Dresden crowds tell a chilling tale of Europe’s fear of migrants
Tens of thousands are expected to mass on Monday in Dresden in a swell of anti-immigrant sentiment that has forced Angela Merkel to speak out
Sitting on a wooden bench on a Dresden square with his jacket collar turned up against a cold evening wind, a retiree in his mid-sixties with a dog by his side starts a conversation with a couple in their early thirties. “I used the dog as an excuse to take a look at what’s going on here,” he says, squinting and drawing on a cigarette. “I’m not a political animal at all. The wife doesn’t know I’m here.” The man and woman, dressed in cashmere scarves and coats by a popular outdoor clothing brand, seek to reassure the newcomer. “This is our third time. We were nervous at first until we realised how many other people like us were here, demanding a proper asylum policy, one that doesn’t disadvantage native Germans,” the woman says.
The pensioner’s mind seems to have been put at ease. When the protest started moving through the city, eerily silent – at the explicit request of organisers – he and his Jack Russell join in.
War with Isis: The West is wrong again in its fight against terror
World View: Barack Obama flippantly dismissed the militants as minor-league players last January. Is he any better informed now?
Boston Bombing: Life, death & a fair trial
Ahead of the Marathon bombing trial, prosecutors are confident they have a watertight case. But controversy is raging on questions of life, death and fairness. DW explored the arguments with three law professors.
The liberal bastion of Massachusetts last held an execution in 1947, when Phillip Bellino and Edward Gertson were electrocuted for murder. The state has repeatedly resisted attempts by death penalty supporters to reintroduce capital punishment. So little wonder that the Department of Justice's (DoJ) decision to let prosecutors pursue the death penalty in the federal case against Dzokhar Tsarnaev has been controversial.
Within months of the attack, the city's leading newspaper, the Boston Globe, expressed its opposition in an editorial. It cited a striking opinion poll showing that 57% of Bostonians said they favored life without parole rather than execution, should Tsarnaev be found guilty, with 33% favoring the death penalty. The numbers weren't just an issue of party allegiance: Republicans – traditionally more supportive of capital punishment – also narrowly backed a life sentence.
The year ahead in science
January 4, 2015 - 6:26PM
Los Angeles: Some serious groundwork has been laid. Some amazing instruments are turning on. Some incredible destinations are in sight. If you ask us, 2015 is going to be an awesome year in science. From solar system exploration to new adventures in particle physics to the possible defeat of a microscopic foe, here are some of the science stories we can't wait to follow in the coming year.
Our first good look at Pluto
Our telescopes take amazing images of distant galaxies, but the best pictures of Pluto are fuzzy and difficult to interpret. That's about to change. In 2015, humans will get a good look at the dwarf planet - for the very first time.
India's Mighty Nuclear-Weapons Program: Aimed at China and Pakistan?
India’s nuclear weapons program is a cornerstone of New Delhi’s security strategy for the 21st century. For most of the post-war period, India badly trailed the established nuclear powers in weapon quality, quantity, and the sophistication of delivery systems. In recent years, however, India has indicated a willingness to take the steps necessary to becoming a first rate nuclear power.
This article examines the development of the nuclear program over history, the current state of the program and its associated delivery system projects, the strategic rationale of India’s nuclear efforts, and the likely future contours of the program. The current balance of nuclear power in South and East Asia is unstable, and likely to result in a nuclear arms race involving Pakistan, India, and China.
Is Rajapaksa facing defeat in Sri Lanka elections?
President Mahinda Rajapaksa hopes to be re-elected to a third term in Sri Lanka's election on Thursday. But what sort of a country has Sri Lanka become under Mr Rajapaksa and his brothers?
One day last month six astrologers were brought onto government television to discuss the prospects for the presidential election.
All six declared that not only would President Rajapaksa "secure a fabulous victory" but "nature" would "completely work against" anyone challenging him.
For nearly a decade Mahinda Rajapaksa has been the undisputed leader of Sri Lanka - perhaps I should really say "king" because that's how many of his fans refer to him.
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