------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISLAM ON THE PLAYING FIELD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sports Clubs Seek to Attract Young Muslim Women Although many top German athletes come from immigrant families, very few Muslim girls and women in Germany play sports. Many parents see Western sports culture as a threat and keep their daughters away from coed athletic clubs. But some forward-thinking initiatives show how young female Muslims can be encouraged to take part in sports -- and how it can change their lives. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,768693,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Muslim Women on the Field http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-69257.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ROW OVER GREEK AID ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Merkel's Hard Line Annoys European Partners Berlin's insistence on involving private creditors in a new Greek bailout has made Germany unpopular with some of its European partners, including the ECB. Hopes are high that Friday's summit between Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will lead to a breakthrough. But if she backs down, Merkel risks losing domestic support. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,768684,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WORLD FROM BERLIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'The Greek Situation Has Reached a Dead End' A crumbling government, protests on the streets of Athens and ongoing European disagreement on another bailout package: Greece's debt crisis is on the verge of spiralling out of control. German commentators say that the country's politicians have failed their people. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,768786,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAKED NAZIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Book Reveals Extent of Third Reich Body Worship Science fiction, jokes and forbidden love: The book market in Nazi Germany was surprisingly varied. But perhaps the most bizarre bestseller to make it past the censors was an unabashed collection of nudist photography. It was a celebration of the Aryan body. http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,768641,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Naked Nazis http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-69232.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOMALIA'S PIRACY PROBLEM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robbery on the High Seas Too Lucrative to Refuse There are hundreds of pirates serving time in prisons in northern Somalia. But for every one arrested, there are several people willing to fill the gap. A visit to a pirate jail reveals that, despite the risks, many Somalis are still being drawn to the sea by dreams of ransom, revenge and repute. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,768770,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A NEW PATH FOR AL-QAIDA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zawahiri Confirmed as Bin Laden's Successor It is now official: Ayman al-Zawahiri is the new leader of al-Qaida. The uncharismatic surgeon from Egypt is hardly a carbon copy of Osama bin Laden. But the terror network seems interested in testing new strategies. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,768849,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE ANGLO-SAXON INVASION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Britain Is More Germanic than It Thinks How Germanic is Great Britain really? Archeologists and geneticists have unveiled surprising revelations about the historical origins of people in the modern United Kingdom -- many of whom have ancestors who once crossed the North Sea. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,768706,00.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIGHTING INTERNET THREATS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Germany Arms Itself for Cyber War The German government is responding to an increase in Internet threats with a new Cyber Defense Center in Bonn, which opens Thursday. Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich is seeking to create better safety standards and defenses for both the private and public sector. If necessary, he says he may consider new laws. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,768764,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Germany Arms Itself against Cyber Attacks http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-69283.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IKEA ATTACKS IN EUROPE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Still No Suspects in Mysterious Bombing Series A string of attacks on European IKEA stores have left company officials and police baffled. The latest scare occurred in the German city Kiel on Wednesday, just five days after the minor explosion of an incendiary device at one of the Swedish retailer's stores in Dresden. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,768601,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: Bombings Baffle Investigators http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-69237.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ XEROXED VILLAGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chinese Secretly Copy Austrian UNESCO Town An idyllic Austrian village has apparently impressed Chinese architects so much that they have decided to copy it in their own country. But the townspeople living in the UNESCO World Heritage site are unhappy about the plans. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,768754,00.html#ref=nlint -------------------- Photo Gallery: China Copies Austrian Village http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-69274.html#ref=nlint ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PICTURE THIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Smurf City http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,768844,00.html#ref=nlint
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