The world's 20 largest economies met for a final day of crisis talks in Cannes, where they wrestled with a global shift from the developed nations to powerful new emerging economies - and irritation from the eurozone.
Vague threats, combined with Israeli army drills, may suggest that Israel is preparing for a strike on Iran. Some experts think it might be just be a show of tit-for-tat posturing, others believe a war is possible.
In one year Americans will elect a new president. The incumbent Barack Obama has a tough fight ahead for his reelection. But it's still uncertain who his Republican opponent will be.
The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continues to send contradictory signals as it attempts to contain and control the protest movement which is threatening its grip on power.
Kurdish activists are supporting the current uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but fear that their people's demands for autonomy are going unanswered in the midst of the struggle.
Every three seconds someone starves to death. DW-WORLD.DE takes a deeper look at the politics, the economy and the science of hunger. Each Monday anew. The causes and the answers.
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