams race to reach survivors
Rescue teams on Saturday plowed through concrete blocks and debris of eight collapsed buildings in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey’s Aegean coast and north of the Greek island of Samos...
Two accomplices in Kenya’s Westgate attack jailed for 33 and 18 years
Two men have been sentenced in connection to the 2013 attack on Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall. In Nigeria, the Judicial panel investigating the now-disbanded SARS police unit has found bullet casings at the...