Senior member of Khan party shot dead in Karachi
A senior politician in former cricket star Imran Khan's Movement for Justice (PTI) party has been shot dead in Karachi. Nobody has claimed responsibility for her killing.
Date:2013-05-18T22:19:00Z

Assad tells Argentine newspaper he won’t step down as Syria’s president
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he won't step down before elections. On Saturday, rebels kidnapped the father of Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad.
Date:2013-05-18T19:28:00Z

Supporter of president arrested over massacre in Ivory Coast
The Ivorian government has arrested a militia leader who supported President Alassane Ouattara during postelection violence in 2011. Amade Oueremi is accused of participating in a massacre of Ouattara's opponents.
Date:2013-05-19T03:11:00Z

Iran executes two men for allegedy spying for the US and Israel
Iran has executed two men found guilty for working as spies for Israel and the United States. In 2012, Iran had the second highest execution rate in the world and rights groups fear the real number is even higher.
Date:2013-05-19T07:28:00Z

Thousands rally for Tymoshenko in Ukraine
Thousands of people have attended large rallies in Kyiv in opposition to Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, calling for the release of jailed former PM Yulia Tymoshenko. Some clashed with Yanukovych supporters.
Date:2013-05-18T16:21:00Z

Nigeria’s offensive against Boko Haram continues with more killings
Nigeria's military has killed 10 and arrested 65 in an offensive to wrest territory from Islamists. On Friday, a military air raid on insurgent camps in northeast Nigeria killed at least 21.
Date:2013-05-18T16:15:00Z

Powerball lottery ticket sold in Florida wins record jackpot
One lucky ticket holder in Florida has won the highest Powerball lottery jackpot in US history at an estimated $590.5 million. The chances of winning the record prize were 1 in 175 million.
Date:2013-05-19T07:33:00Z

First Saudi woman reaches Mount Everest summit
Raha Moharrak has become the first Saudi Arabian woman to climb Mount Everest. The 25-year-old university graduate reached the world's highest peak on Saturday morning.
Date:2013-05-18T18:25:00Z

Schalke claim fourth; Düsseldorf are relegated
It was a wild final day of the 2012-13 Bundesliga season as the battle for the last European spots and the fight against relegation were both decided in the final minutes. The biggest winners on the day were Schalke.
Date:2013-05-18T15:50:00Z

Denmark wins Eurovision 2013
Denmark has won Eurovision 2013 in a glittering finale with the typical kitsch and glitz for which the contest is renowned. Highlights included Finland's lesbian kiss, Romanian falsetto and '80s singer Bonnie Tyler.
Date:2013-05-18T22:20:00Z

Robert Fisk: 'Syrian war could go on for two, three years'
President Bashar al-Assad's troops in Syria are gaining ground. British Middle East reporter Robert Fisk met some of them when he visited the front lines earlier this month, and told DW about he saw.
Date:2013-05-19T04:42:00Z

Drone use raises ethical questions in Germany
Unmanned weapons systems are fast becoming an indispensable aspect of modern warfare. But their use raises ethical questions which Germany has just begun to address.
Date:2013-05-18T17:57:00Z

EU mulls scrapping its one- and two-cent coins
The one- and two-euro cent coins are facing criticism: their production and distribution is considered much too expensive, which is why the EU Commission is considering scrapping the coppers.
Date:2013-05-19T06:16:00Z

Germany beefs up banking regulations
Germany has introduced some 30 laws regulating the financial market, the most important of which were passed this week. The government claimed they are milestones, but they don't go far enough for the opposition.
Date:2013-05-18T10:55:00Z

World's youth aim to save the world
Young people from around the world have gathered in Berlin for the Youth Sustainability Summit. They are discussing ways to protect the planet, but saving the environment isn't easy.
Date:2013-05-18T16:02:00Z

Rising EU obesity rings alarm bells in Brussels
Half of EU citizens are overweight. Among these people, serious obesity is on the rise. It's a heavy and expensive burden for national health care systems - and one the EU Commission hopes to stop.
Date:2013-05-18T13:33:00Z

Record number of obese Brits go under the knife
A growing number of people in the UK increasingly need surgery because of life-threatening weight issues. Britain has the highest level of obesity in Western Europe, at great cost to the health system.
Date:2013-05-18T05:19:00Z

A strong economy, a strong Japan
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is reforming Japan’s economy. Strong growth for this quarter has corroborated his “Abenomics� strategy, which also has nationalistic motives.
Date:2013-05-17T11:06:00Z

Argentina's 'dirty war' dictator dies in prison
Former Argentine strongman, Jorge Rafael Videla, died Friday in a Buenos Aires prison at the age of 87. During his rule, between 1975 and 1981, an estimated 30,000 people disappeared or were killed.
Date:2013-05-18T14:19:00Z