Germany vows to press on despite Syria UN veto

Proponents of a UN resolution condemning the government crackdown in Syria vow to press on despite the veto by Russia and China. But the international community has few options to actually stop the violence.

Greece suspends austerity talks

Greek leaders are trying to reach a compromise on further budget cuts. But as economist Michael Haliassos told DW, there's more to recovery than just slashing state expenditures.

Winner or loser?

The economic crisis in Europe could put the brakes on growth in Africa.

Limping tiger

Bangladesh struggles to get itself together politically as it strives to improve living standards.

Searching for treatment for Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia. The symptoms first show up when the disease has already reached an unstoppable stage. Although no effective medication has been found, science has reason to be hopeful.

Malaria deaths higher than expected, study finds

Recent findings show the number of malaria-related deaths is nearly twice as high as previously thought. But other experts have doubts about the methods used to produce these estimates.

Crowdsourcing: writing history on the Internet

Internet users have been generating content on social networks for a long time. Now, archives and libraries are tapping into that resource to fill information gaps.

Follow in the footsteps of Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach wrote musical history and continues to delight people today. We take you on a tour of locations that are, even today, strongly conected to the composer.

Development requires sustainability, not growth

The word 'sustainability' is on everyone's lips in the lead-up to the Rio+20 conference in Brazil in June. But if development policy is to improve, mere lip service must be replaced with binding agreements.