Monthly Archives January 2013

Photo book “The German view”: “Everyday life creates feelings of home”

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Mr. Kern, in your new photocycle Germany seems like a huge village, we see nothing but meadows, forests and terraced. What's so exciting about the province? Core: When I left Berlin, I needed landing strips. Places where I could settle myself and motives looking to be the landscape justice. My former professor Arno [...]

Tuition fees in Bavaria: relief for the wrong

Now that is also in Bavaria, the tuition fees abolished. On the one hand not surprising, because the issue is with its simple Yes / No question best suited for the campaign. And yes, the fees are for those who have to pay them a nuisance – even if the universities have the money to [...]

They gave wings to Chamfort

It has long been known that a fever in the blood, but Alain Chamfort was especially music in the skin. And when, on Wednesday evening, dandy French song announcement at the Grand Rex (Paris II) has not repeated its many guests (causes epidemics and last minute cancellations) and they will stay on their achievements, there [...]

Venezuela: Hugo Chávez is “better every day”

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who was hospitalized from December 10 to Cuba for a fourth operation of cancer, is better, said Tuesday the Minister of Science and Technology Arreaza Jorge, who is also his son. Hugo Chávez "getting better day by day, it is increasingly involved in his duties (presidential) day after day," he said [...]

Euro crisis: Draghi's advantage in the Cyprus issue

The altercation between Wolfgang Schaeuble and Mario Draghi, the SPIEGEL reported, had almost literary quality. Because he brought the Urkonflikt in the euro debate in a nutshell. Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said that Cyprus was not systemically important, and one can therefore reject the alternative claim. ECB President Draghi said, horrified, only a lawyer could [...]

Russian-American agreement canceled: cooperation was fake (expert)

The Russian-American agreement on cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking canceled by Russia was fairly conventional, anti-drug on the territories of Russia and Afghan interesting little Washington, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday a member of the Council of foreign policy and defense, retired General Alexander Mikhailov FSB. "This cooperation in the fight against drug [...]

Mali: French military airfield Kidal

The arrival of French troops in Kidal comes after the reconquest, alongside the Malian army and without resistance, the two largest towns in northern Mali, Gao and Timbuktu, which were in the hands of armed Islamist groups who have multiplied abuses for more than nine months. Kidal in 1500 km from Bamako, and the region [...]

Assad: love and war

The dictator had doubtless not need much praise to serve the international community that would not leave his throne under any circumstances. It is already begun on January 6. Before an audience of supporters angry, gathered at the House of Culture and Arts of Damascus, the President assured that the conflict in his country did [...]

Landes: a walker swept by a wave

A walker swept away by a wave, Monday on the beach Labenne (Landes), was missing in the evening, despite the displacement of large relief having tried in vain to find it. Two young friends, 20 and 21 years, from Saint-André de Seignanx, were swept to 16 hours by a wave as they walked a dog. [...]

Brazil. After the tragedy, the investigation accelerates

The singer in custody Monday morning, police detained in custody one of two houseowner of Kiss, along with two members of the country band Brazilian occurred in the disco: the singer, who, according to witnesses , caused the fire by throwing a Bengal fire, and responsible for the safety of the group. In the afternoon, [...]