------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE EPIDEMIC DETECTIVES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Hunt for the Source of Germany's E. Coli Outbreak Germany's E. coli epidemic, which has killed as many as 15 people so far, has alarmed doctors, who have never seen such an aggressive intestinal bacteria before. Epidemiologists are desperately searching for the origin of the deadly bacteria. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,765777,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BLOWING WITH THE WIND ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Merkel's Nose for Populism Yields Another Victory After Fukushima, German Chancellor Angela Merkel had no other choice than to abandon nuclear power. Even if there are many open questions about how the transition to a renewables-based future can be achieved, the decision brings many benefits -- especially for the savvy chancellor herself. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,765903,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FACING THE PAST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What the Mladic Arrest Means for Serbia's Future The arrest of Bosnian-Serb military leader Ratko Mladic last week marked the end of a 16-year manhunt and he is now to stand trial on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide. But questions remain as to how he was able to remain at large for so long -- and the Balkans remain volatile. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,765748,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NABBING THE GUNMAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Suspected Politkovskaya Killer Captured in Chechnya For almost five years, Rustum Makhmudov had managed to avoid arrest. Now, the suspected killer of Russian journalist Anna Polikovskaya has been arrested in Chechnya. Investigators hope to learn who else might have been complicit in the murder. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,766021,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: The End of Five Years of Hiding http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-68710.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LISTENING FOR THE ENEMY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Giant Ears on the British Coast The enormous concrete shells are as tall as a house, and they were designed to listen for enemy aircraft in the 1920s and 30s. Pre-World War II acoustic experiments led to some extraordinary architecture -- and to a remarkably effective technology which ultimately succumbed to the invention of radar. http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,765771,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WORLD FROM BERLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'A Huge Victory for the Anti-Nuclear Movement' The government of German Chancellor Angela Merkel now has concrete plans to abandon nuclear energy by 2022. The move could make Germany a clean energy model for the world, but newspaper editorialists are deeply divided on the issue. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,765962,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT IN THE AIR ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Iran Temporarily Denies Merkel Overflight Rights Iran temporarily denied Chancellor Angela Merkel's plane overflight rights during her flight to India. The plane had to circle over Turkey for two hours before being given permission to enter Iranian airspace. The Germany Foreign Ministry has summoned the Iranian ambassador as a result. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,765823,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A BONE TO PICK ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Berlin Exhibition Looks at the Cannibal in Everyone If cannibals are uncivilized savages, then the rest of us are primitive at best, according to a new Berlin art exhibition that explores the literal and metaphorical practice of eating human flesh. It may be taboo, but cannibalism still fascinates. http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,765757,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Berlin Exhibition Explores Cannibalism in Art http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-68663.html#ref=nlint
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