With 176 million Muslims in India is the second largest Muslim nation in the world! Although predominantly Hindu, India has always been a land of diverse religion and cultural practices. One of the finest attributes...
When a patient has a bacterial infection, they get prescribed antibiotics. But more and more often these drugs are not working because pathogens have developed defense mechanisms against them Antibiotics are substances that kill bacteria...
On Tuesday morning, the machines at Bosch’s factory hall in the Indian city of Bangalore were quiet “for safety reasons and to better understand what we say,” said the company’s tour moderator in his cordless...
A supermarket owner in the western German town of Jüchen spontaneously offered his help when a bus with refugees arrived in the middle of the night. Firefighters, who were organizing the logistics for the refugees’...
What is the automobile of the future? A personal transportation device, a battery pack on wheels, a rolling smartphone, or a self-driving virtual-reality cockpit with 3D entertainment on offer 24/7 – or all of the...
World food commodity prices in August logged their largest monthly drop since December 2008, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday – unwelcome news for Europe’s struggling farmers. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO)...
Since the beginning of this year a relentless flow of images from the Italian island of Lampedusa, the city of Calais where the Eurotunnel starts, Bodrum in Turkey, the eastern islands of Greece, or the...
Judges in the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe said Apple’s European patent, which was applied for in 2006 and awarded in 2010, is not new and that a mobile phone from a Swedish company...
The loss of tax perks and its status as a commonwealth are just two of many reasons for Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy. The island is now hoping that the default will give it leverage to restructure...
Edgar Martinez knew that he wanted to study in Germany ever since he was in high school. The German language has inspired the 20-year-old American so much that he left Chicago, his home town, to...
Africa’s raw materials are attracting investors and African states are hoping to capitalize by building roads connecting the continent. But activists warn developments could come at the expense of people and nature. When ecologist Jeff...
Never before has an EU government done so much damage in so little time. In his first 100 days Alexis Tsipras has slammed shut every door and alienated his friends. But the chaos continues, writes...
